John Connelly
English footballer
John Michael Connelly (18 July 1938 – 25 October 2012) was an English footballer. He played as an outside forward.
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| Full name | John Michael Connelly | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 July 1938 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | St Helens, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 25 October 2012 (aged 74) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Barrowford, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Outside forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1956–1964 | Burnley | 215 | (85) | ||||||||||||||
| 1964–1966 | Manchester United | 80 | (22) | ||||||||||||||
| 1966–1970 | Blackburn Rovers | 149 | (36) | ||||||||||||||
| 1970–1973 | Bury | 129 | (37) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 573 | (180) | |||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| 1960 | England U23 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1959–1966 | England | 20 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||||||||||||||||
Connelly died at home on 25 October 2012, at the age of 74.[1][2]
Honours change
Club change
- Burnley
- First Division: 1959–60
- FA Cup: 1961–62 (Runner-up)
- Manchester United
International change
References change
- ↑ "John Connelly: Winger who won the league with Burnley and Manchester United". Independent. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ↑ "John Connelly: 1938–2012". Burnley Football Club. 25 October 2012. Archived from the original on 21 November 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
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