Alfie Conn, Jr.

Alfie Conn

Personal information
Full name	Alfred James Conn
Date of birth	5 April 1952 (1952-04-05)
Place of birth	Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1968–1974	Rangers	93	(23)
1974–1977	Tottenham Hotspur	38	(6)
1977–1979	Celtic	32	(7)
1979	Derby County	0	(0)
1979	Hercules CF	?	(?)
1979–1980	Pittsburgh Spirit	21	(15)
1980	San Jose Earthquakes	2	(0)
1980	Hartford Hellions	?	(?)
1980	Hearts	17	(3)
1981	Blackpool	3	(0)
1981–1984	Motherwell	27	(3)
National team
1975	Scotland	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Alfred James "Alfie" Conn (born 5 April 1952 in Kirkcaldy) is a Scottish former professional footballer who was the first post-World War II player to play for both Rangers and Celtic.

Life and career

Conn made his senior debut for Rangers against Dundalk in the Fairs Cup tournament in November 1968. He was part of the Rangers team which lifted the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1972 and also helped the Ibrox team win the Scottish Cup in 1973, scoring their second goal in a 3–2 final victory over Celtic at Hampden Park. He later, in 1977, won another Scottish Cup medal with Celtic when they defeated Rangers 1–0 in the final.

In between his stints with Celtic and Rangers he played for Tottenham Hotspur football club from 1974–1977. He was the last player to be signed by their manager Bill Nicholson. Despite playing only 35 games and scoring 6 goals, he was a huge fan favourite, dubbed the "King of White Hart Lane" after scoring a hat-trick on his debut in a 5–2 win at Newcastle. In the final game of the 1974-75 season at White Hart Lane, Tottenham Hotspur had to beat Leeds United to prevent relegation from the First Division. Conn scored a goal, set up two others and even sat on the ball in a famous 4-2 victory.

Conn is the son of the famous footballer Alfie Conn senior, who was one of the 'Terrible Trio' of Heart of Midlothian in the 1950s. Conn Jr. followed in his father's footsteps by signing for the Tynecastle club in 1980, following a short spell playing indoor football in the United States with Pittsburgh Spirit.

Conn wound down his career, which included two appearances for the Scottish national side, with short spells at Blackpool and Motherwell before retiring in 1983.

On 5 February 2007 Conn was included in the Rangers F.C. Hall of Fame. According to an article in the Daily Record in 2008, Conn was working as a courier for a firm called DX in Livingstone.

External links

• Alfie Conn at scottishfa.co.uk
• What's it all about now Alfie? Retrieved 9 March 2009
• Daily Record profile, Jan 30 2008