Donald Colman Football player

Donald Cameron Cunningham, known as Donald Colman (14 August 1878 - 1942) was a football player and coach (or trainer) in the early years of the 20th century, playing and coaching most notably for Aberdeen. His career in senior football did not begin until he was in his late twenties, and he was capped by Scotland at the late age of 33. As a coach, he was renowned partly as the inventor of the dugout, a sunken, sheltered area for note taking, which he introduced at Aberdeen's Pittodrie Stadium, making it the first football stadium to feature this innovation.

Personal facts

Birth dateAugust 14, 1878
Birth place
Scotland , Dunbartonshire , Renton West Dunbartonshire
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1942
Place of death
Aberdeen , Scotland

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Football player

position
Defender (association football)
teams
Dumbarton F.C.
Aberdeen F.C.
Maryhill F.C.
Motherwell F.C.
Scotland national football team
Glasgow Perthshire F.C.
Renton F.C.

Donald Colman on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.afc.co.uk/history/darkbluedons/index.cfm?player_id=66