Eddie Connachan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edward Devlin Connachan | ||
| Date of birth | 27 August 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Prestonpans, Scotland | ||
| 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 | ||
| International career | |||
| 1961–1962 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
| 1961–1962 | Scottish League XI | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Edward "Eddie" Devlin Connachan (born 27 August 1935 in Prestonpans, East Lothian) was a Scottish football goalkeeper who played for Dunfermline Athletic, Middlesbrough, Falkirk, East London Celtic and the Scotland national team.
Connachan joined Dunfermline from Dalkeith Thistle in May 1957 and went on to play 172 games for Dunfermline. He helped the club win the Scottish Cup for the first time in 1961 in what was to become known as "Connachan's Cup Final" as he made save after save from the Celtic forwards and he earned two caps for Scotland, against Czechoslovakia in 1961 and Hungary in 1962. He also earned selection in the Scottish League representative side.[1]
Connachan joined Middlesbrough in August 1963 for £5,500, returning to Scotland with Falkirk in November 1966.[1] His final port of call was South Africa, where he played for East London Celtic before retiring. He still resides in the African state.[2]
In March 2007 Connachan was inducted into Dunfermline Athletic's Hall of Fame.[2]
References
- ^ a b Lamming, Douglas (1987). A Scottish Soccer Internationalists Who’s Who, 1872-1986 (Hardback). Hutton Press. (ISBN 0-907033-47-4).
- ^ a b "Third Hall of Fame induction". Dunfermline Athletic. Retrieved 2007-06-22.
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- 1935 births
- Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players
- Falkirk F.C. players
- Association football goalkeepers
- Living people
- Middlesbrough F.C. players
- People from Prestonpans
- Scotland international footballers
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish footballers
- Scottish Football League representative players
- Sportspeople from East Lothian
- Dalkeith Thistle F.C. players