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Colin
McDonald |
Burnley FC
8 appearances,
11 goals against, two clean sheets
P 8 W 1 D
6 L 1 F 15: A 11
50% successful
1958
captain: none
minutes played: 720 |
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Timeline |
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Colin Agnew McDonald |
|
Birth |
15 October 1930 in Tottington, Lancashire [registered in
Bury, December 1930].
Attended Bury Technical College |
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According to the 1939 Register, Colin is at school and
living with his mother, Mary, and his older sister, Sheila, a towel
weaver, at 4 Churchgate, in Chapel Street in Tottington. |
|
Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Club Career |
|
Club(s) |
Colin
started playing football with Hawkshaw St. Mary's FC before signing as an
amateur at Burnley FC in August 1948. He signed as a part-time
professional on 15 October 1948. While on National Service, he was
loaned to Headington United FC for thirty Southern League
appearances,
during the 1950-51. He signed as a full-time professional at Burnley
in July 1952. He remained at Turf Moor until his injury-induced retirement
in the 1961 close season. He broke his leg in a Football League
representative match in Dublin, March 1959, and never recovered. McDonald
played in 201 League matches. He returned to playing with
Altrincham FC in January 1965 after various coaching roles. |
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Club honours |
None |
|
Individual honours |
Football League (three appearances)
Ballon d'Or
eleventh 1958; |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Height/Weight |
6'
0", 12st.
0lbs [1958]. |
|
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
|
Player number |
One of
three who became the 768th
players (768) to appear for England. 79th goalkeeper to appear. |
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Position(s) |
Goalkeeper |
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First match |
No. 321, 18 May 1958, USSR 1
England 1, a pre-World Cup Finals warm-up tour match at Lenin Stadium,
Moskva, aged
27 years
215 days. |
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Last match |
No. 328, 26 November 1958, England 2 Wales 2,
a British Championship match at Villa Park, Trinity Road, Aston, Birmingham, aged 28 years 42 days. |
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Major tournaments |
World Cup Finals 1958;
British Championship
1958-59; |
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Team honours |
British Championship shared 1958-59; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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After retiring through injury in
1961, Colin coached and managed Wycombe Wanderers FC from August 1961, and
then chief scout of Bury FC in October 1961 until October 1968, which
included a brief period returning to football with Altrincham FC. He then
became chief scout at Bolton Wanderers FC from 1968. He returned to Bury
FC a year later, becoming their Administrative Manager and then General
Manager from May 1970. Subsequently had youth coaching posts with Oldham
Athletic FC and Tranmere Rovers FC, leaving the latter in February 1987. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.162/3. |
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The Numbers |
|
parties |
Apps |
Comp
Apps |
reserve |
minutes |
GA |
GA Av.
min |
Comp GA |
Clean
Sheets |
Cln
Sht Av |
cln sht
best |
captain |
| 5 |
8 |
6 |
two |
720 |
11 |
65 min |
10 |
2 |
25% |
140 min |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
8 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
15 |
11 |
+4 |
2 |
2 |
1.875 |
1.375 |
50 |
=0 |
Venue Record
|
Venue |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
Home |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
+5 |
0 |
1 |
3.50 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
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Away |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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Neutral |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
1.00 |
1.20 |
37.5 |
-1 |
Competition Record
|
Competition |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WCP
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
=0 |
|
WCF |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
1.00 |
1.20 |
37.5 |
-1 |
| World Cup |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
1.00 |
1.20 |
37.5 |
-1 |
|
British Championship |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
2.50 |
2.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| Friendly |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
+5 |
0 |
1 |
3.00 |
0.50 |
75.0 |
+1 |
Tournament Record
|
World Cup Final Tournaments |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WCF 1958 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
1.00 |
1.20 |
37.5 |
-1 |
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WCF
All |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
1.00 |
1.20 |
37.5 |
-1 |
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British Championship Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1958-59 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
2.50 |
2.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC
All |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
2.50 |
2.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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All Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WC |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
1.00 |
1.20 |
37.5 |
-1 |
|
BC |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
2.50 |
2.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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6 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
9 |
10 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
1.50 |
1.667 |
41.7 |
-1 |
Match History
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Club: Burnley F.C. -
eight full appearances (720 min) 11ᵍᵃ |
manager: Walter
Winterbottom - eight full appearances (720 min)
11ᵍᵃx
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