Paddy Connolly
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Connolly | ||
| Date of birth | 25 June 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hamilton Thistle | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1986–96 | Dundee United | 112 | (29) |
| 1996–98 | Airdrie | 64 | (19) |
| 1998–04 | St. Johnstone | 109 | (13) |
| 1999 | → Morton (loan) | 5 | (5) |
| 2000 | → Ayr United (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 2004–05 | Ayr United | 34 | (7) |
| 2005–06 | Stirling Albion | 36 | (12) |
| 2006–2008 | Brechin City | 30 | (5) |
| 2008 | Albion Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1990 | Scotland U21[1] | 3 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2015– | Alloa Athletic (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Patrick "Paddy" Connolly (born 25 June 1970 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former footballer who spent over twenty years with a number of Scottish clubs.
Career
Connolly started his career with Dundee United. He spent ten years at Tannadice, after which he joined Airdrie for a short time, before moving to St. Johnstone in 1998. Connolly spent six years with the Saints, including short loan spells at Morton and Ayr United. Despite being sent out on loan, Connolly agreed a new three-year contract in May 2001, amidst interest from former manager and Plymouth Argyle manager Paul Sturrock.[2] Connolly missed the final year of his contract due to a cruciate ligament injury,[3] and upon leaving McDiarmid Park in 2004, returned to Ayr, where he spent a season before playing the following season with Stirling Albion. Connolly joined former Dundee United colleague Michael O'Neill at Brechin City in May 2006[4] before becoming assistant to brother-in-law Paul Martin at Albion Rovers in July 2008.[5] Nine months later, Connolly left the club due to work commitments elsewhere, joining Fulham as a scout around November 2009.[6]
Disallowed goal
Connolly was involved in one of Scottish football's more bizarre moments when he was denied a hat-trick during his time at Dundee United, when referee Les Mottram failed to notice his shot had come back from the back stanchion in a February 1993 match against Partick Thistle.[7] Despite Partick defender Martin Clark handing the ball back to goalkeeper Andy Murdoch to restart, Mottram missed the goal and handball to wave play on, with Connolly scoring twice in the match in a 4–0 win. Mottram went on to referee in the 1994 World Cup the following year. This resulted in the previously widely used stanchions which the ball had rebounded off, being removed in a re-design of football goalposts.
Personal life
His son, Aidan, is also a footballer who currently plays for Dundee United as a striker.
Coaching career
Connolly worked as assistant manager role for Albion Rovers and as a scout for Fulham. On 18 May 2011 he was appointed assistant manager to Paul Hartley at Alloa Athletic.[8] He continued as assistant manager under Barry Smith and was appointed caretaker manager after Smith left the club in March 2015.[9]
Career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Scotland | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1988–89 | Dundee United | Scottish Premier Division | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1989–90 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 19 | 6 | ||||
| 1990–91 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 4 | ||
| 1991–92 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 1992–93 | 42 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - | 47 | 19 | |||
| 1993–94 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 6 | ||
| 1994–95 | 6 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 1995–96 | Scottish First Division | 5 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 7 | 3 | |||
| Airdrieonians | 6 | 3 | N/A | N/A | - | 6 | 3 | |||||
| 1996–97 | 35 | 8 | N/A | - | N/A | 35 | 8 | |||||
| 1997–98 | 23 | 8 | N/A | - | N/A | 23 | 8 | |||||
| St Johnstone | Scottish Premier Division | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 1998–99 | Scottish Premier League | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 11 | 2 | ||
| 1999-00 | Morton (loan) | Scottish First Division | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | |||
| St Johnstone | Scottish Premier League | 11 | 1 | - | - | - | 11 | 1 | ||||
| 2000–01 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 22 | 4 | ||||
| Ayr United (loan) | Scottish First Division | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | 6 | 2 | ||||
| 2001–02 | St Johnstone | Scottish Premier League | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 32 | 2 | |
| 2002–03 | Scottish First Division | 35 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 39 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2004–05 | Ayr United | Scottish Second Division | 34 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 39 | 7 | |
| 2005–06 | Stirling Albion | 36 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 39 | 15 | ||
| 2006–07 | Brechin City | 30 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | 37 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 396 | 92 | 27 | 5 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 447 | 107 | ||
Managerial statistics
As of 7 April 2015
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Alloa Athletic (caretaker) |  |
March 2015 | April 2015 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.00 |
References
- ↑ "Paddy Connolly". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ↑ "Connolly boost for Saints". BBC Sport. 25 May 2001. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
- ↑ "Connolly blow for Saints". BBC Sport. 19 August 2003. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
- ↑ "Connolly joins O'Neill at Brechin". BBC Sport. 30 May 2006. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
- ↑ "Connolly becomes Albion assistant". BBC Sport. 17 July 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2008.
- ↑ "Soccer Shorts". American Chronicle. 3 November 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
- ↑ "Dundee United A–Z (P): Partick Thistle". Dundee United FC.
- ↑ Alloa Advertiser
- ↑ "Alloa Athletic chairman says Barry Smith's reign will help them attract top manager". Alloa Advertiser. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.