Don Donovan

Date of birth23 December 1929
Place of birthCork
NationalityIrish
PositionFull back

Eire International.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Everton 01 May 1949 01 Aug 1958

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1951-52 Everton FA Cup 2
1951-52 Everton League Division Two 22
1952-53 Everton League Division Two 7
1953-54 Everton FA Cup 2
1953-54 Everton League Division Two 42
1954-55 Everton League Division One 35
1955-56 Everton League Division One 8
1
1956-57 Everton FA Cup 3
1956-57 Everton League Division One 36
1
1957-58 Everton FA Cup 1
1957-58 Everton League Division One 29


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
25 Aug 1951 Everton v Sheffield Wednesday D 3-3 League Division Two
27 Aug 1951 Brentford v Everton L 1-0 League Division Two
01 Sep 1951 Leeds United v Everton W 1-2 League Division Two
05 Sep 1951 Everton v Nottingham Forest W 1-0 League Division Two
08 Sep 1951 Everton v Rotherham United D 3-3 League Division Two
12 Sep 1951 Nottingham Forest v Everton L 2-0 League Division Two
15 Sep 1951 Cardiff City v Everton L 3-1 League Division Two
22 Sep 1951 Everton v Birmingham City L 1-3 League Division Two
29 Sep 1951 Leicester City v Everton W 1-2 League Division Two
06 Oct 1951 Everton v Blackburn Rovers L 0-2 League Division Two
27 Oct 1951 Luton Town v Everton D 1-1 League Division Two
03 Nov 1951 Everton v Bury D 2-2 League Division Two
10 Nov 1951 Swansea Town v Everton W 0-2 League Division Two
17 Nov 1951 Everton v Coventry City W 4-1 League Division Two
24 Nov 1951 West Ham United v Everton D 3-3 League Division Two
01 Dec 1951 Everton v Sheffield United W 1-0 League Division Two
08 Dec 1951 Barnsley v Everton L 1-0 League Division Two
15 Dec 1951 Everton v Southampton W 3-0 League Division Two
22 Dec 1951 Sheffield Wednesday v Everton L 4-0 League Division Two
25 Dec 1951 Doncaster Rovers v Everton L 3-1 League Division Two
29 Dec 1951 Everton v Leeds United W 2-0 League Division Two
05 Jan 1952 Rotherham United v Everton D 1-1 League Division Two
12 Jan 1952 Leyton Orient v Everton D 0-0 FA Cup 3rd round
16 Jan 1952 Everton v Leyton Orient L 1-3 FA Cup 3rd round replay
15 Nov 1952 Plymouth Argyle v Everton L 1-0 League Division Two
22 Nov 1952 Everton v Leeds United D 2-2 League Division Two
07 Mar 1953 Everton v Leicester City D 2-2 League Division Two
14 Mar 1953 West Ham United v Everton L 3-1 League Division Two
25 Mar 1953 Everton v Fulham D 3-3 League Division Two
28 Mar 1953 Rotherham United v Everton D 2-2 League Division Two
04 Apr 1953 Everton v Plymouth Argyle W 2-0 League Division Two
19 Aug 1953 Nottingham Forest v Everton D 3-3 League Division Two
22 Aug 1953 Luton Town v Everton D 1-1 League Division Two
24 Aug 1953 Hull City v Everton W 1-3 League Division Two
29 Aug 1953 Everton v Oldham Athletic W 3-1 League Division Two
02 Sep 1953 Everton v Hull City W 2-0 League Division Two
05 Sep 1953 Bury v Everton D 2-2 League Division Two
10 Sep 1953 Notts County v Everton W 0-2 League Division Two
12 Sep 1953 Everton v Doncaster Rovers W 4-1 League Division Two
19 Sep 1953 Blackburn Rovers v Everton D 0-0 League Division Two
23 Sep 1953 Everton v Notts County W 3-2 League Division Two
26 Sep 1953 Everton v Derby County W 3-2 League Division Two
03 Oct 1953 Brentford v Everton L 1-0 League Division Two
10 Oct 1953 Plymouth Argyle v Everton L 4-0 League Division Two
17 Oct 1953 Everton v Swansea Town D 2-2 League Division Two
24 Oct 1953 Rotherham United v Everton W 1-2 League Division Two
31 Oct 1953 Everton v Leicester City L 1-2 League Division Two
07 Nov 1953 Stoke City v Everton W 2-4 League Division Two
14 Nov 1953 Everton v Fulham D 2-2 League Division Two
21 Nov 1953 West Ham United v Everton D 1-1 League Division Two
28 Nov 1953 Everton v Leeds United W 2-1 League Division Two
05 Dec 1953 Birmingham City v Everton L 5-1 League Division Two
12 Dec 1953 Everton v Nottingham Forest D 3-3 League Division Two
19 Dec 1953 Everton v Luton Town W 2-1 League Division Two
25 Dec 1953 Everton v Bristol Rovers W 4-0 League Division Two
28 Dec 1953 Bristol Rovers v Everton D 0-0 League Division Two
09 Jan 1954 Everton v Notts County W 2-1 FA Cup 3rd round
16 Jan 1954 Everton v Bury D 0-0 League Division Two
23 Jan 1954 Doncaster Rovers v Everton D 2-2 League Division Two
06 Feb 1954 Everton v Blackburn Rovers D 1-1 League Division Two
