Frank Donovan (footballer)

Frank Donovan

Personal information
Full name	Francis James Donovan
Date of birth	(1919-02-26)26 February 1919
Place of birth	Pembroke, Wales
Date of death	17 April 2003(2003-04-17) (aged 84)[1]
Place of death	Pembroke, Wales
Position(s)	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Milford United
	Haverfordwest
	Pembroke Borough
1950–1951	Swansea Town	15	(2)
	Pembroke Borough
International career
1948	Great Britain	2	(1)
Managerial career
	Pembroke Borough
	Milford United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francis James Donovan (26 February 1919 – 17 April 2003) was a Welsh footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics.^[2][3] Donovan played amateur football with Milford United, Haverfordwest and Pembroke Borough, where he captained them to promotion in 1947–48 and was selected for the 1948 Great Britain Olympic squad.^[4][5]

He joined the English Football League for Swansea Town,^[6] signing for the club in July 1950.

He rejoined Pembroke Borough in July 1951 helping them win the Welsh Football League double in the 1953–54 season.^[4]

He subsequently managed Pembroke Borough^[7] and Milford United.^[4]

He combined his football career with a job as an electrician at Pembroke Docks, and he also owned a sports shop.^[4]

References

1. "Frank Donovan". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
2. "Frank DONOVAN". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
3. "Frank Donovan". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
4. "Players of the Past". Swansea City AFC. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
5. "Frank Donovan". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
6. "SWANSEA CITY : 1946/47 – 2012/13". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
7. "Former Pembroke Borough star footballer dies". Western Telegraph.