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Fullname: | J. Edward Connor |
Birth Date: | 19 April 1884 |
Birth Place: | Weaste, England |
Death Date: | [1] |
Death Place: | Stretford, England |
Height: | 5 ft 7 in[2] |
Position: | Outside forward, inside left |
Clubs1: | Eccles Borough |
Years2: | 1907–1908 |
Clubs2: | Lincoln City |
Caps2: | 4 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Clubs3: | Eccles Borough |
Years4: | –1909 |
Clubs4: | Walkden Central |
Years5: | 1909–1910 |
Clubs5: | Manchester United |
Caps5: | 15 |
Goals5: | 2 |
Years6: | 1911–1912 |
Clubs6: | Sheffield United |
Caps6: | 14 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 1912–1919 |
Clubs7: | Bury |
Caps7: | 89 |
Goals7: | 4 |
Clubs8: | Fulham |
Years9: | 1919–1920 |
Clubs9: | Exeter City |
Years10: | 1920–1921 |
Clubs10: | Rochdale |
Caps10: | 28 |
Goals10: | 1 |
Years11: | 1921 |
Clubs11: | Nelson |
Years12: | 1921–1922 |
Clubs12: | Chesterfield |
Caps12: | 9 |
Goals12: | 2 |
Clubs13: | Saltney Athletic |
J. Edward Connor (19 April 1884 – 19 January 1955) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside forward in the Football League for Lincoln City, Manchester United, Sheffield United, Bury and Chesterfield.[3] [4] After his retirement from football, Connor returned to Manchester United as a scout and office worker.[5]
Connor worked as a warehouseman. He served in the Royal Naval Air Service, the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force during the First World War.[6]
Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Lincoln City | 1907–08[7] | Second Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
Manchester United | 1909–10[8] | First Division | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | ||
1910–11 | First Division | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | |||
Total | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | ||||
Sheffield United | 1911–12[9] | First Division | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
Bury | 1912–13 | Second Division | 36 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 39 | 2 | ||
1913–14 | Second Division | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | |||
1914–15 | Second Division | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 18 | 3 | |||
Total | 89 | 4 | 9 | 1 | — | 98 | 5 | ||||
Rochdale | 1920–21[10] | Central League | 28 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3[11] | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
Chesterfield | 1921–22[12] | Third Division North | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 2 | ||
Career total | 159 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 177 | 11 |