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Jack Connor (footballer, born 1911)

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Jack Connor
Personal information
Date of birth (1911-09-07)7 September 1911
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 1994 (aged 82–83)
Height 5 ft 6+12 in (1.69 m)[1]
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
19??–1932 St Roch's
1932–1934 Celtic 4 (1)
1932–1933Airdrie (loan) 21 (22)
1934–1936 Airdrie 70 (47)
1934–1935Albion Rovers (loan) 6 (8)
1936–1938 Plymouth Argyle 42 (19)
1938–1939 Swansea Town 12 (1)
1939–1946 Queen of the South ? (?)
1946 Alloa Athletic 6 (4)
1947 St Johnstone 5 (2)
Total 166 (104)
Managerial career
St Roch's
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jack Connor (7 September 1911 – 1994) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward.

He began his career with St Roch's and joined Celtic in 1932.[2][unreliable source?] He was then loaned to Airdrie, where he scored 22 league goals.[3] He joined the club permanently the following season after being unable to break into the first team at Celtic Park and continued to score regularly, including six goals in eight matches during a brief loan spell with Albion Rovers. He moved to England in 1936 to play for Plymouth Argyle.[4] He scored 17 goals in his first season with the club,[4] but lost his place in the team the following year after the arrival of Bill Hullett.[5] He was transferred to Swansea Town and spent one season with the Welsh side before joining Queen of the South, where he played during the Second World War.[3] He briefly played for Alloa Athletic and St Johnstone after the war before returning to St Roch's as their manager.

References

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  1. ^ "Plymouth Argyle. Their capture: goal-getting centre from Scotland". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vii – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Jack Connor profile". The Celtic Wiki. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
  3. ^ a b Jack Connor at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Jack Connor profile". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  5. ^ "Bill Hullett profile". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 17 September 2010.