Eddie Connachan
Scottish footballer (born 1935)
Edward Devlin Connachan (27 August 1935 – 28 January 2021) was a Scottish football goalkeeper. He played for Dunfermline Athletic, Middlesbrough, Falkirk, East London Celtic and the Scotland national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Edward Devlin Connachan[1] | ||
Date of birth | 27 August 1935 | ||
Place of birth | Prestonpans, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 28 January 2021 | (aged 85)||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
Dalkeith Thistle | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1957–1963 | Dunfermline Athletic | 126 | (0) |
1963–1966 | Middlesbrough | 95 | (0) |
1966–1968 | Falkirk | 27 | (0) |
1968 | Port Elizabeth City | ||
1969–1972 | East London Celtic / -United | ||
National team | |||
1961–1962 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
1961–1962 | Scottish League XI | 4 | (0) |
1962[2] | SFL trial v SFA | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
References
change- ↑ "Eddie Connachan". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ↑ Ronnie McDevitt (2016). Scotland in the 60s: The Definitive Account of the Scottish National Football Side During the 1960s. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781785312458.[permanent dead link]