Martin McDonnell

Date of birth27 April 1924
Place of birthAshton-in-Makerfield
PositionCentre half

With Derby County, 3rd Division North Champion 1957.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Everton 01 Aug 1942 01 Aug 1946
Southport 01 Aug 1946 01 May 1947
Birmingham City 01 May 1947 01 Oct 1949
Coventry City 01 Oct 1949 01 Jul 1955
Derby County 01 Jul 1955 01 Jul 1958

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1949-50 Coventry City FA Cup 1
1949-50 Coventry City League Division Two 28
1950-51 Coventry City FA Cup 1
1950-51 Coventry City League Division Two 42
1951-52 Coventry City FA Cup 3
1951-52 Coventry City League Division Two 39
1952-53 Coventry City Division Three (South) 42
1952-53 Coventry City FA Cup 3
1953-54 Coventry City Division Three (South) 44
1953-54 Coventry City FA Cup 1
1954-55 Coventry City Division Three (South) 37
1954-55 Coventry City FA Cup 4
1955-56 Derby County Division Three (North) 22
1955-56 Derby County FA Cup 3
1956-57 Derby County Division Three (North) 39
1956-57 Derby County FA Cup 2
1957-58 Derby County FA Cup 1
1957-58 Derby County League Division Two 31


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
22 Oct 1949 Coventry City v Cardiff City W 2-1 League Division Two
29 Oct 1949 Blackburn Rovers v Coventry City W 0-1 League Division Two
05 Nov 1949 Coventry City v Brentford D 1-1 League Division Two
12 Nov 1949 Hull City v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division Two
26 Nov 1949 Plymouth Argyle v Coventry City W 1-2 League Division Two
03 Dec 1949 Coventry City v Chesterfield W 3-0 League Division Two
10 Dec 1949 Bradford Park Avenue v Coventry City D 2-2 League Division Two
17 Dec 1949 Sheffield United v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division Two
24 Dec 1949 Coventry City v Grimsby Town D 1-1 League Division Two
26 Dec 1949 Leicester City v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division Two
27 Dec 1949 Coventry City v Leicester City L 1-2 League Division Two
31 Dec 1949 Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City L 2-0 League Division Two
07 Jan 1950 Coventry City v Bolton Wanderers L 1-2 FA Cup 3rd round
14 Jan 1950 Coventry City v Preston North End D 0-0 League Division Two
21 Jan 1950 Swansea Town v Coventry City W 1-2 League Division Two
04 Feb 1950 Coventry City v Leeds United L 0-4 League Division Two
11 Feb 1950 Coventry City v Sheffield Wednesday W 3-0 League Division Two
18 Feb 1950 Southampton v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division Two
25 Feb 1950 Bury v Coventry City D 0-0 League Division Two
04 Mar 1950 Coventry City v Tottenham Hotspur L 0-1 League Division Two
11 Mar 1950 Cardiff City v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division Two
18 Mar 1950 Coventry City v Blackburn Rovers D 1-1 League Division Two
25 Mar 1950 Brentford v Coventry City L 2-0 League Division Two
01 Apr 1950 Coventry City v Plymouth Argyle W 3-0 League Division Two
08 Apr 1950 Chesterfield v Coventry City W 0-1 League Division Two
10 Apr 1950 West Ham United v Coventry City W 0-1 League Division Two
22 Apr 1950 Sheffield Wednesday v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division Two
29 Apr 1950 Coventry City v Bradford Park Avenue W 3-1 League Division Two
06 May 1950 Coventry City v Barnsley D 1-1 League Division Two
19 Aug 1950 Notts County v Coventry City W 0-2 League Division Two
21 Aug 1950 Coventry City v Leeds United W 1-0 League Division Two
26 Aug 1950 Coventry City v Preston North End W 1-0 League Division Two
30 Aug 1950 Leeds United v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division Two
02 Sep 1950 Bury v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division Two
06 Sep 1950 Birmingham City v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division Two
