| Jimmy McDonnell | |
| Irish: | Séamus Mac Domhnaill |
| Sport: | Gaelic football |
| Code: | Football |
| County: | Louth |
| Province: | Leinster |
| Club: | Darver Volunteers St Joseph's |
| Clcounty: | 0 |
| Counties: | Louth |
| Icyears: | 1948–1960 |
| Icposition: | Full-forward |
| Icprovince: | 4 |
| Icallireland: | 1 |
| Nfl: | 0 |
| Birth Place: | Darver, County Louth, Ireland |
| Death Place: | Knockbridge, County Louth, Ireland |
| Birth Date: | 1927 |
James McDonnell (1927 – 30 September 2017) was an Irish Gaelic football manager, selector and player. His league and championship career with the Louth senior team spanned three decades from 1948 until 1960.[1] [2] [3]
Born in Darver, County Louth, McDonnell first played competitive Gaelic football with the Darver Volunteers club. He won a junior league medal in 1952 before winning a county junior championship medal in 1956. From 1961 onward McDonnell played with the newly-formed St Joseph's club.[4]
McDonnell made his debut with the Louth senior team during the 1948 championship. Over the next ten seasons he enjoyed much success, culminating with the winning of an All-Ireland medal in 1957. He also won four Leinster medals. McDonnell retired from inter-county Gaelic football in 1958 but returned for one final season in 1960.[5]
In retirement from playing McDonnell became involved in team management and coaching. At inter-county level he was a selector with the Louth senior team during the 1960s. McDonnell later managed St. Joseph's to a county intermediate championship title in 1990.[6]