Colin Agnew McDonald (born 15 October 1930 at Bury, Lancashire) is an English former football

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

. He played for

Burnley Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,021. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, Lancashire, Preston, at the confluence of the River C ...

from 1953 to 1959, making 201 total appearances, until a leg injury forced his retirement. He also played eight matches for the

England national football team The England national football team has represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by The Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in England, which is affilia ...

, including all four matches in the 1958 FIFA World Cup. The broken leg that would ultimately end his career came in an accidental clash with Liam Tuohy. The game was played between the Football League and

League of Ireland The League of Ireland ( ga, Sraith na hÉireann), together with the Football Association of Ireland, is one of the two main governing bodies responsible for organising association football in the Republic of Ireland. The term was originally use ...

Dalymount Park Dalymount Park (Irish: ''Páirc Cnocán Uí Dhálaigh'') is a football stadium in Phibsborough on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. It is the home of Bohemian F.C., who have played there since the early 20th century. Affectionately known ...

St Patrick's Day Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick ( ga, Lá Fhéile Pádraig, lit=the Day of the Festival of Patrick), is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick (), the foremost patr ...

1959. The attendance for the game, which ended 0-0, was given by the '' Irish Independent'' at that time as 35,000.

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1930 births Living people English men's footballers England men's international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Burnley F.C. players 1958 FIFA World Cup players English Football League players Bolton Wanderers F.C. non-playing staff English football managers Wycombe Wanderers F.C. managers Altrincham F.C. players Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players Footballers from Bury, Greater Manchester English Football League representative players Oxford United F.C. players {{england-footy-goalkeeper-stub