James Donnelly (1879–unknown) was an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who played in the

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for

Leicester Fosse Leicester City Football Club is an English professional association football, football club based in Leicester in the East Midlands of England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football league system, Eng ...

and

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1879 births English men's footballers Men's association football forwards English Football League players South Bank F.C. players Sheffield United F.C. players Leicester City F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Year of death missing People from South Bank, Redcar and Cleveland Footballers from North Yorkshire {{England-footy-forward-1870s-stub