Paddy McConnell

Paddy McConnell
Personal information
Full name	Patrick McConnell
Date of birth	5 February 1900
Place of birth	Rasharkin, Ireland
Date of death	14 November 1971 (aged 71)
Place of death	Carluke, Scotland
Position(s)	Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Bellshill Athletic
	Larkhall Thistle
1921–1924	Bathgate
1924–1925	Bradford City
1925–1930	Doncaster Rovers
1930–1932	Southport
1932–1933	Shelbourne
1933–1934	Boston United
	Spalding United
1936	Grantham Town
1936–1937	Hibernian
International career
1928–1932	Ireland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Patrick McConnell (5 February 1900 – 14 November 1971) was an Irish footballer who played as an inside forward for Bradford City, Doncaster Rovers, Southport, Shelbourne, Boston United, Spalding United, Grantham Town, Hibernian and Ireland.^[1] In total he scored 30 goals from 201 matches in the Football League.^[2] He was both the first player representing both Doncaster and Southport to appear in an international match.^[3]

Playing career

Paddy began his career in Scottish Junior football playing for Bellshill Athletic and Larkhall Thistle, and with Bathgate in the second tier of the Scottish Football League.^[1]^[4]

McConnell joined Bradford City from Bathgate in August 1924.^[5] He made three league appearances for the club.^[6] He left the club in May 1925 to play for Doncaster Rovers.^[5]

He played twice for the all Ireland team, a 2–1 defeat against Wales in 1928 and a 6–2 defeat by England in 1932.^[2]^[1]

Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats". Retrieved 1 October 2012.
^ ^a ^b "McConnell profile". The Gingerbreads. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
^ "Player profile, Paddy McConnell". Port Online. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ ^a ^b Frost, p. 401
^ Frost, p. 385