Alex Donald

Alexander "Alex" Donald (born 5 June 1948) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a right-winger for Port Vale between 1965 and 1968, and later played for Derry City.

Playing career

Donald had a successful trial with Jackie Mudie's Port Vale over the summer of 1965, having joined in July he signed as a professional by October. He made his debut on 12 January 1966 in a 2–0 defeat by Bradford City at Valley Parade, in what was the youngest ever front-line in the history of the Football League – consisting of Donald (17), Roddy Georgeson (17), Mick Cullerton (17), Paul Bannister (18), and Paul Ogden (19). He played 11 Fourth Division games in 1965–66, before making 24 appearances in the 1966–67 campaign. He featured ten times in the 1967–68 season under Stanley Matthews, before he was given a free transfer in May 1968, and moved on to Derry City.

Statistics

• Sourced from Alex Donald profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)