John Archibald McDonald (29 May 1882 – 4 June 1961) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1905 and 1906.

McDonald was born in Belper, Derbyshire. He made his debut for Derbyshire during the 1905 season, playing against Nottinghamshire. McDonald scored a career-high score of 21 runs in his debut first-class innings, but the team slipped to a defeat. McDonald played two further first-class matches for Derbyshire during the 1906 season. He was a right-handed batsman and played 6 innings in 3 first-class matches with a top score of 21 and an average of 9.50

McDonald died in Brownhill, Lancashire in 1961, at the age of 79.^[1]