CF Frank O'Donnell | 🏴 | #387 |
Centre Forward
1938-39 🕒 31 | ⚽ 14 | 🔥 - | #387 |
Previous Player | Next Player |
|---|---|
F George Edwards | 🏴 | #386 | | GK Alan Wakeman | 🏴 | #388 | |
CF Frank O'Donnell | 🏴 | #387 |
Personal Profile
Full Name | Birth Date | Birthplace | Birth Country | Citizenship | Height | Foot | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Francis Joseph O'Donnell | 31 August 1911 | Buckhaven, Fife | Scotland | 🏴 | Scotland | 🏴 |
CF Frank O'Donnell | 🏴 | #387 |
Transfer In
Season | Date | Age | Fee | From | From | Signed Under |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1938-39 | November 1938 | 27 | £10,500 | Blackpool | Jimmy Hogan |
Season | Date | Age | Fee | From | From | Returned Under |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | Date | Age | Fee | From | From | Returned Under |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF Frank O'Donnell | 🏴 | #387 |
Villa Career
Seasons Active | In Fee
Active in League
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
🟩 Won | 🟨 Drew | 🟥 Lost |
Cards 🟨 Booking | 🟥 Sending Off |
Goalkeepers Only 🥅 Goals Conceded | ⛔ Clean Sheets |
CF Frank O'Donnell | 🏴 |
Aston Villa 1938-39 | £10,500 |
Football League First Division |
🕒 31 | ⚽ 14 | 🔥 - | #387 |
CF Frank O'Donnell | 🏴 | #387 |
Played Under
Jimmy Hogan 🏴
CF Frank O'Donnell | 🏴 | #387 |
Career Summary
Seasons | Appearances 🕒 | Starts 🕒 | Substitute 🔁 | Unused Sub 🇺 | Points per Game (PPG) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
🟩 Won | 🟩 Win % | 🟨 Drew | 🟨 Drawn % | 🟥 Lost | 🟥 Loss % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Goals ⚽ | Assists 🔥 | Yellow Cards 🟨 | Red Cards 🟥 |
|---|---|---|---|
14 | - | - | - |
Goal Involvements (GI) | Games per Goal (GPG) | Games per Goal Involvement (GiPG) |
|---|---|---|
14 | 2.21 |
CF Frank O'Donnell | 🏴 | #387 |
Season by Season Record
Season | Age | Lg | # | 🕒 | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🇺 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 | PPG | GPG | GiPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1938-39 | 27 | D1 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 14 | - | 0 |
Season | Age | Lg | # | 🕒 | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🇺 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 | PPG | GPG | GiPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | Age | Lg | # | 🕒 | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🇺 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 | PPG | GPG | GiPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | Age | Lg | # | 🕒 | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🇺 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 | PPG | GPG | GiPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | Age | Lg | # | 🕒 | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🇺 | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 | PPG | GPG | GiPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | Age | Lg | # | 🕒 | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🇺 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 | PPG | GPG | GiPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | Age | Lg | # | 🕒 | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🇺 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 | PPG | GPG | GiPG |
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Season | Age | Lg | # | 🕒 | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🇺 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 | PPG | GPG | GiPG |
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Season | Age | Lg | # | 🕒 | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🇺 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 | PPG | GPG | GiPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF Frank O'Donnell | 🏴 | #387 |
