Kevin Donovan
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Kevin Donovan | ||
| Date of birth | 17 December 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Halifax, England | ||
| Playing position |
Right Winger Attacking midfielder |
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| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Brighouse Town (Youth team coach) |
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| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1988 | Elland Athletic | ||
| 1987–1988 | Huddersfield Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1992 | Huddersfield Town | 20 | (1) |
| 1992 | → Halifax Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1992–1997 | West Bromwich Albion | 168 | (19) |
| 1997–2001 | Grimsby Town | 154 | (23) |
| 2001–2003 | Barnsley | 54 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Rochdale | 7 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | York City | 31 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | Alfreton Town | ||
| Total | 440 | (46) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Kevin Donovan (born 17 December 1971) is an English former professional footballer and youth team coach of Brighouse Town.
As a player, he was a Midfielder from 1988 to 2007, starting his career with Huddersfield Town who had plucked him from junior side Elland Athletic. Donovan struggled to make an impact at Town and as well as a loan with Halifax Town he would only play a cameo role in the first team until the time of his departure in 1992 to West Bromwich Albion. During a five-year stay with Albion he helped the club to promotion via the Football League Division Two play-offs, something he would repeat with Grimsby Town during the 1997–98 season. In that same season the club also triumphed in the Football League Trophy with Donovan finishing club top scorer and thus collecting the "Player of the Season" award. He remained with Grimsby until the end of the 2001–02 season where he joined rivals Barnsley once his contract had expired. After two years with The Tykes he moved on to Rochdale and then York City in 2004. He finished his career with Conference North side Alfreton Town in 2006–07 season.
Since retiring Donovan has coached youngsters holding soccer classes at Brighouse Town, where he also coaches the youth side. He has also appeared as a guest pundit for BBC Radio Humberside whilst commentating on Grimsby Town games, a club who he is still closeley affiliated.
Donovan started playing for Elland Athletic in the Halifax league as an 8-year old before he joined Huddersfield Town, training at the centre of excellence, at 16 he became an apprentice and turned professional in October 1989. He joined Halifax Town on loan during February and March 1992, before moving to West Bromwich Albion for £70,000 in October of that year. He made his Albion debut against Port Vale in the same month. Donovan scored in Albion's 3–0 win over Vale in the Division Two play-off final the following May at Wembley as the club clinched promotion.
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