Conall Murtagh
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Conall Murtagh | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Conall Francis Murtagh | |
Date of birth | June 29, 1985 | |
Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |
Playing position | Midefielder | |
Club information | ||
Current club | Wrexham | |
Number | 22 | |
Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
2003–2005 2005 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007– 2008 |
Hearts → Raith Rovers (loan) Connah's Quay Nomads Rhyl Wrexham → Droylsden (loan) |
11 (1) 27 (3) 25 (1) 4 (0) 6 (0) |
0 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Conall Francis Murtagh (born June 29, 1985 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Wrexham. He has made over 70 appearances in the Scottish League, the League of Wales, the Football League and the Football Conference.
[edit] Career
Murtagh started his career with Ballymena United and Crusaders F.C. before being joining Scottish League club Hearts on a two-year contract in 2003.[1] He made no appearances for Hearts[2] and joined Raith Rovers on loan in January 2005, where he made eleven first-team appearances in the remainder of the 2004–05 season in the Scottish First Division.[3]
Murtagh was released by Hearts at the end of the 2004–05 season[4] and joined League of Wales club Connah's Quay Nomads, where he made 27 league appearances, scoring three goals, in the 2005–06 season.[5] He joined Rhyl in 2006, making 25 Welsh Premier league appearances, scoring once, in the 2006–07 season[5] and collected a Welsh League Cup runners-up medal after a penalty defeat to Caersws in March 2007.[6]
Murtagh joined Conference North club Southport in May 2007 but the club agreed to cancel his contract to allow him to join Wrexham in June 2007.[7] He made six league and cup appearances for Wrexham in the 2007–08 season and a further six appearances for Football Conference side Droylsden, who he joined on a two-month loan in January 2008.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ O'Hara, Denis. "Conall's contract boost.", Newsletter, 2003-05-06. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
- ^ "Conall Murtagh", Soccerbase, Racing Post. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
- ^ "Games played by Conall Murtagh in 2004/2005", Soccerbase, Racing Post. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
- ^ "Hearts offer Burchill new deal", BBC Sport, 2005-05-20. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
- ^ a b Welsh Premier career details for Conall Murtagh. Welsh Premier players. Welsh Premier Football. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
- ^ "Caersws 1-1 Rhyl (aet)", BBC Sport, 2007-03-19. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
- ^ "Wrexham sign ex-Rhyl man Murtagh", BBC Sport, 2007-06-01. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
- ^ Games played by Conall Murtagh in 2007/2008. Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
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