09 Sep 1950 Coventry City v Queens Park Rangers W 3-0 League Division Two
11 Sep 1950 Coventry City v Birmingham City W 3-1 League Division Two
16 Sep 1950 Chesterfield v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division Two
23 Sep 1950 Coventry City v Leicester City W 2-1 League Division Two
30 Sep 1950 Manchester City v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division Two
07 Oct 1950 Brentford v Coventry City W 0-4 League Division Two
14 Oct 1950 Coventry City v Blackburn Rovers W 6-1 League Division Two
21 Oct 1950 Hull City v Coventry City W 0-2 League Division Two
28 Oct 1950 Coventry City v Doncaster Rovers W 3-1 League Division Two
04 Nov 1950 West Ham United v Coventry City L 3-2 League Division Two
11 Nov 1950 Coventry City v Swansea Town W 3-1 League Division Two
18 Nov 1950 Southampton v Coventry City L 5-4 League Division Two
25 Nov 1950 Coventry City v Barnsley D 3-3 League Division Two
02 Dec 1950 Sheffield United v Coventry City L 2-0 League Division Two
09 Dec 1950 Coventry City v Luton Town W 4-1 League Division Two
16 Dec 1950 Coventry City v Notts County L 1-2 League Division Two
23 Dec 1950 Preston North End v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division Two
25 Dec 1950 Cardiff City v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division Two
26 Dec 1950 Coventry City v Cardiff City W 2-1 League Division Two
30 Dec 1950 Coventry City v Bury W 5-2 League Division Two
06 Jan 1951 Sunderland v Coventry City L 2-0 FA Cup 3rd round
13 Jan 1951 Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City L 3-1 League Division Two
20 Jan 1951 Coventry City v Chesterfield W 1-0 League Division Two
03 Feb 1951 Leicester City v Coventry City L 3-0 League Division Two
17 Feb 1951 Coventry City v Manchester City L 0-2 League Division Two
24 Feb 1951 Coventry City v Brentford D 3-3 League Division Two
03 Mar 1951 Blackburn Rovers v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division Two
10 Mar 1951 Coventry City v Hull City W 4-1 League Division Two
17 Mar 1951 Doncaster Rovers v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division Two
23 Mar 1951 Grimsby Town v Coventry City W 1-2 League Division Two
24 Mar 1951 Coventry City v West Ham United W 1-0 League Division Two
27 Mar 1951 Coventry City v Grimsby Town W 1-0 League Division Two
31 Mar 1951 Swansea Town v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division Two
07 Apr 1951 Coventry City v Southampton D 2-2 League Division Two
14 Apr 1951 Barnsley v Coventry City L 3-0 League Division Two
21 Apr 1951 Coventry City v Sheffield United L 2-3 League Division Two
28 Apr 1951 Luton Town v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division Two
18 Aug 1951 Notts County v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division Two
20 Aug 1951 Coventry City v Swansea Town W 3-2 League Division Two
25 Aug 1951 Coventry City v Queens Park Rangers D 0-0 League Division Two
30 Aug 1951 Swansea Town v Coventry City L 7-1 League Division Two
01 Sep 1951 Blackburn Rovers v Coventry City W 0-1 League Division Two
03 Sep 1951 Coventry City v Rotherham United W 2-1 League Division Two
08 Sep 1951 Coventry City v Hull City L 1-4 League Division Two
15 Sep 1951 Barnsley v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division Two
22 Sep 1951 Coventry City v Sheffield United D 1-1 League Division Two
29 Sep 1951 West Ham United v Coventry City L 3-1 League Division Two
06 Oct 1951 Cardiff City v Coventry City L 4-1 League Division Two
13 Oct 1951 Coventry City v Birmingham City D 1-1 League Division Two
20 Oct 1951 Leicester City v Coventry City L 3-1 League Division Two
27 Oct 1951 Coventry City v Nottingham Forest D 3-3 League Division Two
03 Nov 1951 Brentford v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division Two
