Career
An inside right, he played in the Football League for N ottinghamshire County and Blackpool. Annbank-born Donnelly began his career with his hometown club Annbank. In 1893 he joined N ottinghamshire County, and going on to make 32 League appearances for the Magpies, scoring seven goals.
In 1896 he joined Blackpool, for whom he made fourteen League appearances and scored five goals, in their inaugural season in the Football League.
