Willie Donachie
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Donachie | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1965–1968 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1980 | Manchester City | 351 | (2) |
| 1980–1981 | Portland Timbers | 60 | (2) |
| 1981–1982 | Norwich City | 11 | (0) |
| 1982 | Portland Timbers | 31 | (0) |
| 1982–1984 | Burnley | 60 | (3) |
| 1984–1990 | Oldham Athletic | 169 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 1972–1978 | Scotland | 35 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2006–2007 | Millwall | ||
| 2008 | Antigua and Barbuda | ||
| 2011–2014 | Newcastle United Reserves | ||
| 2015 | Temecula FC | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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William Donachie (born 5 October 1951) is a Scottish former professional footballer. Donachie had a long playing career, the majority of which was with Manchester City. He also played for Norwich City, Burnley, Oldham Athletic and Portland Timbers. Donachie played 35 times for Scotland and was selected in two FIFA World Cup squads (1974 and 1978). Towards the end of his playing career Donachie became a player-coach at Oldham, working with Joe Royle. Donachie has since worked for numerous teams in coaching roles.
Donachie was born in Glasgow, but began his football career in England as a junior with Manchester City, turning professional in December 1968. He made his first team debut in February 1970 and replaced Glyn Pardoe at left-back in City's side and quickly established himself as a regular in the side. He played in two League Cup finals for City and went on to make 347 appearances before leaving in 1979 to play for NASL side Portland Timbers. He returned to England in September 1981, joining Norwich City for a fee of £200,000, but rejoined Portland in March 1982. In November the same year he joined Burnley.
In April 1972, he made his full debut for Scotland against Peru at Hampden Park, having previously made two appearances for Scotland's Under-23 side. He went on to win 35 full caps for Scotland and played in the 1978 World Cup finals.
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