Willie Donachie

Date of birth05 October 1951
Place of birthGlasgow
NationalityScottish
PositionDefender

Scotland International

With Manchester City, League Cup winner 1976 and runner-up 1974.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Manchester City 01 Dec 1968 01 Sep 1981
Norwich City 01 Sep 1981 01 Nov 1982
Burnley 01 Nov 1982 01 Jul 1984

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1970-71 Manchester City UEFA European Cup Winners Cup 1
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
14 Apr 1971 Chelsea v Manchester City L 1-0 UEFA European Cup Winners Cup Semi-final 1st leg
28 Apr 1971 Manchester City v Chelsea L 0-1
Agg: 0-2
UEFA European Cup Winners Cup Semi-final 2nd leg
02 Mar 1974 Manchester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers L 1-2 League Cup Final
28 Feb 1976 Manchester City v Newcastle United W 2-1 League Cup Final
29 Dec 1976 Manchester City v Liverpool D 1-1 League Division One
22 Jan 1977 Manchester City v Leicester City W 5-0 League Division One
09 Apr 1977 Liverpool v Manchester City L 2-1 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
1971-72 Scotland British Home Championship 2
1971-72 Scotland Independence 1
1971-72 Scotland International Friendly 1
1971-72 Scotland Under-23 2
1971-72 Scotland Under-23 v OT 1
1
1972-73 Scotland British Home Championship 2
1972-73 Scotland Centenary Match 1
1972-73 Scotland FIFA World Cup 1
1972-73 Scotland Independence 2
1973-74 Scotland British Home Championship 1
1975-76 Scotland British Home Championship 3
1975-76 Scotland UEFA European Championship 1
1976-77 Scotland British Home Championship 3
1976-77 Scotland FIFA World Cup 2
1
1976-77 Scotland International Friendly 5
1977-78 Scotland British Home Championship 2
1977-78 Scotland FIFA World Cup 3
1
1977-78 Scotland International Friendly 2
1978-79 Scotland UEFA European Championship 2
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
10 Jan 1972 Scotland v West Germany Olympic W 1-0 U23 v OT
26 Jan 1972 Scotland v Wales W 2-0 Under-23
16 Feb 1972 England v Scotland D 2-2 Under-23
26 Apr 1972 Scotland v Peru W 2-0 International Friendly
20 May 1972 Scotland v Northern Ireland W 2-0 British Home Championship
27 May 1972 Scotland v England L 0-1 British Home Championship
29 Jun 1972 Scotland v Yugoslavia D 2-2 Independence Group 4
02 Jul 1972 Scotland v Czechoslovakia D 0-0 Independence Group 4
05 Jul 1972 Brazil v Scotland L 1-0 Independence Group 4
15 Nov 1972 Scotland v Denmark W 2-0 FIFA World Cup Group 8
14 Feb 1973 Scotland v England L 0-5 Centenary Match
12 May 1973 Wales v Scotland W 0-2 British Home Championship
16 May 1973 Scotland v Northern Ireland L 1-2 British Home Championship
11 May 1974 Scotland v Northern Ireland L 0-1 British Home Championship
17 Dec 1975 Scotland v Romania D 1-1 UEFA European Championship Group 4
06 May 1976 Scotland v Wales W 3-1 British Home Championship
08 May 1976 Scotland v Northern Ireland W 3-0 British Home Championship
15 May 1976 Scotland v England W 2-1 British Home Championship
08 Sep 1976 Scotland v Finland W 6-0 International Friendly
13 Oct 1976 Czechoslovakia v Scotland L 2-0 FIFA World Cup Group 7
17 Nov 1976 Scotland v Wales W 1-0 FIFA World Cup Group 7
27 Apr 1977 Scotland v Sweden W 3-1 International Friendly
28 May 1977 Wales v Scotland D 0-0 British Home Championship
01 Jun 1977 Scotland v Northern Ireland W 3-0 British Home Championship
04 Jun 1977 England v Scotland W 1-2 British Home Championship
15 Jun 1977 Chile v Scotland W 2-4 International Friendly
18 Jun 1977 Argentina v Scotland D 1-1 International Friendly
23 Jun 1977 Brazil v Scotland L 2-0 International Friendly
07 Sep 1977 East Germany v Scotland L 1-0 International Friendly
12 Oct 1977 Wales v Scotland W 0-2 FIFA World Cup Group 7
22 Feb 1978 Scotland v Bulgaria W 2-1 International Friendly
17 May 1978 Scotland v Wales D 1-1 British Home Championship
20 May 1978 Scotland v England L 0-1 British Home Championship
07 Jun 1978 Iran v Scotland D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Finals group 4
11 Jun 1978 Netherlands v Scotland W 2-3 FIFA World Cup Finals group 4
20 Sep 1978 Austria v Scotland L 3-2 UEFA European Championship Group 2
25 Oct 1978 Scotland v Norway W 3-2 UEFA European Championship Group 2
29 Nov 1978 Portugal v Scotland L 1-0 UEFA European Championship Group 2


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