 Nyorera kuenderera kweiyi ndima - Pakarepo mushure mekujoinha United, Donaghy aive wekutanga-sarudzo kuruboshwe-kumashure kwemwaka wa198889, achishaya chete mutambo weLigi Mukombe uyo waakange akasungirirwa mukombe. Zvisinei, mikana yake yakanga isina kukwana mumwaka wa1989-90, uye akanga asingakwanisi kuita kunyange bhenji rekushandura nokuda kwe1990 FA Cup Finalkukunda Crystal Palace. Zvisinei, akaita kuti bhenji rinotsiva rekukunda kweEuropean Cup Winners Cup muna 1990-91. 