Terry McDonald

Terry McDonald (born 12 November 1938) is an English former footballer who played mostly as a winger, mainly for Leyton Orient.

Career West Ham McDonald was born in Stepney, London. As a youngster, he was on the books of West Ham United, but only made one appearance in their first team, in a friendly against Spartak Prague in October 1958. As a member of West Ham's youth team, he played in the 1957 Youth Cup Final defeat to Manchester United, and had also played for England Youth against Hungary in Budapest in 1956. On his debut for the Os on 17 October 1959, he scored direct from a corner-kick in the 3–1 win over Hull City.

Reading After losing his regular place in the Orient side to Malcolm Musgrove, McDonald's appearances became less frequent, and although he turned down an opportunity to move to Newcastle United,

Non-league football and retirement In the summer of 1966, McDonald signed for Southern League club Wimbledon, and the following year he moved on to now-defunct Folkestone Town. He eventually retired from football due to work commitments, running a number of betting shops, and also working as a coach at football schools in the United States in the 1980s. He also coached schoolboys on behalf of Norwich City, Chelsea and Leyton Orient, working with players such as Paul Ince, Leon Knight and Jeff Brazier, but did not get on well with Os manager John Sitton or youth development manager Paul Brush. He currently lives in Leyton and maintains regular contact with Leyton Orient.