The 38-year-old moves to the Northolme following a second spell with Vanarama National League North play-off winners York City, who he re-joined from SkyBet League Two side Bradford City in June 2021.

He started his career with Bradford and then Hull City, is an imposing forward who re-joins the Minstermen upon the completion of his contract at Bradford - 14 years after his first spell and after an excellent football career in the Championship with the likes of Birmingham City, Sheffield United and Brentford as well as for Hibernian, Crewe Alexandra and Bolton Wanderers.

He played 41 times for home-town club Bradford City in League Two in 2020/21 and captained the side on multiple occasions.

Capped twice by England C, Donaldson also has also played 10 times for Jamaica, scoring 2 goals.

Joint boss and a former team-mate of Donaldson’s at York, Neal Bishop, told https://www.gainsboroughtrinity.com: "Clayton is someone who I played with many moons ago at York and played against many times in the Football League.

"To get him in has been a group effort right from the chairman down. We outlined our ambitions for the club and where we see him contributing to the project both on and off the pitch. He will be massive for us in terms of training levels, how he conducts himself and is the profile of a player that I believe we were missing at times last season.

“He’s a player who could have gone to some fantastic clubs - higher in the pyramid - but has bought in to what me and Damon Parkinson are trying to do here, we are delighted to have him on board”.