Patrick Joseph McDonald (27 March 1897 – 30 January 1965) was an Australian rules footballer who played for in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family The son of John Thomas McDonald (1863–1929),Deaths: McDonald, The Age, (Monday, 14 January 1929), p.1. and Margaret Mary McDonald (1860–1936), née O'Brien,Deaths: McDonald, The Age, (Friday, 13 November 1936), P.1. Patrick Joseph McDonald, known as "Paddy", was born at Allendale, Victoria on 27 March 1897.
He married Eileen Neville (1898–1976) in 1923.
Football McDonald began his VFL career for in 1918. He played his final VFL match in 1919 having played 9 matches. His brother Frank McDonald also played for Essendon.
Footnotes
References Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996.
External links