Born: 21 October 1920

Born in: Liverpool

Died: 24 February 1993

Other clubs: Tranmere Rovers (1952-54), Port Vale (1954-57), Winsford United (1957-59), Skelmersdale United (1959-62)

Signed from: Local

Joined Liverpool: January 1938

Debut: 12 Oct 1946

Final appearance: 23 Feb 1952

Debut goal: 12 Oct 1946

Last goal: 16 Feb 1952

Contract until: 15.05.1952

Honours: League Championship 1946/47

Wartime: Apps / Goals: 139 / 150

League: Apps / Goals / Assists: 95 / 32 / 7

All Competitions: Apps / Goals / Assists: 110 / 36 / 8

Player Profile

A strong centre-forward, who was feared by opposing defences and was maybe built more like a boxer than a football player. Done netted the only goal of his Liverpool debut, on 2 September 1939 against Chelsea, but the outbreak of World War II meant that this was the final competitive fixture for several years. Done's goal no longer counted to his career total as the three League games played in the 1939/40 season were expunged from Football League records. Done was very prolific in wartime games with Liverpool and scored 147 goals in 137 games which was no mean feat!

When League football resumed after the war ended, Done made an important contribution by scoring ten times from 17 appearances, including hat-tricks against Huddersfield and Grimsby, as the Reds marched on to the First Division Championship. Done hardly featured the following season but 13 goals in his first eight reserve games of the 1948/49 season were hard to ignore and he continued his excellent form with the first team and got into double figures again with 12 goals from 28 appearances. Done wasn't as prolific for the last three seasons of his Liverpool career and he wasn't always a regular even missing out completely on the FA Cup run which took the club to its first Wembley final in 1950. Done moved to Tranmere Rovers in Third Division North in 1952 and scored 61 goals in 87 League games for them and 34 goals in 52 for second division Port Vale between 1954-1957. Done came back to haunt Liverpool on 8 April 1955 when Port Vale beat the Reds 4-3 at Vale Park. Done scored all four for Vale!