Peter McConnell (footballer)
<templatestyles src="Module:Infobox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Peter McConnell | ||
Date of birth | 3 March 1937 | ||
Place of birth | Reddish, England | ||
Position(s) | Wing-half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1958–1962 | Leeds United | 48 | (4) |
1962–1969 | Carlisle United | ||
1969–1971 | Bradford City | 79 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Peter McConnell (born 3 March 1937) is an English former professional footballer who played as an attacking wing-half for Leeds United, Carlisle United and Bradford City.
Playing career
McConnell was born in Reddish, Cheshire, England. He began his footballing career as a teenager at Leeds United. He made his first team debut during the 1958–59 season in a declining side that was to be relegated to the Second Division at the end of the 1959–60 season. He did not become a regular in the side until the 1961–62 when Leeds were fighting relegation to the Third Division. He was released by manager Don Revie the following season and joined Carlisle United where he made 273 appearances, scoring 27 goals, and won a Third Division Championship medal, in seven seasons. He joined Bradford City in 1969 for who he made a further 79 appearances in two seasons.
Playing statistics
Club | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
Apps (goals) | Apps (goals) | Apps (goals) | Apps (goals) | |
Leeds United | 48 (4) | 2 (0) | 3 (1) | 53 (5) |
Carlisle United | 273 (27) | |||
Bradford City | 79 (0) | 89 (0) |
References
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- Use dmy dates from May 2016
- Use British English from May 2016
- No local image but image on Wikidata
- 1937 births
- Living people
- English footballers
- Leeds United F.C. players
- Carlisle United F.C. players
- Bradford City A.F.C. players
- The Football League players
- People from Reddish
- English football midfielder, 1930s birth stubs