Bob Donnelly

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Bob Donnelly

• Bob Donnelly, 1935 (VIF) Robert Donnelly was born on Wednesday, 9th September, 1908, in Craigneuk, North Lanarkshire. The 5' 10 (11st 0lbs) defender signed for Donald Turner's Thistle on Monday, 5th October, 1931, having most recently been with Wishaw. Aged 23, he made his debut appearance on Saturday, 19th December, 1931, in a 1-0 win at home to Morton in the SFL First Division. There were no goals for Bob during his time with Thistle. He played his last game for the club on Monday, 6th May, 1935, in a 1-0 win at home to Rangers in the Glasgow Charity Cup, having clocked up 101 appearances as a Jag. His club-list included Wishaw, Partick Thistle, Manchester City, Morton and Stranraer. Bob died on Tuesday, 3rd June, 1969, in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, aged 60.

Bio Extra

In their Man City pen pics piece of 27 December 1935, the Warwickshire Evening Despatch wrote that he'd settled down well with remarkable rapidity - unlike so many Scottish players. Tall, strong and a 90-minute worker.

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Thistle Honours

	1934 - GLASGOW CUP Winner
	1935 - GLASGOW CHARITY CUP Winner

the decisive games…

1934 - GLASGOW CUP Sat-13-Oct-1934 [n] W1-0 Rangers (Glasgow Cup Final) Hampden. 27,834 saw Thistle's 1st Glasgow Cup win after 48 years of trying thanks to a goal by Miller from 25 yards (58) followed by a magnificent rearguard action - especially by Henderson, Calderwood and Cumming - as Rangers piled on the pressure. Donald Turner

1935 - GLASGOW CHARITY CUP Sat-11-May-1935 [a] W2-1 Queen's Park (Glasgow Charity Cup Final) Hampden. Touring with Scotland in North America robbed Donnelly, Miller and Cummings of a winner's medal. (None of them played on the tour.) 16,550 saw the victory that added the Charity Cup to the Glasgow Cup and finish the season with a bang. Donald Turner

• Listed per out Honours list criteria.
• Players who have contributed an appearance in any given tournament are included.

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