10 Nov 1951 Coventry City v Doncaster Rovers L 1-2 League Division Two
17 Nov 1951 Everton v Coventry City L 4-1 League Division Two
08 Dec 1951 Coventry City v Leeds United W 4-2 League Division Two
15 Dec 1951 Coventry City v Notts County L 0-2 League Division Two
22 Dec 1951 Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City W 1-4 League Division Two
25 Dec 1951 Bury v Coventry City W 0-2 League Division Two
26 Dec 1951 Coventry City v Bury W 3-0 League Division Two
29 Dec 1951 Coventry City v Blackburn Rovers L 1-2 League Division Two
05 Jan 1952 Hull City v Coventry City L 5-0 League Division Two
12 Jan 1952 Leicester City v Coventry City D 1-1 FA Cup 3rd round
14 Jan 1952 Coventry City v Leicester City W 4-1 FA Cup 3rd round replay
19 Jan 1952 Coventry City v Barnsley D 0-0 League Division Two
26 Jan 1952 Sheffield United v Coventry City W 1-2 League Division Two
02 Feb 1952 Burnley v Coventry City L 2-0 FA Cup 4th round
09 Feb 1952 Coventry City v West Ham United L 1-2 League Division Two
16 Feb 1952 Coventry City v Cardiff City W 2-1 League Division Two
23 Feb 1952 Rotherham United v Coventry City W 0-1 League Division Two
01 Mar 1952 Birmingham City v Coventry City L 3-1 League Division Two
08 Mar 1952 Coventry City v Leicester City L 1-3 League Division Two
22 Mar 1952 Coventry City v Brentford W 2-1 League Division Two
29 Mar 1952 Doncaster Rovers v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division Two
05 Apr 1952 Coventry City v Everton W 2-1 League Division Two
12 Apr 1952 Southampton v Coventry City D 2-2 League Division Two
14 Apr 1952 Luton Town v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division Two
15 Apr 1952 Coventry City v Luton Town W 5-2 League Division Two
19 Apr 1952 Coventry City v Sheffield Wednesday L 0-2 League Division Two
26 Apr 1952 Leeds United v Coventry City L 3-1 League Division Two
23 Aug 1952 Coventry City v Swindon Town L 1-2 Division Three (South)
28 Aug 1952 Leyton Orient v Coventry City W 1-2 Division Three (South)
30 Aug 1952 Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City W 0-4 Division Three (South)
01 Sep 1952 Coventry City v Leyton Orient W 3-0 Division Three (South)
06 Sep 1952 Coventry City v Shrewsbury Town D 0-0 Division Three (South)
11 Sep 1952 Northampton Town v Coventry City L 3-1 Division Three (South)
13 Sep 1952 Walsall v Coventry City D 1-1 Division Three (South)
15 Sep 1952 Coventry City v Northampton Town D 1-1 Division Three (South)
20 Sep 1952 Coventry City v Gillingham W 2-1 Division Three (South)
11 Oct 1952 Ipswich Town v Coventry City L 3-0 Division Three (South)
18 Oct 1952 Coventry City v Reading W 4-0 Division Three (South)
25 Oct 1952 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic v Coventry City L 3-0 Division Three (South)
01 Nov 1952 Coventry City v Southend United W 2-1 Division Three (South)
08 Nov 1952 Watford v Coventry City D 1-1 Division Three (South)
15 Nov 1952 Coventry City v Brighton and Hove Albion W 3-1 Division Three (South)
22 Nov 1952 Coventry City v Bristol City W 2-0 FA Cup 1st round
29 Nov 1952 Coventry City v Crystal Palace W 4-2 Division Three (South)
06 Dec 1952 Bishop Auckland v Coventry City W 1-4 FA Cup 2nd round
13 Dec 1952 Coventry City v Torquay United W 7-2 Division Three (South)
20 Dec 1952 Swindon Town v Coventry City W 2-3 Division Three (South)
26 Dec 1952 Aldershot v Coventry City L 4-1 Division Three (South)
27 Dec 1952 Coventry City v Aldershot W 3-0 Division Three (South)
03 Jan 1953 Coventry City v Queens Park Rangers W 2-0 Division Three (South)
10 Jan 1953 Plymouth Argyle v Coventry City L 4-1 FA Cup 3rd round
15 Jan 1953 Coventry City v Norwich City W 2-1 Division Three (South)
17 Jan 1953 Shrewsbury Town v Coventry City L 1-0 Division Three (South)
24 Jan 1953 Coventry City v Walsall W 3-1 Division Three (South)
