Dick Donnelly

Charles Richard Donnelly (11 September 1941 – 21 July 2016) was a Scottish footballer, broadcaster, and journalist.

Dick Donnelly

Personal information
Full name	Charles Richard Donnelly
Date of birth	11 September 1941[1]
Place of birth	Lochee, Dundee, Scotland
Date of death	21 July 2016 (aged 74)
Place of death	Balmullo, Fife, Scotland
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Carnoustie Panmure
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1960–1964	East Fife	79	(0)
	Brechin City	0	(0)
	Arbroath	0	(0)
Total		79	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early and personal life

Donnelly was born in Lochee, Dundee and attended Harris Academy in the city.^[2]

He was married with one son, one daughter, and three grandchildren.^[2]

Career

After working as an apprentice at DC Thomson, Donnelly began his footballer, playing as a goalkeeper for Carnoustie Panmure, East Fife, Brechin City and Arbroath.^[2] He made 79 appearances for East Fife in the Scottish Football League,^[3] and 107 appearances in all competitions.^[2]

Donnelly began writing Sunday match reports for The Courier in the late 1960s, before becoming a full-time journalist with The People's Journal and the Scottish Sunday Express.^[2]

He also broadcast on the radio with Radio Tay and Radio Clyde.^[2]