Full name Michael Flynn McDonald 1968–1972 Clydebank Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland Name Mike McDonald | Playing position Role Footballer Years Team Position Goalkeeper | |
Date of birth (1950-11-08) 8 November 1950 (age 65) | ||
Michael Flynn "Mike" McDonald (born 8 November 1950) was a footballer who played in The Football League for Stoke City as well as a number of Scottish clubs.
Career
McDonald was born in Glasgow and played with St Roch's and Clydebank before joining Stoke City in 1972. His transfer to Stoke came about when, in October 1972, Stoke's World Cup-winning goalkeeper Gordon Banks was involved in a near fatal car crash which left him blind in one eye and ended his top flight career. Manager Tony Waddington wanted Scotland international Bobby Clark to be his replacement but he failed to impress the Stoke board and the move fell through. So Instead Banks' understudy John Farmer was made first choice and McDonald was brought in as his back-up. He made just nine appearances for Stoke in two seasons and returned north of the border to Hibernian. He later went on to play for Berwick Rangers, Hawick Royal Albert, St Johnstone and Arbroath.
McDonald later managed Gala Fairydean. He was banned from the touchline for 18 months in April 1989 by the Scottish Football Association. In December 2014 McDonald was appointed joint-manager at non-league Congleton Town.