Samuel Donnelly (born 1 January 1874) was a Scottish professional

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. Professionally he was an inside right player and played in

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for Notts County and Blackpool.

Career

Annbank Annbank is a village in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is around five miles east of Ayr. Originally a mining settlement, it once had a rail link to Ayr via the Auchincruive Waggonway. Amenities The village has a village hall, bakery, shop, bo ...

-born Donnelly began his career with his hometown club

. In July 1893 he joined

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,"1894 FA Cup winners"
- Notts County F.C. and went on to make 32 League appearances for ''the Magpies'', scoring seven goals. In 1896 he joined Blackpool, for whom he made fourteen League appearances and scored five goals, in their inaugural season in the Football League.

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Ayr United enquiries and stats
- Facebook, 24 May 2019 {{DEFAULTSORT:Donnelly, Sam 1874 births Year of death missing Footballers from South Ayrshire Scottish men's footballers Annbank F.C. players Notts County F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Men's association football inside forwards People from Annbank 19th-century Scottish sportsmen English Football League players