Name: O'Donnell, Francis Joseph (Frank)



Birthdate: 1911-08-31 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland (Died: 1952-09-04 in Macclesfield)

Position: Forward

Playing for Villa: 10 November 1938 - March 1947

Previous clubs: Scottish schoolboy football, Wellesley Juniors, Celtic, Preston North End, Blackpool

Signed: £10.500 - From Blackpool

Sold: Free transfer - To Nottingham Forest

League: 29 matches - 14 goals

Cup: 2 matches - 0 goals

International: Scotland A (1937-38, 6 - 2 goals)


More info:
The Football League was suspended after 3 games 1939-40. These three matches were later expunged from official records. He played all three of these games and also in The Football League Jubilee Trust Fund game against WBA.

O'Donnell also played with Villa during World War 2. (14 - 7 goals)
He guested for Blackpool, Heart of Midlothian, Wolverhampton, RAF Cosford, Brighton, Fulham, Brentford, York, Tottenham and Nottingham during World War 2.



Season

1938-39
1939-40
1940-41
1941-42
1942-43
1943-44
1944-45
1945-46
1946-47
First team

31 - 14 goals
4 - 0 goals (see More info)
0
0
0
14 - 7 goals
0
0
0
Reserves

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Youth

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