Tony Connell

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Tony Connell
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Full name Anthony Connell
Date of birth (1944-01-27) 27 January 1944 (age 79)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Full-back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Strathclyde
1963–1967 Third Lanark 91 (1)
1967–1971 St Mirren 114 (1)
1971–1974 Queen of the South 59 (1)
1974–1976 Pollok
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anthony Connell (born 27 January 1944) is a Scottish former football player and coach. He played for Third Lanark, St Mirren and Queen of the South in the Scottish Football League and also played Junior football with Pollok for his final two seasons, then coached them for one season after his retirement.

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Playing career

Connell was born in Govan; he started his senior career with Third Lanark in 1963, moving from local junior team Strathclyde alongside Alan Mackay. The Cathkin Park club were relegated to Scottish Division Two in his second season. He played 91 times for Thirds, scoring once before moving to St Mirren after Thirds went bust in 1967 (he had played in the club's final game against Dumbarton). [1] [2] Saints won promotion to Scottish Division One in his first season with the club as they won the league. He was named their Player of the Year in 1969–70, before leaving at the end of the next season. He made a total of 114 appearances scoring once. [3] He joined Queen of the South in Division Two in 1971 and left in 1974, playing 59 games and scoring once. [4] After this he played for Pollok for two seasons, then coached the junior club for a further season.

In 2007, he was inducted into the St Mirren hall of fame. [5]

Personal life

Connell was a part-time footballer and also worked for Glasgow Corporation Housing Department throughout his career.

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References

  1. ↑ "THIRD LANARK : 1946/47 - 1966/67". Neil Brown. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  2. ↑ Third Lanark [documentary], BBC Alba, 27 January 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2021
  3. ↑ "ST. MIRREN : 1946/47 - 2010/11". Neil Brown. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "QUEEN OF THE SOUTH : 1946/47 - 2010/11". Neil Brown. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "LOVE STREET FAVOURITE JOINS EXCLUSIVE CLUB". Paisley Daily Express. 30 November 2007. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
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