Paddy McDonald | |
Fullname: | Patrick Joseph McDonald |
Birth Date: | 27 March 1897 |
Birth Place: | Creswick, Victoria |
Death Place: | Albury, New South Wales |
Height: | 174 cm |
Statsend: | 1919 |
Years1: | 1918–1919 |
Club1: | Essendon |
Games Goals1: | 9 (3) |
Patrick Joseph McDonald (27 March 1897 – 30 January 1965) was an Australian rules footballer who played for in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
The son of John Thomas McDonald (1863-1929),[1] and Margaret Mary McDonald (1860-1936), née O'Brien,[2] Patrick Joseph McDonald, known as "Paddy", was born at Allendale, Victoria on 27 March 1897.
He married Eileen Neville (1898-1976) in 1923.
McDonald began his VFL career for in 1918. He played his final VFL match in 1919 having played 9 matches.[3] His brother Frank McDonald also played for Essendon.[4]