Full Name:
John Michael Connelly
Born:
18th July 1938, St Helens, Lancashire
Died: 25th October 2012, Barrowford, Lancashire aged 74 England Career:
1959 - 1966
Positions:
Outside Right,
Right Winger,
Left Winger and
Left Forward
Clubs (and caps):
Burnley (10) &
Manchester United (10) FA Legacy Number:
783
Career Summary:
John Connelly (18th July 1938 - 25th October 2012) was an international footballer who represented England 20 times scoring 7 goals. His first cap was against Wales on 17th October 1959 at 21 years old, and his last was vs Uruguay on 11th July 1966 aged 27. Connelly, born on 18th July 1938, in St Helens, Lancashire, has a FA Legacy Number of 783 and played as a Outside Right,
Right Winger,
Left Winger and
Left Forward for his country.
England Career Statistics
Debut: v 17th October 1959 aged 21 years, 2 months, 30 days Last Cap: v 11th July 1966 aged 27 years, 11 month, 24 days First Goal: v 28th October 1959 aged 21 years, 3 months, 10 days Career Length: 6 years, 266 days Starts: 20
Substitute: Withdrawn: Full Games: 20
England Match Statistics
British Home Championship HC 8
1
0
0
0
Friendly FR 9
5
0
0
0
World Cup Qualifier WCQ 1
1
0
0
0
European Championship Qualifier ECQ 1
0
0
0
0
World Cup Finals WCF 1
0
0
0
0
Competitive
11
2
0
0
0
Away
10
2
0
0
0
Home
10
5
0
0
0
Drawn
6
0
0
0
0
Lost
3
2
0
0
0
Won
11
5
0
0
0
Left Winger
8
3
0
0
0
Outside Right
6
2
0
0
0
Right Winger
4
2
0
0
0
Left Forward
2
0
0
0
0
Alf Ramsey
11
3
0
0
0
Walter Winterbottom
9
4
0
0
0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
Sources
An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990) England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013) 51 sources from 20 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
Manchester United, Cap: 20. Manchester United, Cap: 19. Manchester United, Cap: 18. Manchester United, Cap: 17. Manchester United, Cap: 16. Manchester United, Cap: 15. Manchester United, Cap: 14. Manchester United, Cap: 13. Manchester United, Cap: 12. Manchester United, Cap: 11. Burnley, Cap: 10. Burnley, Cap: 9. Burnley, Cap: 8. Burnley, Cap: 7. Burnley, Cap: 6. Burnley, Cap: 5. Burnley, Cap: 4. Burnley, Cap: 3. Burnley, Cap: 2. Burnley, Cap: 1. * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.
Wales (HC) on 17th October 1959 aged 21 years, 2 months, 30 days
Uruguay (WCF) on 11th July 1966 aged 27 years, 11 month, 24 days
Sweden (FR) on 28th October 1959 aged 21 years, 3 months, 10 days
0
0
DEN, 2 - 0, 3rd Jul 1966 (FR) 
NOR, 6 - 1, 29th Jun 1966 (FR) 
SCO, 4 - 3, 2nd Apr 1966 (HC) 
NIR, 2 - 1, 10th Nov 1965 (HC) 
AUT, 2 - 3, 20th Oct 1965 (FR) 
YUG, 1 - 1, 9th May 1965 (FR) 
HUN, 1 - 0, 5th May 1965 (FR) 
FRA, 2 - 5, 27th Feb 1963 (ECQ) 
SUI, 3 - 1, 9th May 1962 (FR) 
POR, 2 - 0, 25th Oct 1961 (WCQ)