Denis Connaghan (footballer, born 1976)

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Denis Connaghan
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-01-09) 9 January 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
0000–1997 Benburb
1997–1998 Clydebank 2 (0)
1998–2001 Queen's Park 102 (2)
2001–2002 Partick Thistle 8 (1)
2001 → Stenhousemuir (loan) 1 (0)
2002 Arbroath 0 (0)
2003–2007 Neilston Juniors
Managerial career
2009 Neilston Juniors (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Denis C. Connaghan (born 9 January 1976) is a Scottish retired footballer who made over 100 appearances in the Scottish League for Queen's Park as a defender. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Personal life

Connaghan is the son of retired footballer Denis Connaghan. [5]

Honours

Partick Thistle

Queen's Park

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References

  1. 1 2 "Connaghan, Dennis C." QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  2. ↑ Hosie, Rab. "Scottish League appearance records – C". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  3. ↑ Denis Connaghan at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  4. ↑ "From European ties to life with the Farmer's Boys … Denis has loved it all". Evening Times. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Connaghan, Denis 2001–02". The Partick Thistle History Archive. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Games played by Denis Connaghan in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  7. ↑ "Queen's Park League Table 1999-2000". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.


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