Harold Connor | |
Fullname: | Harold Connor |
Birth Date: | 23 December 1929 |
Birth Place: | Liverpool, England |
Death Place: | Wirral, England |
Position: | Forward |
Youthclubs1: | Peterborough United |
Years1: | – |
Years2: | 1952–1954 |
Caps2: | 4 |
Goals2: | 2 |
Years3: | – |
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||||
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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 |