31 Jan 1953 Norwich City v Coventry City D 1-1 Division Three (South)
07 Feb 1953 Gillingham v Coventry City D 0-0 Division Three (South)
14 Feb 1953 Coventry City v Millwall W 4-1 Division Three (South)
21 Feb 1953 Bristol Rovers v Coventry City L 5-2 Division Three (South)
28 Feb 1953 Coventry City v Ipswich Town W 2-0 Division Three (South)
07 Mar 1953 Reading v Coventry City L 1-0 Division Three (South)
14 Mar 1953 Coventry City v Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic L 2-3 Division Three (South)
21 Mar 1953 Southend United v Coventry City L 1-0 Division Three (South)
28 Mar 1953 Coventry City v Watford W 1-0 Division Three (South)
03 Apr 1953 Colchester United v Coventry City W 0-1 Division Three (South)
04 Apr 1953 Brighton and Hove Albion v Coventry City D 1-1 Division Three (South)
06 Apr 1953 Coventry City v Colchester United D 2-2 Division Three (South)
11 Apr 1953 Coventry City v Newport County L 0-1 Division Three (South)
18 Apr 1953 Crystal Palace v Coventry City D 2-2 Division Three (South)
22 Apr 1953 Exeter City v Coventry City L 1-0 Division Three (South)
25 Apr 1953 Coventry City v Bristol City D 2-2 Division Three (South)
28 Apr 1953 Bristol City v Coventry City L 1-0 Division Three (South)
02 May 1953 Torquay United v Coventry City L 2-1 Division Three (South)
19 Aug 1953 Aldershot v Coventry City L 4-2 Division Three (South)
22 Aug 1953 Coventry City v Leyton Orient W 4-0 Division Three (South)
26 Aug 1953 Gillingham v Coventry City L 2-0 Division Three (South)
29 Aug 1953 Reading v Coventry City L 4-3 Division Three (South)
09 Sep 1953 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic v Coventry City L 1-0 Division Three (South)
12 Sep 1953 Brighton and Hove Albion v Coventry City L 3-1 Division Three (South)
14 Sep 1953 Coventry City v Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic W 2-0 Division Three (South)
19 Sep 1953 Coventry City v Watford L 0-1 Division Three (South)
21 Sep 1953 Millwall v Coventry City W 1-2 Division Three (South)
26 Sep 1953 Torquay United v Coventry City D 1-1 Division Three (South)
28 Sep 1953 Coventry City v Millwall D 0-0 Division Three (South)
03 Oct 1953 Coventry City v Northampton Town D 0-0 Division Three (South)
10 Oct 1953 Colchester United v Coventry City W 0-3 Division Three (South)
17 Oct 1953 Coventry City v Crystal Palace D 0-0 Division Three (South)
24 Oct 1953 Bristol City v Coventry City L 1-0 Division Three (South)
31 Oct 1953 Coventry City v Aldershot W 2-1 Division Three (South)
07 Nov 1953 Swindon Town v Coventry City D 1-1 Division Three (South)
14 Nov 1953 Coventry City v Walsall W 2-0 Division Three (South)
21 Nov 1953 Brighton and Hove Albion v Coventry City L 5-1 FA Cup 1st round
28 Nov 1953 Coventry City v Exeter City W 2-0 Division Three (South)
05 Dec 1953 Newport County v Coventry City L 2-1 Division Three (South)
19 Dec 1953 Leyton Orient v Coventry City L 1-0 Division Three (South)
25 Dec 1953 Coventry City v Ipswich Town L 1-3 Division Three (South)
26 Dec 1953 Ipswich Town v Coventry City L 4-1 Division Three (South)
02 Jan 1954 Coventry City v Reading D 1-1 Division Three (South)
09 Jan 1954 Shrewsbury Town v Coventry City D 1-1 Division Three (South)
16 Jan 1954 Southend United v Coventry City D 2-2 Division Three (South)
23 Jan 1954 Coventry City v Brighton and Hove Albion L 1-2 Division Three (South)
30 Jan 1954 Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City W 0-3 Division Three (South)
06 Feb 1954 Watford v Coventry City L 1-0 Division Three (South)
13 Feb 1954 Coventry City v Torquay United W 4-0 Division Three (South)
20 Feb 1954 Northampton Town v Coventry City W 0-1 Division Three (South)
27 Feb 1954 Coventry City v Colchester United W 2-1 Division Three (South)
06 Mar 1954 Crystal Palace v Coventry City L 3-1 Division Three (South)
