Newcastle upon Tyne
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) is an English former professional
footballer
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, is the interim head coach of
Scottish Championship
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club
Dunfermline Athletic
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Sunderland
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and made his senior debut on the final day of the 2003–04 season. He was loaned to Clyde for six months in 2006 and he then spent the 2006–07 season on loan at
Airdrie United
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. McDonald was
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by Hibs in 2007 and he then signed permanently for Airdrie. In June 2010 he moved onto
Alloa Athletic
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McDonald signed for
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side
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
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in June 2013.
Coaching
McDonald later signed for
Musselburgh Athletic
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in 2014, where he would retire as a player and take up the assistant managers job at the club. He was appointed as permanent manager replacing Calvin Shand on 18 March 2019.
McDonald would join brother in law
Kevin Thomson
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as his assistant at Kelty Hearts on 29 May 2021.
McDonald would then join Dunfermline Athletic as assistant manager to Michael Tidser on 17 January 2025.