Kevin Donnelly (football fan)
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Kevin Donnelley is the chairman of Lunnainn Albannaich football supporters club,[1] the editor of Haggis Supper Fanzine|,[2][3] and an author of two football-themed novels.[4][2][5] He is most notable for collecting the Per Ludos Fraternitas trophy in 1988.[6]
Donnelley who was born in Dumfries, Scotland and lives in London, England has been a football fan since 1977.[2] He had attended more than 125 matches[7] and is the chairman of the London-based Scotland football supporters club.[1]
He is the editor of Haggis Supper football fanzine[3] and has published two novels: One Team In Tallinn and Chancers, Dancers & Romancers.[2][4][5]
In 1998, Donnelley accepted the Per Ludos Fraternitas trophy from the International Association for Non-Violence in Sport on behalf of all Scottish football fans.[6]
In 2021 Donnelley co-organized the restoration of the grave of Andrew Watson (footballer, born 1856), Scotland's first black football player. Donnelley led the fundraising efforts for the work.[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Slow news day?". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Tartan soldier who doesn't want a war". The Independent. 1999-11-16. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Schindler, Jörg (2021-06-18). "Schottland gegen England bei der Fußball-EM: Hier wird der Brexit mit Füßen getreten". Der Spiegel (in Deutsch). ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Donnelly, Kevin. Chancers, Dancers and Romancers.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Chancers, Dancers & Romancers | Tartan Army Sunshine Appeal". Retrieved 2021-12-18.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Fans seek loyalty pledge". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
- ↑ Walker, Mark (10 June 2021). "Excitement of trip to World Cup in Mexico made me emigrate . to the wrong country; High on the buzz of his travels with the Tartan Army in 1986, Kevin Donnelly made the 'stupid' decision to move to New Zealand". The Daily Record.
- ↑ "Andrew Watson - Corinthian - Grave Restoration". www.andrewwatsoncorinthian.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
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