Ted Connor Explained

Ted Connor
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]

Personal life

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]

Career statistics

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SeasonLeagueNational cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lincoln City1907–08[7] Second Division400040
Manchester United1909–10[8] First Division810081
1910–11First Division710071
Total15200152
Sheffield United1911–12[9] First Division14000140
Bury1912–13Second Division36230392
1913–14Second Division38030410
1914–15Second Division15231183
Total89491985
Rochdale1920–21[10] Central League281413[11] 0352
Chesterfield1921–22[12] Third Division North9220112
Career total15991523017711
  1. Web site: Player-based information – 1921–2018 . 29 November 2018 . Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource.
  2. News: 18 August 1913 . The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Bury . 5 . Athletic News . Manchester . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  3. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 . 16 October 2012 . Tony Brown . 9781905891610 . 3rd Revised . 63.
  4. Web site: Connor, Edward (Ted) . 31 July 2023 . grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk . English.
  5. Book: Barnes . Justyn . The Official Manchester United Illustrated Encyclopedia . Bostock . Adam . Butler . Cliff . Ferguson . Jim . Meek . David . Mitten . Andy . Pilger . Sam . Taylor . Frank OBE . Tyrell . Tom . Manchester United Books . 2001 . 0-233-99964-7 . London . 79.
  6. News: Edward Connor Service Record . Football and the First World War . 29 November 2018.
  7. Web site: Edward Connor . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160315161957/http://www.redimps.com/archive3/index.mv?cat=players&drop=playerdetsdrop&play=conn01 . 15 March 2016 . 29 November 2018 . The Lincoln City FC Archive.
  8. Web site: J Edward Connor . 29 November 2018 . 11v11.com.
  9. Book: Boujaoude, Charbel . Manchester United Players' Careers 2019 . 25 June 2019 . 978-0-359-75289-8 . 32 . Lulu.com . en.
  10. Book: Phillips, Steven . Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 . 17 November 2001 . Yore Publications . 978-1-874427-09-4 . 1st . English.
  11. Appearances in Manchester Senior Cup
  12. Web site: Line-ups – 1920–21 . 29 November 2018 . Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource.

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