Warren Ramsay Donald (born 7 October 1964) is an English

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who played as a

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in the

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in the 1980s and 1990s.

Career

Born in

Hillingdon Hillingdon is an area of Uxbridge within the London Borough of Hillingdon, centred 14.2 miles (22.8 km) west of Charing Cross. It was an ancient parish in Middlesex that included the market town of Uxbridge. During the 1920s the civil pari ...

, he joined

West Ham United West Ham United Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Stratford, London, Stratford, East London, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English f ...

as an apprentice, making two League appearances for them. His debut came on 26 December 1983 as a substitute against

Southampton Southampton is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England. It is located approximately southwest of London, west of Portsmouth, and southeast of Salisbury. Southampton had a population of 253, ...

, whilst his final game was the last match of the 1983-84 season, against Everton. After an initial loan spell at

Northampton Town Northampton Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Northampton, England. The team competes in EFL League One, League One, the third level of the English football league system. Founded in 1897, the c ...

, he joined the Cobblers on a permanent basis during 1985–86. Donald went on to play 188 League games for them in total, and was a member of the side that won promotion from the Fourth Division in 1986-87. In 1989-90 Northampton were relegated and he joined

Colchester United Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its ea ...

in the close season. Colchester had just been relegated to the

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, but Donald helped them win promotion in his second season with the U's, missing just one League game as they edged

Wycombe Wanderers Wycombe Wanderers Football Club () is a professional association football club based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third level of the English football league system. Founded in 188 ...

to promotion. Donald played in 9 of their first 10 Football League games in 1992–93, but then only played one more league match (on 28 November), before his final senior appearance for the club - a

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match against his former side Northampton Town on 1 December 1992. Overall, he made 79 league appearances for the club over two and a half seasons. He subsequently returned to the Conference when he transferred to

Kettering Town Kettering Town Football Club is a football club based in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Latimer Park. Kettering were the first club to wear sponsorship on their shirts in 1976, and have ...

for the remainder of the 1992–93 season. In 1993-94 he missed only one league match for the Poppies, as they narrowly missed out on promotion to the League, being pipped by

Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Harriers Football Club are a professional association football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The team competes in the National League North, the sixth level of the English football league system. Formed in ...

. His last games for Kettering were in the 1994–95 season when he played 21 league matches. He subsequently played for Nuneaton Borough, Raunds Town, Daventry Town and Stamford Town.

Honours

Northampton Town

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Winner: 1986–87

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Donald, Warren 1964 births Men's association football midfielders English Football League players West Ham United F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players Kettering Town F.C. players Nuneaton Town F.C. players Stamford A.F.C. players Living people Daventry Town F.C. players Footballers from the London Borough of Hillingdon People from Hillingdon English men's footballers