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[2] | (aged 70)||
Place of death | Stretford, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) |
inside left | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Eccles Borough | |||
1907–1908 | Lincoln City | 4 | (0) |
Eccles Borough | |||
–1909 | Walkden Central | ||
1909–1910 | Manchester United | 15 | (2) |
1911–1912 | Sheffield United | 14 | (0) |
1912–1919 | Bury | 89 | (4) |
Fulham | |||
1919–1920 | Exeter City | ||
1920–1921 | Rochdale | 28 | (1) |
1921 | Nelson | ||
1921–1922 | Chesterfield | 9 | (2) |
Saltney Athletic | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
J. Edward Connor (19 April 1884 – 19 January 1955) was an English professional
outside forward in the Football League for Lincoln City, Manchester United, Sheffield United, Bury and Chesterfield.[1][4] After his retirement from football, Connor returned to Manchester United as a scout and office worker.[5]
Personal life
Connor worked as a
First World War.[7]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lincoln City | 1907–08[8]
|
Second Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
Manchester United | 1909–10[9] | First Division | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |
1910–11[9] | First Division | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | ||
Total | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | |||
Sheffield United | 1911–12[10]
|
First Division | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
Bury | 1912–13[10]
|
Second Division | 36 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 39 | 2 | |
1913–14[10]
|
Second Division | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | ||
1914–15[10]
|
Second Division | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 18 | 3 | ||
Total | 89 | 4 | 9 | 1 | — | 98 | 5 | |||
Rochdale | 1920–21[11] | Central League
|
28 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3[b] | 0 | 35 | 2 |
Chesterfield | 1921–22[12]
|
Third Division North | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 2 | |
Career total | 159 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 177 | 11 |
- ^ Includes FA Cup
- ^ Appearances in Manchester Senior Cup
References
- ^ ISBN 9781905891610.
- ^ "Player-based information – 1921–2018". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- ^ "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Bury". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Connor, Edward (Ted)". grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ISBN 0-233-99964-7.
- Lives of the First World War
- ^ "Edward Connor | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- ^ "Edward Connor". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- ^ a b "J Edward Connor". 11v11.com. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-359-75289-8.
- ISBN 978-1-874427-09-4.
- ^ "Line-ups – 1920–21". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 29 November 2018.