Willie Donachie

Willie Donachie
Personal information
Full name William Donachie
Date of birth (1951-10-05) 5 October 1951
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position Left back
Team information
Current team
Southport (head coach - women's team)
Youth career
1965–1968 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1980 Manchester City 351 (2)
1980–1981 Portland Timbers 60 (2)
1981–1982 Norwich City 11 (0)
1982 Portland Timbers 31 (0)
1982–1984 Burnley 60 (3)
1984–1990 Oldham Athletic 169 (3)
Total 682 (10)
International career
1972–1978 Scotland 35 (0)
Managerial career
2006–2007 Millwall
2008 Antigua and Barbuda
2011–2014 Newcastle United Reserves
2015 Temecula FC
2018–2022 Montserrat
2022– Southport (head coach - women's team)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Donachie (born 5 October 1951) is a Scottish former professional footballer. Donachie had a long playing career, the majority of which was with Manchester City. He also played for Norwich City, Burnley, Oldham Athletic and Portland Timbers. Donachie played 35 times for Scotland and was selected in two FIFA World Cup squads (1974 and 1978). Towards the end of his playing career, Donachie became a player-coach at Oldham, working with Joe Royle. Donachie has since worked for numerous teams in coaching roles.