Scott Paul Donnelly (born 25 December 1987) is an English

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who plays as a

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for Hayes & Yeading United.

Career

Born in

Hammersmith Hammersmith is a district of West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It is the administrative centre of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, and identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. ...

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, Donnelly had a promising start to his career, making his first league appearance for

Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England, which compete in the . After a nomadic early existence, they have played home matches at Loftus Ro ...

at the age of 16 in October 2004 during a 2–1 defeat to

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 ...

. A series of injuries set him back though and, despite signing a professional contract in 2006, he was released in January 2007. Donnelly then played for non-League side

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and scored on his debut. In July 2007, had a successful trial and joined

Aldershot Town Aldershot Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Aldershot Aldershot () is a town in Hampshire, England. It lies on heathland in the extreme northeast corner of the county, southwest of London. The area i ...

. He was later handed a contract to keep him at the club until the end of the 2008–09 season, and scored the equaliser in a 1–1 draw with

Exeter City Exeter City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Exeter, Devon, England. The team play in , the third tier of the English football league system. Known as "the Grecians", the origin of their nickname is subject to ...

that handed them promotion to the Football League. Donnelly also scored the Aldershot winner with a free kick in the team's first league game this season against

Accrington Stanley Accrington Stanley Football Club is a professional association football club based in Accrington, Lancashire, England. The club competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They have spent their complete history ...

, making him the first player to score for Aldershot in their second spell as a

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club. On 1 February 2010, it was reported that Donnelly was set to join

Wycombe Wanderers Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play their home ...

on loan with a view to a permanent move. On 23 June 2010, Donnelly agreed a move to

Swansea City Swansea City Association Football Club (; cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Cymdeithas Dinas Abertawe) is a professional football club based in Swansea, Wales that plays in the Championship, the second tier of English football. Swansea have played their ho ...

, penning a three-year deal with the

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outfit. He made one appearance as an 81st-minute substitute during a 3–0 victory over

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. On 30 December 2010, Donnelly agreed a loan move to

, the club he was linked with during the summer. His loan spell lasts until the end of the 2010–11 season. On 13 June 2011, it was announced that Donnelly would return on loan to Wycombe until the end of the 2011–12 season. He went on trial with Bradford City, featuring in their tour of Ireland 4–0 win against Wexford Youths. In September 2012, Donnelly joined

Aldershot Aldershot () is a town in Hampshire, England. It lies on heathland in the extreme northeast corner of the county, southwest of London. The area is administered by Rushmoor Borough Council. The town has a population of 37,131, while the Alders ...

on a short-term contract. He made his debut on 29 September against

York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team compete in the National League, at the fifth tier of the English football league sys ...

. This was quickly followed by a short time on loan at

Southend United Southend United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of English football. Southend are known as ...

in order to try an earn a permanent transfer. However this was unsuccessful and he then joined

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of the

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in order to benefit from first team football and improve his fitness. In January 2013 Donnelly signed for Newport County until the end of the 2012–13 season. Donnelly scored on his Newport debut after 30 seconds versus Tamworth on 9 February 2013. County eventually finished 3rd in the league, reaching the Conference National playoffs. Newport County won the playoff final versus

Wrexham Wrexham ( ; cy, Wrecsam; ) is a city and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the count ...

Wembley Stadium Wembley Stadium (branded as Wembley Stadium connected by EE for sponsorship reasons) is a football stadium in Wembley, London. It opened in 2007 on the site of the Wembley Stadium (1923), original Wembley Stadium, which was demolished from 200 ...

2–0 to return to the Football League after a 25-year absence with promotion to

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. He was released by Newport County 10 May 2013. In August 2013 Donnelly rejoined

on a non-contract basis. In October 2017 he joined his current club Hayes & Yeading United, scoring 2 goals on his debut against Cambridge City. He left the club in the summer 2019 to join Moneyfields. However, he returned to Hayes & Yeading United again on 20 August 2019. In December 2021, he re-signed for

Southern Football League The Southern League is a men's football competition featuring semi-professional clubs from the South and Midlands of England. Together with the Isthmian League and the Northern Premier League it forms levels seven and eight of the English fo ...

Premier Division South side Hayes & Yeading United for a third time, having left divisional rivals Beaconsfield Town, for whom he had only signed for in the summer.

Career statistics

:A. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including substitutes) in the

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and

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Family

His sister Stacey Tracey Donnelly plays for the U17

Republic of Ireland women's national football team ) , Association = Women's Football Association of Ireland , Confederation = UEFA (Europe) , Coach = Vera Pauw , Captain = Katie McCabe , Most caps = Emma Byrne (134) , Top scorer = Olivia ...

that reached the

2010 UEFA U-17 Women's Championship The 2010 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship football tournament took place between 8 April and 26 June. Germany was the defending champion. Spain won the final on penalties 4–1 against the Republic of Ireland. Spain, Ireland and third placed Ge ...

Fina

Honours

;Aldershot Town: *

: 2008 ;Newport County: *

Conference National The National League, known as the Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest level of the National League System and fifth-highest of the overall English football league system. It is the highest league that is semi-profes ...

play-off winner: 2013

References

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Scott Donnelly
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