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Donaldson graduated through the Portuguese Vale junior squad to sign first team forms in July 1954.
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However he had to wait until the start of the 1957-1958 campaign before he played another game. By this time the "Valiants" had been relegated from the Second Division to the Third Division South, and Norman Low had replaced Freddie Steele as manager. He featured just eight times in the Third Division in the 1959-1960 season, but claimed four goals against Colchester United, Accrington Stanley (2), and Newport County.
He left Vale Park in August 1960, when he was sold to Exeter City for a £2,000 fee.
He scored six goals in 36 Fourth Division games for Glen Wilson"s "Grecians" in the 1960-1961 season, before departing Street James Park. He then played 20 Fourth Division games for Chester in the 1961-1962 campaign, as the "Seals" finished bottom of the Football League.
He then left the Deva Stadium, and later played for Cheshire County League sides Macclesfield Town and Stafford Rangers. With Portuguese Vale.
