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John
Connelly |
Burnley
FC, Manchester United
FC
20 appearances, 7 goals
P 20 W 11 D 6 L 3 F
41:
A
24
70% successful
1959-66
captain: none
minutes played: 1800 |
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Timeline |
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John Michael Connelly |
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Birth |
18 July 1938 in Clock Face, St Helens,
Lancashire [registered in
St Helens, September 1938].
Attended St Teresa's Roman
Catholic School, Southport |
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Marriage |
to Alexandra I'anson
[registered in Burnley, September 1960]. |
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Death |
25 October 2012 at his home in Pendleside,
aged 74 years 99 days, suffering with cancer |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] , SuttonBeauty (Stephen Wainwright)
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Was playing for
St. Helens Town FC, when scouts from Turf Moor arrived. He later signed as
an amateur at Burnley FC in October 1956, signing professional forms a
month later. After 105 league goals in 265 appearances, Connelly
joined Manchester United FC in April 1964 for £56,000. Another 22
league goals followed, in 80 appearances, before Connelly joined
Blackburn Rovers FC in September 1966, and Connelly, now a member of the
World Cup winning squad in 1966 went on to play 149 league
appearances, scoring 36 times. Finally, Connelly joined Bury FC in 1970
and went on to play a further 128 league appearances, scoring 37
times. Connelly retired in May 1973 having played 622 matches in
the Football League, scoring 200 goals. |
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Club honours |
Football League
Champions 1959-60, 1964-65, FA Cup runner-up 1961-62; |
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Individual honours |
Football League
(eight appearances) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Height/Weight |
5'
8", 11st.
2lbs [1962]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of five who
became the 781st players (783) to appear
for England. |
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Position(s) |
Outside
right/left |
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First match |
No. 335, 17 October 1959, Wales 1 England 1, a British Championship match at
Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff, aged 21 years
91 days. |
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Last match |
No. 404, 11 July 1966, England 0 Uruguay 0, a World Cup
Finals opening group match at Empire Stadium, Wembley, London, aged 27 years 358 days. |
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Major tournaments |
World Cup
Finals 1962, 1966;
British Championship 1959-60, 1961-62,
1962-63, 1965-66; |
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Team honours |
World Cup winners 1966
(received on 10 June 2009);
British Championship 1959-60 shared, 1965-66; |
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Individual honours |
England U23
(one appearance, November 1960) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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In his retirement he ran a fish and chip shop
in Brierfield, called
Connelly's Plaice. He was also a magistrate. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.72. |
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The Numbers |
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parties |
Apps |
comp. apps |
unused/
reserve |
minutes |
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goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
captain |
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20 |
11 |
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1800 |
7 |
257
min |
2 |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
|
20 |
11 |
6 |
3 |
41 |
24 |
+17 |
2 |
6 |
2.05 |
1.2 |
70 |
+8 |
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All matches were played in a white shirt |
Venue Record
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Venue |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
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Home |
10 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
21 |
10 |
+11 |
1 |
4 |
2.10 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+5 |
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Away |
10 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
20 |
14 |
+6 |
1 |
2 |
2.00 |
1.40 |
65.0 |
+3 |
Competition Record
|
Competition |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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WCP
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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WCF |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| World Cup |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
+2 |
1 |
2 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
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ENP
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1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
5.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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ENF |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
=0 |
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European Nations |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
5.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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British Championship |
8 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
15 |
8 |
+7 |
1 |
2 |
1.875 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+4 |
| Friendly |
9 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
22 |
11 |
+11 |
0 |
2 |
2.444 |
1.222 |
72.2 |
+4 |
Tournament Record
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World Cup Preliminary Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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WCP 1960-62 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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WCP
All |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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World Cup Final Tournaments |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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WCF 1962 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
=0 |
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WCF 1966 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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WCF
All |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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World Cup |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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WC 1962 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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WC 1966 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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WC
All |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
+2 |
1 |
2 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
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European Nations Preliminary Competitions |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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ENP 1962-64 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
5.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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ENP
All |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
5.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1959-60 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1.333 |
1.00 |
66.7 |
+1 |
|
BC 1961-62 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC 1962-63 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
+4 |
0 |
1 |
4.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC 1965-66 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
+2 |
1 |
1 |
2.00 |
1.33 |
83.3 |
+2 |
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BC
All |
8 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
15 |
8 |
+7 |
1 |
2 |
1.875 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+4 |
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All Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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WC |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
+2 |
1 |
2 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
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ENC |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
5.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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BC |
8 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
15 |
8 |
+7 |
1 |
2 |
1.875 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+4 |
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11 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
19 |
13 |
+6 |
2 |
4 |
1.727 |
1.182 |
68.2 |
+4 |
Match History
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Club: Burnley F.C. -
ten full appearances (900 min) 4ᵍ |
manager: Walter Winterbottom - nine full appearances (810 min) 4ᵍx
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apps |
match |
pic |
match details |
comp |
res. |
rundown |
shirt |
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manager:
Alf Ramsey - eleven full appearances
(990 min) 3ᵍx |
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Club: Manchester
United F.C. -
ten full appearances (900 min) 3ᵍ |
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Age 27 |
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14 |
392 |
2 October 1965 - Wales 0 England 0
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
BC |
AD |
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11 |
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15 |
393 |
20 October 1965 - England 2 Austria 3
Empire Stadium,
Wembley |
Fr |
HL |
60 |
11 |
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16 |
394 |
10 November 1965 - England 2 Northern
Ireland 1
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
BC |
HW |
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11 |
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17 |
398 |
2 April 1966 - Scotland 3 England 4
Hampden Park,
Glasgow |
BC |
AW |
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11 |
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400 |
26 June 1966
- Finland 0 England 3, Olympiastadion,
Helsinki |
tour |
AW |
reserve/ squad ? |
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18 |
401 |
29 June 1966 - Norway 1 England 6
Ullevål Stadion, Oslo |
AW |
22 |
11 |
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19 |
402 |
3 July 1966 - Denmark
0 England 2
Idrætsparken, København |
AW |
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11 |
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403 |
5 July 1966
- Poland 0 England 1, Stadion Śląski, Chorzów |
AW |
reserve/ squad ? |
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405 |
16 July 1966
- England 2 Mexico 0, Empire Stadium,
Wembley |
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HW |
party member |
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406 |
20 July 1966
- England 2 France 0, Empire Stadium,
Wembley |
HW |
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407 |
23 July 1966
- England 1 Argentina 0, Empire Stadium,
Wembley |
HW |
|
408 |
26 July 1966
- England 2 Portugal 1, Empire Stadium,
Wembley |
HW |
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409 |
30
July 1966 - England 4 West Germany 2ᴭᵀ, Empire Stadium, Wembley |
HW |
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cg |
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