Simon Donnelly

Simon Donnelly

Donnelly with York City in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Simon Thomas Donnelly
Date of birth	(1974-12-01) 1 December 1974 (age 42)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	York City (assistant manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1993	Queen's Park	0	(0)
1993–1999	Celtic	146	(30)
1999–2003	Sheffield Wednesday	53	(8)
2003–2004	St Johnstone	36	(8)
2004–2006	Dunfermline Athletic	39	(4)
2006–2013	Partick Thistle	153	(19)
Total		427	(69)
National team
1994–1996	Scotland under-21	11	(3)
1997–1998	Scotland	10	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2011.

Simon Thomas Donnelly (born 1 December 1974) is a Scottish professional footballer and coach. He was last the assistant manager at League Two club York City.

Donnelly grew up in Burnside, Rutherglen and attended Stonelaw High School. A wide-sided forward, he started his career at Queen's Park but left in 1993 to join Celtic. Donnelly made his league debut towards the end of the 1993–94 season, appearing as a substitute in a 0–0 draw against Hibernian. Playing in the majority of matches from March onwards, Donnelly netted five league goals in 12 appearances. He failed to improve on this tally in the following season as he did not score in 17 outings, although he reached both domestic cup finals, being part of Celtic's Scottish Cup-winning side. In the 1995–96 season, Donnelly became a regular, missing only one league match and scoring six goals, and featured in the majority of the 1996–97 campaign.

The 1997–98 season saw Donnelly's best return of goals, scoring 10 goals in 30 league matches as Celtic won the Scottish Premier Division and Scottish League Cup. The following season, Donnelly netted five goals in 23 appearances in what was his final year at Celtic Park. In July 1999, Donnelly – along with Phil O'Donnell – joined Sheffield Wednesday on a Bosman free transfer.