John Conway (footballer, born 1951)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Conway[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 July 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1971 | Bohemian | ||
| 1971–1975 | Fulham | 38 | (6) |
| 1975–1976 | FC Winterthur | ||
| 1975–1977 | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Conway (born 11 July 1951) is an Irish former footballer, who played in the 1960s and 1970s.
John was a midfielder who played his schoolboy football for the Stella Maris before moving on to Bohemians amongst others during his career in the League of Ireland. He made 2 appearances in European competition for Bohs and won the FAI Cup with the club in 1970. Between 1971 and 1975, Conway played for English side Fulham. He only played 38 league matches for Fulham, scoring six goals.[2]
Conway then moved to Switzerland to sign for FC Winterthur. He came home to sign for Shamrock Rovers in February 1976 under manager Mick Meagan but returned to Winterthur in 1977. He retired in 1981 and now lives in Germany.[2]
His more famous brother Jimmy also had a spell at Bohemians before moving abroad.
Honours
[edit]- FAI Cup:
- Bohemians - 1970
- League of Ireland Cup:
- Shamrock Rovers - 1976/77
References
[edit]- ^ "John Conway". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ^ a b "John Conway league career profile". Neil Brown. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- The Hoops by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)
- 1951 births
- Living people
- Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
- Republic of Ireland expatriate men's association footballers
- League of Ireland players
- Bohemian F.C. players
- Shamrock Rovers F.C. players
- Fulham F.C. players
- English Football League players
- FC Winterthur players
- Stella Maris F.C. players
- Men's association football wingers
- Association footballers from Dublin (city)