Ian Donald is picture during the match against Sheffield United on 30/9/1972
Ian's four league games for United came between September-November 1972.
He played in the games against Derby, Sheffield United, West Brom & Leicester.
Ian's father, R.M. Donald, was the man who appointed Alex Ferguson manager of
Aberdeen in June 1978.
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1969-1970 |
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1970-1971 |
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1971-1972 |
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0 |
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0 |
goals |
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1972-1973 |
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4 |
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0 |
goals |
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Born in Aberdeen, Donald was a promising Scotland schoolboy
international when he was picked up by Manchester United as a
16-year-old in 1968. He turned professional a year later, and made his
United debut on 7 October 1970, when he played at right back in the
club's 1–0 victory over Portsmouth in the League Cup Third Round.
However, it was nearly two years before Donald made another appearance
for United, returning to action in the club's 3–0 victory at home to
Derby County on 23 September 1972. It looked like Donald was on the
verge of an extended run in the first team under Frank O'Farrell, but
when O'Farrell was replaced by Tommy Docherty in December 1972, he
suddenly found himself out of favour.
He transferred to Partick Thistle
in January 1973.
Donald was not with Partick for long, however, only making one
appearance for the club before the end of the 1972–73 season, when he
was transferred to Arbroath. In two seasons with Arbroath, though,
Donald only managed four league appearances and he retired from playing
at the end of the 1974–75 season.
In 1980, Donald was appointed to the board of directors at Aberdeen,
before rising to the position of vice-chairman by 1986, and then
becoming chairman in 1994. He left the post in 1998, and remained on the
board until 2004, when he was appointed as the club's honorary
president.
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