| Tom Donnelly | |
| Fullname: | Thomas Donnelly |
| Height: | 5ft 9in |
| Birth Date: | 12 March 1947[1] |
| Birth Place: | Irvine, Scotland |
| Youthyears1: | 1964–1966 |
| Youthclubs1: | Rangers |
| Years1: | 1966–1968 |
| Clubs1: | Rangers |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1968–1971 |
| Clubs2: | Motherwell |
| Caps2: | 74 |
| Goals2: | 10 |
| Years3: | 1971–1978 |
| Clubs3: | East Stirlingshire |
| Caps3: | 216 |
| Goals3: | 26 |
| Years4: | 1978–1980 |
| Clubs4: | St Roch's |
| Years5: | – |
| Totalcaps: | 290 |
| Totalgoals: | 36 |
Thomas Donnelly (born 12 March 1947) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a right half or inside right.
Having come to the attention of professional clubs as part of a successful school team at Cumnock Academy, Donnelly began his career at Rangers in 1964 but failed to break into the first team.[2] Released in 1968, he joined Motherwell and quickly became an important part of the team as they won the Scottish Division Two title in 1968–69 to regain the top-tier status they lost a year earlier.[3] [2] Donnelly's importance in the side began to diminish, and in 1971 he moved on to part-timers East Stirlingshire,[4] [5] where he was a regular for the next seven years[2] [6] before retiring via a spell with St Roch's in the junior leagues.[6] By that point he had qualified as a school teacher in Glasgow.
His son Simon was also a footballer who played for clubs including Celtic and Partick Thistle, and for the Scotland national team.[7]