Mark Connolly
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark Gerard Connolly[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 December 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Monaghan, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Crawley Town | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2009 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2012 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → St. Johnstone (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Macclesfield Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2012– | Crawley Town | 48 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 2011– | Republic of Ireland U21 | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:30, 29 December 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Mark Gerard Connolly (born 16 December 1991) is an Irish footballer who currently plays for Crawley Town.
Club career
Bolton Wanderers
Connolly was signed from Wolverhampton Wanderers by Bolton Wanderers on the summer transfer dealine in 2009. After the clubs agreed a £1,000,000 fee.[2] Wolves later reported Bolton and their assistant manager Chris Evans, a former academy director at Wolves, for an illegal approach for the player.[3]
On the January transfer dealine day of 2010, Connolly signed on loan for St. Johnstone until the end of the season.[4] He made his debut on 27 March in the loss to Hamilton Academical.
Connolly was captain of Bolton Wanderers's reserve team and was on the substitutes bench for the first team in their League Cup win against Macclesfield Town and he joined Macclesfield later in the season on a months loan,[5] making his debut on 25 February, the day after signing, in their 1–1 draw at Oxford United.
On 15 May 2012, Connolly confirmed on his Twitter account that he had left Bolton.[6]
Crawley Town
On 9 July 2012, Crawley Town announced that Connolly had signed for them on a two-year contract.[7] In late August 2012, Connolly was part of the Crawley team which successfully defeated Bolton in the League Cup thanks to a last minute goal by Nicky Ajose.[8]
References
- ↑ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 33. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ↑ "Mark Connolly – the £1million kid". The Bolton News. 17 September 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
- ↑ "Bolton accused of illegal approach for ex-Wolves kid Mark Connolly: Allegations against Trotters' assistant manager Chris Evans". The Daily Mail. 7 October 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
- ↑ "St Johnstone sign Bolton defender Mark Connolly". BBC Sport. 2 February 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
- ↑ "Connolly Joins Macclesfield on Loan". bwfc.co.uk. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- ↑
- ↑ "Connolly joins Reds". crawleytownfc.com. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19340548 Crawley 2 Bolton 1
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