Rod McDonald

Date of birth11 April 1992
Place of birthCrewe
NationalityEnglish
Weight82 kg
Height1.91 m
PositionDefender

Rod McDonald's father (Rod) played for Walsall and Chester.

His brother Clayton also played for Walsall.

He joined Oldham Athletic in August 2010 with a one-year contract.

Rod has also played for Colwyn Bay.

He joined Northampton Town in July 2015 with a one-year contract that was extended to June 2018 in February 2016 before being made available for transfer in May 2017.

Rod joined Coventry City in June 2017 with a two-year contract.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Stoke City 01 Jul 2008 30 Jun 2010
Oldham Athletic 02 Aug 2010 30 Jun 2011
Stafford Rangers 29 Oct 2010 29 Nov 2010 L
Nantwich Town 22 Feb 2011 22 Mar 2011 L
Hereford United 28 Jan 2013 30 Jun 2014
AFC Telford United 01 Jul 2014 30 Jun 2015
Northampton Town 28 Jul 2015 09 Jun 2017
Coventry City 09 Jun 2017

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2010-11 Oldham Athletic Johnstones Paint Trophy
1
2013-14 Hereford United FA Cup 1
2014-15 AFC Telford United FA Cup 3
1
1
2015-16 Northampton Town FA Cup 3
2015-16 Northampton Town Johnstones Paint Trophy 1
2015-16 Northampton Town League Cup 1
2015-16 Northampton Town League Two 21
2
4
5
2016-17 Northampton Town Football League Trophy 1
1
2016-17 Northampton Town League One 2
5
2017-18 Coventry City FA Cup 2
1
1
2017-18 Coventry City League Cup 1
2017-18 Coventry City League Two 36
1
8
1


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
15 Aug 2015 Northampton Town v Exeter City W 3-0 League Two
18 Aug 2015 Barnet v Northampton Town L 2-0 League Two
25 Aug 2015 Newcastle United v Northampton Town L 4-1 League Cup 2nd round
29 Aug 2015 Accrington Stanley v Northampton Town D 1-1 League Two
01 Sep 2015 Northampton Town v Colchester United W 3-2 Johnstones Paint Trophy 1st round - southern section
05 Sep 2015 Northampton Town v Dagenham and Redbridge L 1-2 League Two
24 Oct 2015 Northampton Town v Stevenage W 2-1 League Two
31 Oct 2015 Newport County v Northampton Town D 2-2 League Two
07 Nov 2015 Coventry City v Northampton Town W 1-2 FA Cup 1st round
14 Nov 2015 Northampton Town v Mansfield Town W 1-0 League Two
21 Nov 2015 Notts County v Northampton Town W 1-2 League Two
09 Jan 2016 Northampton Town v Milton Keynes Dons D 2-2 FA Cup 3rd round
12 Jan 2016 Plymouth Argyle v Northampton Town W 1-2 League Two
16 Jan 2016 Dagenham and Redbridge v Northampton Town W 1-2 League Two
19 Jan 2016 Milton Keynes Dons v Northampton Town L 3-0 FA Cup 3rd round replay
23 Jan 2016 Northampton Town v Morecambe W 3-1 League Two
06 Feb 2016 Northampton Town v York City W 2-0 League Two
13 Feb 2016 Leyton Orient v Northampton Town W 0-4 League Two
16 Feb 2016 Oxford United v Northampton Town W 0-1 League Two
20 Feb 2016 Northampton Town v Wycombe Wanderers W 1-0 League Two
23 Feb 2016 York City v Northampton Town W 1-2 League Two
27 Feb 2016 Hartlepool United v Northampton Town D 0-0 League Two
28 Mar 2016 Mansfield Town v Northampton Town D 2-2 League Two
02 Apr 2016 Northampton Town v Notts County D 2-2 League Two
09 Apr 2016 Northampton Town v Bristol Rovers D 2-2 League Two
16 Apr 2016 Exeter City v Northampton Town D 0-0 League Two
19 Apr 2016 Northampton Town v Crawley Town W 2-1 League Two
23 Apr 2016 Yeovil Town v Northampton Town D 1-1 League Two
04 Oct 2016 Coventry City v Northampton Town L 3-1 Football League Trophy Group D – South
08 Nov 2016 Northampton Town v West Ham United D 1-1 Football League Trophy Group D – South
22 Nov 2016 Bradford City v Northampton Town L 1-0 League One
07 Jan 2017 Bristol Rovers v Northampton Town L 5-0 League One
04 Feb 2017 Walsall v Northampton Town L 2-1 League One
11 Mar 2017 AFC Wimbledon v Northampton Town W 0-1 League One
08 Apr 2017 Northampton Town v Sheffield United L 1-2 League One
17 Apr 2017 Northampton Town v Shrewsbury Town D 1-1 League One
22 Apr 2017 Bury v Northampton Town L 3-0 League One


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