David Connor (footballer)
David Richard Connor[1] (born 27 October 1945)[2][3] was an English football defender who played for Manchester City between 1964 and 1971 making 141 appearances and scoring 10 goals. He played for the Division One championship-winning side in 1967–68, making 13 appearances. He also played as they won the 1968 FA Charity Shield.[4]
He later played for Preston North End and Macclesfield Town,[5] when he was appointed player/manager. He made 35 league appearances and scored one goal, but following a series of disappointing results he resigned as manager in February 1978.
Honours
[edit]Manchester City
References
[edit]- ^ "David Connor". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player1/daveconnor.html [bare URL]
- ^ "Dave Connor". Football Database. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "1968/69 Charity Shield". footballsite.co.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ David Connor at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 491. ISBN 0354 09018 6.
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- 1945 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Wythenshawe
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Preston North End F.C. players
- Macclesfield Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English football managers
- Bury F.C. managers
- Macclesfield Town F.C. managers
- English Football League managers
- English football defender, 1940s birth stubs