13 Feb 1954 Derby County v Everton W 2-6 League Division Two
20 Feb 1954 Sheffield Wednesday v Everton L 3-1 FA Cup 5th round
24 Feb 1954 Everton v Brentford W 6-1 League Division Two
27 Feb 1954 Everton v Plymouth Argyle W 8-4 League Division Two
06 Mar 1954 Swansea Town v Everton W 0-2 League Division Two
13 Mar 1954 Everton v Rotherham United W 3-0 League Division Two
20 Mar 1954 Leicester City v Everton D 2-2 League Division Two
27 Mar 1954 Everton v West Ham United L 1-2 League Division Two
03 Apr 1954 Leeds United v Everton L 3-1 League Division Two
10 Apr 1954 Everton v Stoke City D 1-1 League Division Two
16 Apr 1954 Everton v Lincoln City W 3-1 League Division Two
17 Apr 1954 Fulham v Everton D 0-0 League Division Two
19 Apr 1954 Lincoln City v Everton D 1-1 League Division Two
24 Apr 1954 Everton v Birmingham City W 1-0 League Division Two
29 Apr 1954 Oldham Athletic v Everton W 0-4 League Division Two
21 Aug 1954 Sheffield United v Everton W 2-5 League Division One
25 Aug 1954 Everton v Arsenal W 1-0 League Division One
28 Aug 1954 Everton v Preston North End W 1-0 League Division One
31 Aug 1954 Arsenal v Everton L 2-0 League Division One
04 Sep 1954 Burnley v Everton W 0-2 League Division One
08 Sep 1954 Everton v West Bromwich Albion L 1-2 League Division One
11 Sep 1954 Everton v Leicester City D 2-2 League Division One
15 Sep 1954 West Bromwich Albion v Everton D 3-3 League Division One
18 Sep 1954 Chelsea v Everton W 0-2 League Division One
25 Sep 1954 Everton v Cardiff City D 1-1 League Division One
02 Oct 1954 Manchester City v Everton L 1-0 League Division One
09 Oct 1954 Aston Villa v Everton W 0-2 League Division One
16 Oct 1954 Everton v Sunderland W 1-0 League Division One
23 Oct 1954 Huddersfield Town v Everton L 2-1 League Division One
30 Oct 1954 Everton v Manchester United W 4-2 League Division One
13 Nov 1954 Everton v Blackpool L 0-1 League Division One
20 Nov 1954 Charlton Athletic v Everton L 5-0 League Division One
27 Nov 1954 Everton v Bolton Wanderers D 0-0 League Division One
04 Dec 1954 Tottenham Hotspur v Everton W 1-3 League Division One
11 Dec 1954 Everton v Sheffield Wednesday W 3-1 League Division One
18 Dec 1954 Everton v Sheffield United L 2-3 League Division One
25 Dec 1954 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Everton W 1-3 League Division One
27 Dec 1954 Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 3-2 League Division One
05 Feb 1955 Everton v Chelsea D 1-1 League Division One
12 Feb 1955 Cardiff City v Everton L 4-3 League Division One
23 Feb 1955 Everton v Manchester City W 1-0 League Division One
05 Mar 1955 Sheffield Wednesday v Everton D 2-2 League Division One
19 Mar 1955 Manchester United v Everton W 1-2 League Division One
23 Mar 1955 Everton v Huddersfield Town W 4-0 League Division One
26 Mar 1955 Everton v Portsmouth L 2-3 League Division One
02 Apr 1955 Blackpool v Everton L 4-0 League Division One
08 Apr 1955 Everton v Newcastle United L 1-2 League Division One
23 Apr 1955 Everton v Charlton Athletic D 2-2 League Division One
30 Apr 1955 Sunderland v Everton L 3-0 League Division One
04 May 1955 Everton v Aston Villa L 0-1 League Division One
20 Aug 1955 Everton v Preston North End L 0-4 League Division One
17 Mar 1956 Huddersfield Town v Everton L 1-0 League Division One
24 Mar 1956 Everton v Cardiff City W 2-0 League Division One
30 Mar 1956 Everton v Sheffield United L 1-4 League Division One
31 Mar 1956 Aston Villa v Everton L 2-0 League Division One
02 Apr 1956 Sheffield United v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
07 Apr 1956 Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 2-1 League Division One
14 Apr 1956 Chelsea v Everton L 6-1 League Division One
18 Aug 1956 Leeds United v Everton L 5-1 League Division One
12 Sep 1956 Everton v Burnley W 1-0 League Division One
15 Sep 1956 Luton Town v Everton L 2-0 League Division One
22 Sep 1956 Everton v Sunderland W 2-1 League Division One
29 Sep 1956 Charlton Athletic v Everton W 1-2 League Division One
06 Oct 1956 Preston North End v Everton D 0-0 League Division One
13 Oct 1956 Everton v Chelsea L 0-3 League Division One
20 Oct 1956 Manchester United v Everton W 2-5 League Division One
27 Oct 1956 Everton v Arsenal W 4-0 League Division One
03 Nov 1956 West Bromwich Albion v Everton L 3-0 League Division One
10 Nov 1956 Everton v Portsmouth D 2-2 League Division One
