Jimmy Connor (footballer, born 1909)

James Connor (1 June 1909 – 8 May 1980)[1] was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Scotland national football team as an outside left. He was born in Renfrew, Scotland.

Club career

He made his debut for Sunderland against Manchester City on 30 August 1930 in a 3–3 draw at Roker Park.[2] His Sunderland career lasted from 1930 to 1939, although the later years were halted due to a severe injury in 1937, and he never fully recovered.[3] The injury also caused him to miss the 1937 FA Cup Final and he retired in 1939.[3] In total, he had made 254 league appearances for Sunderland, scoring 49 goals.[3] Jimmy Connor was one of the stars of our last title winning team in 1936.

International career

Connor won his first cap for Scotland on 18 May 1930 in a 2–0 victory over France at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir.[4] He won 3 further caps for his country from 1930 to 1934, in total with four caps and no goals.[5] In the two years between 1930 and 1932 when the Football League restricted non-English players from representing their country, he was the only Anglo-Scot to play a game for Scotland when the Scotland game clashed with Football League fixtures. He played in the 3-1 defeat of Ireland on 19 September 1931.

References
  1. (Smith 2013, p. 58)
  2. "Sunderland 3-3 Manchester City". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 9 July 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  3. "Jimmy Connor". A Love Supreme. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  4. "Sun 18 May 1930 France 0 Scotland 2". London Adventures. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  5. "James Connor". London Hearts. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
Sources
  • Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.


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