John Donnelly (17 December 1936 – 31 July 2009) was a Scottish footballer who played for

Celtic Celtic, Celtics or Keltic may refer to: Language and ethnicity *pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia **Celts (modern) *Celtic languages **Proto-Celtic language * Celtic music *Celtic nations Sports Fo ...

and

Preston North End Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional football club in Preston, Lancashire, England, who currently play in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league syste ...

. Donnelly was part of the Celtic side that defeated

Rangers A Ranger is typically someone in a military/paramilitary or law enforcement role specializing in patrolling a given territory, called “ranging”. The term most often refers to: * Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with protecting and ...

7–1 in the

1957 Scottish League Cup Final The 1957 Scottish League Cup Final was the final of the 1957–58 Scottish League Cup. The football match was played on 19 October 1957 at Hampden Park, in which Celtic beat rivals Rangers in a record 7–1 victory. The final was nicknamed "Ham ...

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* 1936 births 2009 deaths Scottish men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Armadale Thistle F.C. players Celtic F.C. players Preston North End F.C. players Scottish Football League players English Football League players Scottish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Scottish expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Addington F.C. players Sportspeople from Broxburn, West Lothian Footballers from West Lothian {{Scotland-footy-defender-1930s-stub