17 Nov 1956 Newcastle United v Everton D 0-0 League Division One
24 Nov 1956 Everton v Sheffield Wednesday W 1-0 League Division One
01 Dec 1956 Cardiff City v Everton L 1-0 League Division One
08 Dec 1956 Everton v Birmingham City W 2-0 League Division One
15 Dec 1956 Everton v Leeds United W 2-1 League Division One
25 Dec 1956 Tottenham Hotspur v Everton L 6-0 League Division One
26 Dec 1956 Everton v Tottenham Hotspur D 1-1 League Division One
29 Dec 1956 Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 3-1 League Division One
05 Jan 1957 Everton v Blackburn Rovers W 1-0 FA Cup 3rd round
12 Jan 1957 Aston Villa v Everton L 5-1 League Division One
19 Jan 1957 Everton v Luton Town W 2-1 League Division One
26 Jan 1957 Everton v West Ham United W 2-1 FA Cup 4th round
02 Feb 1957 Sunderland v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
09 Feb 1957 Everton v Charlton Athletic W 5-0 League Division One
16 Feb 1957 Manchester United v Everton L 1-0 FA Cup 5th round
23 Feb 1957 Arsenal v Everton L 2-0 League Division One
27 Feb 1957 Everton v Preston North End L 1-4 League Division One
06 Mar 1957 Everton v Manchester United L 1-2 League Division One
09 Mar 1957 Birmingham City v Everton W 1-3 League Division One
16 Mar 1957 Everton v West Bromwich Albion L 0-1 League Division One
23 Mar 1957 Portsmouth v Everton L 3-2 League Division One
30 Mar 1957 Everton v Newcastle United W 2-1 League Division One
06 Apr 1957 Sheffield Wednesday v Everton D 2-2 League Division One
13 Apr 1957 Everton v Cardiff City D 0-0 League Division One
19 Apr 1957 Manchester City v Everton W 2-4 League Division One
20 Apr 1957 Chelsea v Everton L 5-1 League Division One
22 Apr 1957 Everton v Manchester City D 1-1 League Division One
27 Apr 1957 Bolton Wanderers v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
24 Aug 1957 Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 1-0 League Division One
28 Aug 1957 Manchester United v Everton L 3-0 League Division One
31 Aug 1957 Aston Villa v Everton W 0-1 League Division One
04 Sep 1957 Everton v Manchester United D 3-3 League Division One
07 Sep 1957 Everton v Chelsea W 3-0 League Division One
10 Sep 1957 Arsenal v Everton W 2-3 League Division One
14 Sep 1957 Everton v Sunderland W 3-1 League Division One
21 Sep 1957 Luton Town v Everton W 0-1 League Division One
05 Oct 1957 Leicester City v Everton D 2-2 League Division One
12 Oct 1957 Newcastle United v Everton W 2-3 League Division One
16 Oct 1957 Everton v Arsenal D 2-2 League Division One
19 Oct 1957 Everton v Burnley D 1-1 League Division One
26 Oct 1957 Preston North End v Everton L 3-1 League Division One
02 Nov 1957 Everton v West Bromwich Albion D 1-1 League Division One
09 Nov 1957 Tottenham Hotspur v Everton L 3-1 League Division One
16 Nov 1957 Everton v Birmingham City L 0-2 League Division One
20 Nov 1957 Everton v Blackpool D 0-0 League Division One
23 Nov 1957 Portsmouth v Everton L 3-2 League Division One
07 Dec 1957 Manchester City v Everton L 6-2 League Division One
14 Dec 1957 Everton v Nottingham Forest D 1-1 League Division One
21 Dec 1957 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Everton L 2-0 League Division One
25 Dec 1957 Everton v Bolton Wanderers D 1-1 League Division One
18 Jan 1958 Sunderland v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
29 Jan 1958 Everton v Blackburn Rovers L 1-2 FA Cup 4th round
01 Feb 1958 Everton v Luton Town L 0-2 League Division One
15 Feb 1958 Everton v Leicester City D 2-2 League Division One
22 Feb 1958 Everton v Newcastle United L 1-2 League Division One
07 Apr 1958 Leeds United v Everton L 1-0 League Division One
12 Apr 1958 Sheffield Wednesday v Everton L 2-1 League Division One
19 Apr 1958 Everton v Manchester City L 2-5 League Division One


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1954-55 Republic of Ireland International Friendly 4
1956-57 Republic of Ireland FIFA World Cup 1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
08 Nov 1954 Republic of Ireland v Norway W 2-1 International Friendly
01 May 1955 Republic of Ireland v Netherlands W 1-0 International Friendly
25 May 1955 Norway v Republic of Ireland W 1-3 International Friendly
28 May 1955 West Germany v Republic of Ireland L 2-1 International Friendly
08 May 1957 England v Republic of Ireland L 5-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 1


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.