Harold Connor
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harold Connor[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 December 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | November 2016 (aged 86)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Wirral, England[2] | ||
| 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.[1] He was the last amateur to play for the club.[1]
Career
[edit]Born in Liverpool, Connor began playing football with Peterborough United as he was serving with RAF Halton.[1] He returned to his native Merseyside and became a PE teacher in Crosby and played football with non-league Marine.[1] 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.[1] 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.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City[1] | 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 | ||