| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Donald Sloan | ||
| Date of birth | 31 July 1883 | ||
| Place of birth | Rankinston, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1 January 1917 (aged 33) | ||
| Place of death | near Saint-Laurent-Blangy, France | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1903 | Ayr | ||
| 1903–1906 | Distillery | ||
| 1906–1908 | Everton | 6 | (0) |
| 1908–1909 | Liverpool | 6 | (0) |
| 1909– | Distillery | ||
| –1912 | Bathgate | ||
| 1912–1914 | East Stirlingshire | 43 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1905 | Irish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Distillery (player-manager) | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Donald Sloan (31 July 1883 – 1 January 1917) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for in the Football League for Everton and Liverpool as a goalkeeper. He also played in the Scottish and Irish Leagues and made one appearance for the Irish League XI.
Sloan served as a private in the Black Watch during the First World War. He was killed when a German heavy mortar hit his dugout on 1 January 1917 near Saint-Laurent-Blangy, which caused it to collapse. He was buried in Faubourg-d'Amiens Cemetery, Arras. Sloan's elder brother Alexander Sloan later became the Labour MP for South Ayrshire. Four of his younger brothers also fought in the First World War, of whom three died.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Everton | 1906–07 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1907–08 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Liverpool | 1908–09 | First Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| East Stirlingshire | 1912–13 | Scottish First Division | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 1913–14 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Total | 43 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 59 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 55 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 71 | 0 | ||