13 Mar 1954 Coventry City v Shrewsbury Town W 2-1 Division Three (South)
20 Mar 1954 Exeter City v Coventry City L 4-0 Division Three (South)
27 Mar 1954 Coventry City v Swindon Town D 0-0 Division Three (South)
03 Apr 1954 Walsall v Coventry City L 1-0 Division Three (South)
10 Apr 1954 Coventry City v Newport County L 1-2 Division Three (South)
12 Apr 1954 Coventry City v Queens Park Rangers W 3-1 Division Three (South)
17 Apr 1954 Norwich City v Coventry City L 2-1 Division Three (South)
19 Apr 1954 Southampton v Coventry City L 2-1 Division Three (South)
20 Apr 1954 Coventry City v Southampton W 2-1 Division Three (South)
24 Apr 1954 Coventry City v Bristol City W 3-0 Division Three (South)
26 Apr 1954 Coventry City v Norwich City W 1-0 Division Three (South)
21 Aug 1954 Coventry City v Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic W 1-0 Division Three (South)
23 Aug 1954 Coventry City v Reading W 2-1 Division Three (South)
28 Aug 1954 Brentford v Coventry City W 2-3 Division Three (South)
01 Sep 1954 Reading v Coventry City D 2-2 Division Three (South)
04 Sep 1954 Coventry City v Brighton and Hove Albion W 2-1 Division Three (South)
06 Sep 1954 Coventry City v Gillingham W 4-1 Division Three (South)
11 Sep 1954 Torquay United v Coventry City W 1-2 Division Three (South)
15 Sep 1954 Gillingham v Coventry City L 2-1 Division Three (South)
18 Sep 1954 Coventry City v Bristol City L 1-3 Division Three (South)
20 Sep 1954 Coventry City v Leyton Orient D 2-2 Division Three (South)
25 Sep 1954 Walsall v Coventry City D 1-1 Division Three (South)
30 Sep 1954 Leyton Orient v Coventry City L 1-0 Division Three (South)
02 Oct 1954 Coventry City v Shrewsbury Town W 3-0 Division Three (South)
09 Oct 1954 Newport County v Coventry City D 1-1 Division Three (South)
16 Oct 1954 Coventry City v Exeter City D 1-1 Division Three (South)
23 Oct 1954 Colchester United v Coventry City W 0-1 Division Three (South)
30 Oct 1954 Coventry City v Watford W 3-2 Division Three (South)
06 Nov 1954 Southend United v Coventry City L 1-0 Division Three (South)
13 Nov 1954 Coventry City v Aldershot W 2-1 Division Three (South)
20 Nov 1954 Northampton Town v Coventry City W 0-1 FA Cup 1st round
27 Nov 1954 Coventry City v Crystal Palace W 4-1 Division Three (South)
04 Dec 1954 Northampton Town v Coventry City L 1-0 Division Three (South)
11 Dec 1954 Coventry City v Scunthorpe United W 4-0 FA Cup 2nd round
18 Dec 1954 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic v Coventry City L 2-1 Division Three (South)
25 Dec 1954 Coventry City v Southampton D 1-1 Division Three (South)
27 Dec 1954 Southampton v Coventry City L 1-0 Division Three (South)
01 Jan 1955 Coventry City v Brentford W 1-0 Division Three (South)
08 Jan 1955 Huddersfield Town v Coventry City D 3-3 FA Cup 3rd round
13 Jan 1955 Coventry City v Huddersfield Town L 1-2 FA Cup 3rd round replay
22 Jan 1955 Coventry City v Torquay United L 0-1 Division Three (South)
29 Jan 1955 Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City L 3-2 Division Three (South)
05 Feb 1955 Bristol City v Coventry City L 2-0 Division Three (South)
12 Feb 1955 Coventry City v Walsall W 5-3 Division Three (South)
19 Feb 1955 Shrewsbury Town v Coventry City L 1-0 Division Three (South)
05 Mar 1955 Exeter City v Coventry City D 0-0 Division Three (South)
12 Mar 1955 Coventry City v Colchester United D 0-0 Division Three (South)
19 Mar 1955 Watford v Coventry City L 1-0 Division Three (South)
02 Apr 1955 Aldershot v Coventry City D 1-1 Division Three (South)
04 Apr 1955 Coventry City v Newport County W 3-2 Division Three (South)
08 Apr 1955 Millwall v Coventry City L 3-1 Division Three (South)
09 Apr 1955 Coventry City v Swindon Town W 1-0 Division Three (South)


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