Darren Donnelly

English footballer

Darren DonnellyPersonal information

Full name|  Darren Charles Donnelly
Date of birth|  (1971-12-28) 28 December 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth|  Liverpool, England
Height|  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)|  Forward
Youth career
1985–1990|  Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1990–1993|  Blackburn Rovers|  2|  (0)
1993–1994|  Chester City|  9|  (0)
1994–c 1997|  Holywell Town|  33|  (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Darren Donnelly (born 28 December 1971) is an English former footballer who played as a forward. He made appearances in The Football League for Blackburn Rovers and Chester City.

## Playing career

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As a youngster growing up in Skelmersdale, Donnelly joined Blackburn and received press coverage in 1986 after being named best pupil during a course for the Lancashire Schoolboys team.[1]

Donnelly made two league appearances for Blackburn in 1990–91 in the Football League Second Division, before moving to Chester in the summer of 1993 along with fellow Rovers youngsters Ian Berry and Lee Moss.[2] Donnelly would be the only one of the trio to make first team appearances for the Blues,[2] He was a used substitute in nine league games and one Football League Cup matches during 1993–94 as City won promotion from the Football League Third Division.[3]

He did not play professionally again, moving to Holywell Town in the League of Wales.[4]

## Honours

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Chester City

* Football League Third Division runners–up: 1993–94 (9 apps)

## References

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1. ^ "1986: Fred 'the weatherman' Talbot and soccer star Darren Donnelly". Ormskirk and Skelmersdale Advertiser. 2 October 2008. Archived from the original on 27 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
2. ^ a b Sumner (1997), p 116
3. ^ Sumner (1997), stats section (1993-94)
4. ^ "Welsh Premier career details for Darren Donnelly". welsh-premier.com. Retrieved 5 December 2009.

## Bibliography

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* Sumner, Chas (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City F.C. 1885-1997. Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1-874427-52-0.

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals