John Connelly 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 and
Outside Left for his country.
John Connelly - 20 caps (7 goals)
- 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 whilst with England: Outside Right and Outside Left
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Burnley (10) & Manchester United (10)
- FA Legacy Number: 783
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v Wales (HC) on 17th October 1959 aged 21 years, 2 months, 30 days
- Last Cap: v Uruguay (WCF) on 11th July 1966 aged 27 years, 11 month, 24 days
- First Goal: v Sweden (FR) on 28th October 1959 aged 21 years, 3 months, 10 days
- Career Length: 6 years, 266 days
- Starts: 20
- Substitute: 0
- Withdrawn: 0
- Full Games: 20
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 8
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- FriendlyFR
- 9
- 5
- 0
- 0
- 0
- World Cup QualifierWCQ
- 1
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- European Championship QualifierECQ
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- World Cup FinalsWCF
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 11
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Away
- 10
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home
- 10
- 5
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Drawn
- 6
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Lost
- 3
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Won
- 11
- 5
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Outside Right
- 10
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Outside Left
- 10
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 20
- 7
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- England Alf Ramsey
- 11
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- England Walter Winterbottom
- 9
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Bobby Charlton
- 14 Matches
- Ray Wilson
- 13 Matches
- Jimmy Greaves
- 12 Matches
- Bobby Moore
- 12 Matches
- Ron Flowers
- 11 Matches
- Ron Springett
- 11 Matches
- George Cohen
- 10 Matches
- Nobby Stiles
- 10 Matches
- Jack Charlton
- 9 Matches
- Jimmy Armfield
- 7 Matches
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)
- 48 sources from 20 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- URU, 0 - 0, 11th Jul 1966 (WCF) Manchester United, Cap: 20.
Age: 27 years, 11 month, 24 days. - DEN, 2 - 0, 3rd Jul 1966 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 19.
Age: 27 years, 11 month, 16 days. - NOR, 6 - 1, 29th Jun 1966 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 18.
Age: 27 years, 11 month, 11 day. - SCO, 4 - 3, 2nd Apr 1966 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 17.
Age: 27 years, 8 months, 15 days. - NIR, 2 - 1, 10th Nov 1965 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 16.
Age: 27 years, 3 months, 23 days. - AUT, 2 - 3, 20th Oct 1965 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 15.
Age: 27 years, 3 months, 2 days. - WAL, 0 - 0, 2nd Oct 1965 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 14.
Age: 27 years, 2 months, 15 days. - SWE, 2 - 1, 16th May 1965 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 13.
Age: 26 years, 9 months, 29 days. - YUG, 1 - 1, 9th May 1965 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 12.
Age: 26 years, 9 months, 22 days. - HUN, 1 - 0, 5th May 1965 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 11.
Age: 26 years, 9 months, 18 days. - FRA, 2 - 5, 27th Feb 1963 (ECQ) Burnley, Cap: 10.
Age: 24 years, 7 months, 9 days. - WAL, 4 - 0, 21st Nov 1962 (HC) Burnley, Cap: 9.
Age: 24 years, 4 months, 3 days. - SUI, 3 - 1, 9th May 1962 (FR) Burnley, Cap: 8.
Age: 23 years, 9 months, 22 days. - AUT, 3 - 1, 4th Apr 1962 (FR) Burnley, Cap: 7.
Age: 23 years, 8 months, 17 days. - POR, 2 - 0, 25th Oct 1961 (WCQ) Burnley, Cap: 6.
Age: 23 years, 3 months, 7 days. - WAL, 1 - 1, 14th Oct 1961 (HC) Burnley, Cap: 5.
Age: 23 years, 2 months, 27 days. - SCO, 1 - 1, 19th Apr 1960 (HC) Burnley, Cap: 4.
Age: 21 years, 9 months, 1 day. - NIR, 2 - 1, 18th Nov 1959 (HC) Burnley, Cap: 3.
Age: 21 years, 4 months, 0 days. - SWE, 2 - 3, 28th Oct 1959 (FR) Burnley, Cap: 2.
Age: 21 years, 3 months, 10 days. - WAL, 1 - 1, 17th Oct 1959 (HC) Burnley, Cap: 1.
Age: 21 years, 2 months, 30 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.