John Connelly
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Michael Connelly (born July 18, 1938 in St. Helens), was an English footballer. He played as a forward. Connelly started his professional career with Burnley. In April 1964, he transferred to Manchester United for £60,000, where he scored 35 goals. In September 1966, he was transferred again, this time to Blackburn Rovers for £40,000. He finished his career with Bury. In recent years he owned a fish and chip shop in Brierfield - Connellys Plaice.
In 20 games for England, Connelly scored seven goals. He was also part of the England squad which won the 1966 FIFA World Cup.
 |
England squad - 1966 World Cup Champions (1st Title) | |
|---|---|---|
|
1 Banks | 2 Cohen | 3 Wilson | 4 Stiles | 5 J. Charlton | 6 Moore | 7 Ball | 8 Greaves | 9 B. Charlton | 10 Hurst | 11 Connelly | 12 Springett | 13 Bonetti | 14 Armfield | 15 Byrne | 16 Peters | 17 Flowers | 18 Hunter | 19 Paine | 20 Callaghan | 21 Hunt | 22 Eastham | Coach: Ramsey |
||
 |
This biographical article related to English football (soccer) is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories: 1938 births | Living people | People from St Helens | English footballers | England international footballers | Burnley F.C. players | Manchester United F.C. players | Blackburn Rovers F.C. players | Bury F.C. players | FIFA World Cup 1962 players | FIFA World Cup 1966 players | FIFA World Cup-winning players | English football biography stubs
