Paddy McConnell
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick McConnell | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1900 | ||
| Place of birth | Rasharkin, Ireland | ||
| Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | ||
| Place of death | Carluke, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bellshill Athletic | |||
| Larkhall Thistle | |||
| Bathgate | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1924–1925 | Bradford City | 3 | (0) |
| 1925–1930 | Doncaster Rovers | 137 | (20) |
| 1930–1932 | Southport | 48 | (13) |
| 1932–1933 | Shelbourne | ||
| 1933–1934 | Boston United | 23 | (10) |
| Spalding United | |||
| 1936 | Grantham Town | 4 | (0) |
| 1936–1937 | Hibernian | ||
| International career | |||
| 1928–1932 | Ireland | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Patrick "Paddy" "Pat" McConnell (5 February 1900 – 14 November 1971) was an Irish footballer who played as an inside forward for Bradford City, Doncaster Rovers, Southport, Shelbourne, Boston United, Spalding United, Grantham Town, Hibernian and Ireland.[1] In total he scored 30 goals in 201 matches in the Football League.[2] He was both the first Doncaster, and the first Southport player to appear in an international match.[3]
Playing career
Youth
Paddy began his career in Scottish Junior Football playing for Bellshill Athletic, Larkhall Thistle and Bathgate.[4]
Senior
McConnell was signed by Bradford in August 1924, though only made 3 appearances that season. In August 1925 he was bought by Doncaster where he played for five seasons, before moving onto Southport for two seasons, then home to Ireland to play for Shelborne. He returned to England playing for Spalding, Boston and Grantham before returning to Scotland where he joined Hibernian.
International
He played twice for the all Ireland team, a 2–1 defeat against Wales in 1928 and a 6–2 defeat by England in 1932.[5][6]
References
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External links
- McConnell.html Paddy McConnell at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- http://nifootball.blogspot.co.uk/2007_08_01_archive.html
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- 1900 births
- 1971 deaths
- Association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Association football inside forwards
- Bradford City A.F.C. players
- Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
- Southport F.C. players
- Shelbourne F.C. players
- Boston United F.C. players
- Grantham Town F.C. players
- Spalding United F.C. players
- Hibernian F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Scottish Football League players
- League of Ireland players
- Pre-1950 IFA international footballers
