McDonald initially signed as an amateur in July 1948 and played for the reserve team before being called up for National Service in 1950.
Returning to Turf Moor on a professional contract in 1952, he “established himself as Burnley’s number one and for the next couple of seasons, he was more or less ever-present”, the club said.
After recovering from a broken ankle suffered against Chelsea in December 1956, he made his first appearance for the national side in 1958 before that year’s World Cup.
