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George Donaldson

b. 1954

Association football player (born 1954)

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Born 1954. George Donaldson is a British association football player.

George Innes Donaldson (born 24 November 1954) is a Scottish retired professional footballer who is best known for his time with Rangers and Heart of Midlothian.

Football career Having already been involved in a pre-season tour of Germany two years earlier, Donaldson made his professional debut for Rangers aged 17 years and 315 days, in a League Cup match against Stenhousemuir at Ibrox Stadium on 4 October 1972. This proved to be his only appearance that season and after only featuring nine times the following season, Donaldson joined Heart of Midlothian on 18 May 1974 on a free transfer. After one season in Fife, where he scored his only career league goal, he again moved on to the play in the New Zealand National Soccer League for Dunedin City. Donaldson returned to Scotland in 1978, playing for Meadowbank Thistle and latterly Whitehill Welfare.

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Who is George Donaldson?

association football player (born 1954)

When was George Donaldson born?

George Donaldson was born on 24 November 1954 in Edinburgh.

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George Donaldson is an association football player.

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George Donaldson is British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: George Donaldson

· Wikidata: Q25172079

· DBpedia: George Donaldson (footballer)

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