Jimmy Connor (English footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Connor | ||
| Place of birth | Bathgate, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1905–1914 | Blackpool | 281 | (30) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
|||
James "Jimmy" Connor was a Scottish professional footballer. He spent his entire career at Blackpool in the early 1900s, making almost 300 Football League appearances for the club.
Bathgate-born Connor made his debut for Blackpool in the opening game of the 1905–06 season, scoring both goals in their 2–0 victory over Burton United at Bloomfield Road. He went on to appear in 33 of Blackpool's 38 league games that season, scoring a further four goals. He also appeared in all five of the club's FA Cup ties.
The following season, 1906–07, Connor's appearances were sporadic. After scoring in the opening league game at Barsnley, he missed the following seven games. Upon his return, on 20 October 1906, he scored two more goals in a 4–1 victory at home to Glossop. He made a total of thirteen league appearances, scoring four goals.
In 1907–08, Connor made 23 league appearances and scored one goal: Blackpool's second in a 2–1 home victory over Fulham on 11 April 1908.
The following 1908–09 league campaign, Connor missed only three games; however, for the first time since his arrival at the club, he failed to score.
1909–10 saw Connor make 35 league appearances, scoring four goals, all but one of which came in Blackpool victories.
He found the net on six occasions in 1910–11, including three in the first four league games.
...
Wikipedia