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
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
0000–1909 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

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in Manchester Senior Cup

References

  1. ^ .
  2. ^ "Player-based information – 1921–2018". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  3. ^ "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Bury". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Connor, Edward (Ted)". grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  5. .
  6. Lives of the First World War
  7. ^ "Edward Connor | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Edward Connor". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  9. ^ a b "J Edward Connor". 11v11.com. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  10. ^ .
  11. .
  12. ^ "Line-ups – 1920–21". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 29 November 2018.

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