Goalkeeping Record
Goalkeeper # | Goals Conceded 🥅 | Goals Conceded per Game (CPG) | Clean Sheets ⛔ | % Clean Sheets ⛔ % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CF Frank O'Donnell | 🏴 | #387 |
Season by Season Goalkeeping Record
Season | Age | Lg | 🕒 | 🥅 | CPG | ⛔ | ⛔ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1938-39 | 27 | D1 | 31 |
Season | Age | Lg | 🕒 | 🥅 | CPG | ⛔ | ⛔ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | Age | Lg | 🕒 | 🥅 | CPG | ⛔ | ⛔ |
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Season | Age | Lg | 🕒 | 🥅 | CPG | ⛔ | ⛔ |
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Season | Age | Lg | 🕒 | 🥅 | CPG | ⛔ | ⛔ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF Frank O'Donnell | 🏴 | #387 |
Honours
Played for the Villa
CF Frank O'Donnell | 🏴 | #387 |
Villa Youth Record
n/a
Previous Clubs
Wellesley Juniors
1930-35 Glasgow Celtic
Scottish First Division
🕒 77 | ⚽ 51 | (League)
1935-37 Preston North End
Football League First Division
🕒 92 | ⚽ 36 | (League)
1937-38 Blackpool
Football League First Division
🕒 30 | ⚽ 17 | (League)
CF Frank O'Donnell | 🏴 | #387 |
Debut
Squad From Season | First Squad Match | First Squad Under |
|---|---|---|
1938-39 | 12 November 1938 | Jimmy Hogan 🏴 |
Promoted to First Team Under | Promoted to First Team Date |
|---|---|
Jimmy Hogan 🏴 | 12 November 1938 |
Debut Season | Debut Date | Debut Age | Debut Under |
|---|---|---|---|
1938-39 | 12 November 1938 | 27 | Jimmy Hogan 🏴 |
CF Frank O'Donnell | 🏴 | #387 |
First Goal Date
Game # | Match | Scorer(s) |
|---|---|---|
CF Frank O'Donnell | 🏴 | #387 |
Loans Out
None
CF Frank O'Donnell | 🏴 | #387 |
Final Appearance
Final Season | Final Game | Final Age | Final Game Under |
|---|---|---|---|
1938-39 | 6 May 1939 | 27 | Jimmy Hogan 🏴 |
Squad To Season | Final Squad | Final Squad Under |
|---|---|---|
1938-39 | 6 May 1939 | Jimmy Hogan 🏴 |
CF Frank O'Donnell | 🏴 | #387 |
Transfer Out
Out Season | Transfer Out Date | Age | Fee | To | To | Left Under |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1938-39 | 1939 | 28 | Free | Nottingham Forest | Jimmy Hogan 🏴 |
Out Season | Transfer Out Date | Age | Fee | To | To | Left Under |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Out Season | Transfer Out Date | Age | Fee | To | To | Left Under |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF Frank O'Donnell | 🏴 | #387 |
Subsequent Clubs
1946-47 Nottingham Forest, Free
Football League Second Division
🕒 11 | ⚽ 5 | (League)
1947 Raith Rovers
Scottish League Division B
1947 Buxton (Player Manager)
Cheshire County League
Retired
CF Frank O'Donnell | 🏴 | #387 |
Quotes
CF Frank O'Donnell | 🏴 | #387 |
Biography
Player #387 for Aston Villa, Francis Joseph O’Donnell, known as Frank O’Donnell, played as a centre forward for the club.
Frank played for Villa in 1938-39 making 31 appearances and scoring 14 goals.
Frank was born in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland on 31 August 1911 and made his debut appearance for Villa on the 12 November 1938 aged 27.
Villa had signed Frank from Blackpool for a fee of £10,500 in November 1938 - the second highest fee Villa had ever paid out after the £10,775 splashed out on Jimmy Allen in June 1934.
Frank hit the ground running in his Villa career and ended the season with an excellent scoring rate of 14 goals in 29 league appearances.
Despite that Frank was allowed to leave the club for Nottingham Forest without adding to his appearances or goal tally of the 1938-39 season.
Frank played his final game on Saturday, 6 May 1939. Frank played under manager Jimmy Hogan.
Frank passed away in Macclesfield on 4th September 1952 aged just 41.
