Ted Connor

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Ted Connor
Personal information
Full name J. Edward Connor[1]
Date of birth 19 April 1884
Place of birth Weaste, England
Date of death 19 January 1955(1955-01-19) (aged 70)[2]
Place of death Stretford, England
Position(s) Outside forward, inside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Eccles Borough
1907–1908 Lincoln City 4 (0)
Eccles Borough
0000–1909 Walkden Central
1909–1910 Manchester United 15 (2)
1911–1912 Sheffield United 14 (0)
1912–1919 Bury 89 (4)
Fulham
Exeter City
Rochdale
0000–1921 Nelson
1921–1922 Chesterfield 9 (2)
Saltney Athletic
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

J. Edward Connor (19 April 1884 – 19 January 1955) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside forward in the Football League for Lincoln City, Manchester United, Sheffield United, Bury and Chesterfield.[1] After his retirement from football, Connor returned to Manchester United as a scout and office worker.[3]

Personal life[]

Connor worked as a warehouseman.[4] He served in the Royal Naval Air Service, the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force during the First World War.[5]

Career statistics[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lincoln City 1907–08[6] Second Division 4 0 0 0 4 0
Manchester United 1909–10[7] First Division 8 1 0 0 8 1
1910–11[7] 7 1 0 0 7 1
Total 15 2 0 0 15 2
Sheffield United 1911–12[8] First Division 14 0 0 0 14 0
Bury 1912–13[8] Second Division 36 2 3 0 39 2
1913–14[8] 38 0 3 0 41 0
1914–15[8] 15 2 3 1 18 3
Total 89 4 9 1 98 5
Chesterfield 1921–22[9] Third Division North 9 2 2 0 11 2
Career total 131 8 11 1 142 9

References[]

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 63. ISBN 9781905891610.
  2. ^ "Player-based information – 1921–2018". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  3. ^ Barnes, Justyn; Bostock, Adam; Butler, Cliff; Ferguson, Jim; Meek, David; Mitten, Andy; Pilger, Sam; Taylor, Frank OBE; Tyrell, Tom (2001). The Official Manchester United Illustrated Encyclopedia. London: Manchester United Books. p. 79. ISBN 0-233-99964-7.
  4. ^ Ted Connor on Lives of the First World War
  5. ^ "Edward Connor | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 29 November 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Edward Connor". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  7. ^ a b "J Edward Connor". 11v11.com. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  8. ^ a b c d Boujaoude, Charbel (25 June 2019). Manchester United Players' Careers 2019. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-359-75289-8.
  9. ^ "Line-ups – 1920–21". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 29 November 2018.

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