In the 1970s he played for junior club King Street, also appearing in 1977 for Scotland Schoolboys against England at Wembley in front of a crowd of 72,000.
[3] He was then sold with Andy Harrow to Motherwell in 1982 by manager Alex Ferguson, who had concerns about the consistency of his ability.
[8][9] In 2014 AFC closed its Edinburgh and Glasgow youth programme centres, following a change to an Academy system.
[11] Since September 2020, Dornan has held the position of Business Development Manager at AJT Engineering in Aberdeen[12] From February 2013 through September 2020 Dornan held the position of Sales Manager at Kincardine Manufacturing Services Ltd (KMS) in Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire.
[13] KMS sponsored the AFC Community Trust mascot Donny The Sheep from its debut on 7 February 2015[14] until the end of the 2015/2016 season.