Died
4 September 1952, Aged 41
CF Frank O'Donnell | 🏴 | #387 |
Appearances
31
Game | Matchday Summary | Match Squad |
|---|
CF Frank O'Donnell | 🏴 | #387 |
Starts
31
Game | Matchday Summary | Line Up |
|---|---|---|
Game #1916 | 🟨 7 Jan 1939, Villa 1-1 Ipswich, Villa Park | GK Fred Biddlestone | 🏴 |
LB George Cummings | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Allen | 🏴 | ⚽ |
RB Ernie Callaghan | 🏴 |
M Alex Massie | 🏴 |
W Eric Houghton | 🏴 |
F Ronnie Starling | 🏴 |
CF Bob Iverson | 🏴 |
F Freddie Haycock | 🏴 |
CF Frank O'Donnell | 🏴 |
CF Frank Broome | 🏴 | |
CF Frank O'Donnell | 🏴 | #387 |
Substitute Appearances
0
Game | Matchday Summary | Sub Sub |
|---|
CF Frank O'Donnell | 🏴 | #387 |
Unused Substitute Appearances
0
Game | Matchday Summary | Unused Substitutes |
|---|
CF Frank O'Donnell | 🏴 | #387 |
Goals Scored
14
Game | Matchday Summary | Scorer(s) |
|---|---|---|
Game #1907 | 🟩 19 Nov 1938, Villa 6-2 Chelsea, Villa Park | Scorer(s) | Frank O'Donnell | Frank O'Donnell | Eric Houghton | Freddie Haycock | Freddie Haycock | Frank Broome | |
Game #1909 | 🟩 3 Dec 1938, Villa 2-0 Charlton, Villa Park | Scorer(s) | Bob Iverson | 1' | Frank O'Donnell | 60' | |
Game #1911 | 🟩 17 Dec 1938, Villa 2-1 Leeds, Villa Park | Scorer(s) | Frank O'Donnell | 4' | Eric Houghton (pen) | 81' | |
Game #1913 | 🟩 26 Dec 1938, Villa 5-1 Sunderland, Roker Park | Scorer(s) | Frank O'Donnell | Eric Houghton | Freddie Haycock | Frank Broome | Frank Broome | |
Game #1920 | 🟥 28 Jan 1939, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Villa Park | Scorer(s) | Frank O'Donnell | |
Game #1922 | 🟩 8 Feb 1939, Villa 4-2 Brentford, Griffin Park | Scorer(s) | Frank O'Donnell | Freddie Haycock | Frank Broome | Frank Broome | |
Game #1923 | 🟩 15 Feb 1939, Villa 4-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park | Scorer(s) | Frank O'Donnell | Frank O'Donnell | Frank Broome | Jackie Martin | |
Game #1925 | 🟨 25 Feb 1939, Villa 1-1 Leicester, Filbert Street | Scorer(s) | Frank O'Donnell | |
Game #1928 | 🟩 18 Mar 1939, Villa 3-0 Stoke, Villa Park | Scorer(s) | Frank O'Donnell | Eric Houghton | Frank Broome | |
Game #1930 | 🟩 1 Apr 1939, Villa 3-0 Preston, Villa Park | Scorer(s) | Frank O'Donnell | Frank O'Donnell | Jackie Martin | |
Game #1932 | 🟥 10 Apr 1938, Villa 1-2 Wolves, Molineux | Scorer(s) | Frank O'Donnell | |
CF Frank O'Donnell | 🏴 | #387 |
Assists Made
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Game | Matchday Summary | Assist(s) |
|---|---|---|
Game #1909 | 🟩 3 Dec 1938, Villa 2-0 Charlton, Villa Park | Assist(s) | Frank O'Donnell | 1' | Freddie Haycock | 60' | |
CF Frank O'Donnell | 🏴 | #387 |
Cards Received
🟨
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🟥
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Game | Matchday Summary | Villa Cards |
|---|
International Career
Scotland
FA | National Team | Caps with Villa |
|---|---|---|
Scotland | 1938-39 🕒 0 | 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺- | |
FA | National Team | Full International Record |
|---|---|---|
Scotland | 1937-38 🕒 6 | ⚽ 2 | |
FA | 🕒 Caps | 🕒 Starts | 🔁 Sub | ⚽ Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FA | First Cap with Villa |
|---|---|
FA | First International Goal with Villa |
|---|---|
FA | Last Cap with Villa |
|---|---|
International Record
1938-39 🕒 0 | 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺- |
Scotland
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