Full name Oliver Martin Conmy Position Midfielder Role Footballer | Name Ollie Conmy Playing position | |
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Date of birth (1939-11-13)13 November 1939 Place of birth Mulrany, County Mayo, Ireland Date of death 26 January 2014(2014-01-26) (aged 74) Place of death Southport, Merseyside, United Kingdom Died January 2014, Southport, United Kingdom | ||
Oliver Martin "Ollie" Conmy (13 November 1939 – 26 January 2014) was a former footballer who played as a winger in the 1960s and 1970s.
Although born in Ireland, he was just nine years old when his parents left County Mayo to live in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, where he was spotted by Huddersfield Town playing for St Paulinus Youth Club.
He played in The Football League for Huddersfield Town and Peterborough United, making over 250 league appearances with Peterborough, and he later played for Cambridge City.
Conmy was capped five times in total for the Republic of Ireland national football team at senior level.
He died aged 74 on 26 January 2014 at his Southport home, following a long illness.
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