Harold Connor

Harold Connor
Personal information
Full name Harold Connor[1]
Date of birth (1929-12-23)23 December 1929
Place of birth Liverpool, England[1]
Date of death November 2016 (2016-12) (aged 86)[2]
Place of death Wirral, England[2]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Peterborough United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Marine
1952–1954 Stoke City 4 (2)
– Marine
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Harold Connor (23 December 1929 – November 2016) was an English footballer who played for Stoke.[1] He was the last amateur to play for the club.[1]

Career

Born in Liverpool, Connor began playing football with Peterborough United as he was serving with RAF Halton.[1] He returned to his native Merseyside and became a PE teacher in Crosby and played football with non-league Marine.[1] He joined the professional side Stoke City in 1952 signing on amateur contract forms and scored within 10 minutes on his debut against Sunderland in March 1953.[1] After he declined to sign a professional contract he was released by manager Frank Taylor and Connor returned to Marine whilst continuing to work as a teacher.[1]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke City[1] 1952–53 First Division 2 1 0 0 2 1
1953–54 Second Division 2 1 0 0 2 1
Career Total 4 2 0 0 4 2

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ a b "Harold Connor". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 November 2017.