| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Donald Welbourne[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1949-03-12)12 March 1949 (age 76) | ||
| Place of birth | Scunthorpe, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Scunthorpe United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1976 | Scunthorpe United | 254 | (5) |
| 1975 | Boston Minutemen | 17 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Donald Welbourne (born 12 March 1949[2]) is an English former professionalfootballer who made more than 250 appearances inthe Football League playing as acentral defender forScunthorpe United.[3] He also played in theNorth American Soccer League (NASL) for theBoston Minutemen.
Welbourne was born inScunthorpe,Lincolnshire. He began his football career as an apprentice withScunthorpe United, and made his debut as a 17-year-old in September 1966. After establishing himself in the first team a couple of years later, he spent seven seasons as a regular, and was part of theFourth Division team that knocked First DivisionSheffield Wednesday out of the1969–70 FA Cup on Wednesday's own ground, before injury ended his professional career in November 1975.[4][5] In 1969, he andGrimsby Town playerGraham Rathbone were sent off for fighting, and each received an eight-week ban, "suspensions of unprecedented severity", according toThe Times.[6] Welbourne played for theBoston Minutemen, alongsideEusébio, as they won the Northern Division of theNorth American Soccer League in 1975.[7] He later became a window-cleaner.[5] He also played forAppleby Frodingham.[8]
Welbourne's older brotherDuncan was also a professional footballer who played more than 450 games forWatford.[9]
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