Liam Donnelly

Liam Donnelly was a rotational midfield option for St Mirren in the Premiership, making 17 appearances with 10 starts and seven outings from the bench. His one league goal and three yellow cards point to a functional role rather than a major attacking influence, while five further domestic cup appearances added depth across a season in which St Mirren also beat Celtic 3-1 in the League Cup final.

Donnelly's career has settled into a steady Scottish Premiership pattern after early moves from Fulham to Crawley Town on loan and then Hartlepool United. Motherwell was the standout spell, including seven goals in 2019-20, before free-transfer moves to Kilmarnock and St Mirren kept him at a similar level rather than marking a clear rise or decline.

The transfer record shows a player whose value has been built more on reliability than fees. Fulham loaned him to Crawley, released him to Hartlepool, and Motherwell later paid an undisclosed fee, but his subsequent switches to Kilmarnock and St Mirren were both free transfers, suggesting pragmatic recruitment within the Scottish market.