| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Christopher Donovan | ||
| Date of birth | 23 December 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | Cork, Ireland | ||
| Date of death | 26 September 2013 (aged 83) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1947–1948 | Maymount Rovers | ||
| 1948–1949 | Dalymount Rovers | ||
| 1949–1958 | Everton | 179 | (2) |
| 1958–1964 | Grimsby Town | 238 | (1) |
| 1964–1969 | Boston United | 142 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1954–1957 | Republic of Ireland | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1965–1969 | Boston United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Don Donovan (23 December 1929 – 26 September 2013) was an Irish professional football player and manager.
He was a right back who played for Everton F.C. and Grimsby Town. Donovan joined Everton in 1951 from junior football in Ireland and went on to play 187 times for The Toffees scoring just twice. In August 1958, he was transferred to Grimsby Town for a fee of £5,000 where he played until 1964 before becoming player manager of Boston United. He was a huge success at Boston, winning League titles in each of his three seasons with the club.
At international level, he represented Republic of Ireland five times at senior level making his debut in November 1954 [1]
His son Terry Donovan was also a professional footballer who went on to play for the Republic of Ireland, and his granddaughter is Keeley Donovan, the weather presenter.
Donovan died on 26 September 2013.[2]