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Billy McConnell
Personal information
Full name William Henry McConnell[1]
Date of birth 2 September 1901
Place of birth Corbolis, Ireland
Date of death 1974(1974-00-00) (aged 72–73)
Place of death Slough, England
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
1920–1921 Slough YMCA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1921–1922 Slough Town
1922–1923 Arsenal 0 (0)
1924–1928 Reading 142 (1)
Slough Town
International career
1925–1928 Ireland 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Henry McConnell (2 September 1901 – 1974), sometimes known as Pat McConnell, was an Irish professional footballer who made over 140 appearances in the Football League for Reading and was capped by Ireland at international level.[1][2] He later served as a Football League linesman and played cricket for Berkshire.[3][4]

Personal life

Born in Corbolis, Ireland, McConnell moved to Slough, England at the age of four.[3]

Honours

Reading

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 183. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. ^ "Billy McConnell". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "McConnell Billy "Pat" Reading 1925". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 15 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Berkshire County Cricket Club". Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  5. ^ "How to help STAR add to our Hall of Fame". www.readingfc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2020.


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