Full name Harold Connor 1952–1954 Stoke City Years Team | Playing position Name Harold Connor | |
Date of birth (1929-12-23) 23 December 1929 (age 85) | ||
Place of birth Liverpool, England | ||
Harold Connor (born 23 December 1929) is a former an English footballer who played for Stoke. Connor is the last amateur to play for Stoke City.
Career
Born in Liverpool, Connor began playing football with Peterborough United as he was serving with RAF Halton. He returned to his native Merseyside and became a PE teacher in Crosby and played football with non-league Marine. He joined professional side Stoke City in 1952 signing on amateur contract forms and scored within 10 minutes on his debut against Sunderland in March 1953. 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.
References
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