Peter McDonnell (born 11 June 1953) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in England, the United States and Hong Kong.
McDonnell was born Kendal, Westmorland, England. He began his professional career in 1973 with Bury, before being signed by Liverpool boss Bill Shankly after one year. He spent four years as reserve goalkeeper at Anfield, without making a first-team appearance. There were no substitute goalkeepers in domestic football in those days, and so McDonnell's only first-team squad involvement came in European football.
He was on the bench for the 1977 European Cup Final, a game which Liverpool won. However, McDonnell's winner's medal was lost after the game, believed by some to have been stolen and given to one of Liverpool's first-team players who had missed the final.[1] Following the arrival of Steve Ogrizovic, he was pushed down to third choice, and left to join Oldham Athletic in 1978.
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External links
Profile at LFCHistory.net
NASL stats
May 04, 2023
peter, mcdonnell, zealand, rugby, union, player, rugby, union, born, june, 1953, english, former, professional, footballer, played, goalkeeper, england, united, states, hong, kong, personal, informationdate, birth, 1953, june, 1953, place, birthkendal, england. For the New Zealand rugby union player see Peter McDonnell rugby union Peter McDonnell born 11 June 1953 is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in England the United States and Hong Kong Peter McDonnellPersonal informationDate of birth 1953 06 11 11 June 1953 age 69 Place of birthKendal EnglandPosition s GoalkeeperSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1971 1973Netherfield1973 1974Bury1 0 1974 1978Liverpool0 0 1978 1982Oldham Athletic137 0 1978 Dallas Tornado loan 9 0 1982 1985Hong Kong Rangers1985Barrow1985 1986Morecambe1986 1992Barrow Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Honours 4 References 5 External linksCareer EditMcDonnell was born Kendal Westmorland England He began his professional career in 1973 with Bury before being signed by Liverpool boss Bill Shankly after one year He spent four years as reserve goalkeeper at Anfield without making a first team appearance There were no substitute goalkeepers in domestic football in those days and so McDonnell s only first team squad involvement came in European football He was on the bench for the 1977 European Cup Final a game which Liverpool won However McDonnell s winner s medal was lost after the game believed by some to have been stolen and given to one of Liverpool s first team players who had missed the final 1 Following the arrival of Steve Ogrizovic he was pushed down to third choice and left to join Oldham Athletic in 1978 He spent four years there before heading to Dallas in the NASL then to Hong Kong to play for Hong Kong Rangers eventually returning home to represent a number of non league clubs He spent some time at Barrow in the Northern Premier League and later the Football Conference and won the FA Trophy at Wembley Stadium in 1990 Personal life EditMcDonnell is a referee in the North Lancashire and District Football League and is a Westmorland Football Association council member 2 Honours EditEuropean Cup 1976 77 UEFA Cup 1975 76 FA Charity Shield 1974 1976 1977 European Super Cup 1977References Edit Liverpool s 5 Star Heroes Trinity Mirror Sport Media 2005 ISBN 978 1 905266 05 0 Council 2007 2008 westmorlandfa com 18 June 2008 Retrieved 18 June 2008 External links EditProfile at LFCHistory net NASL stats Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peter McDonnell amp oldid 1143105903, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
