| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harold Connor | ||
| Date of birth | (1929-12-23)23 December 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Date of death | November 2016 (2016-12) (aged 86) | ||
| Place of death | Wirral, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Peterborough United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Marine | ||
| 1952–1954 | Stoke City | 4 | (2) |
| – | Marine | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Harold Connor (23 December 1929 – November 2016) was an English footballer who played for Stoke. He was the last amateur to play for the club.
Career
Born in Liverpool, Connor began playing football with Peterborough United as he was serving with RAF Halton. He returned to his native Merseyside and became a PE teacher in Crosby and played football with non-league Marine. He joined the professional side Stoke City in 1952 signing on amateur contract forms and scored within 10 minutes on his debut against Sunderland in March 1953. After he declined to sign a professional contract he was released by manager Frank Taylor and Connor returned to Marine whilst continuing to work as a teacher.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City | 1952–53 | First Division | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1953–54 | Second Division | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Career Total | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
References
- ^ Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ "Harold Connor". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 November 2017.