{{short description|English footballer}} {{Update|date=November 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}} {{Use British English|date=April 2016}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Adam Connolly | image = | fullname = Adam James Connolly | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|4|10|df=y}} | birth_place = Manchester, England | height = {{height|m=1.80}} | currentclub = Gloucester City | clubnumber = | position = Midfielder | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Cheltenham Town | years1 = 2004–2008 | years2 = 2008 | years3 = 2008–2014 | years4 = 2014– | clubs1 = Cheltenham Town | clubs2 = Hednesford Town | clubs3 = Bath City | clubs4 = Gloucester City | caps1 = 32 | caps2 = 2 | caps3 = 73 | caps4 = 26 | goals1 = 1 | goals2 = 0 | goals3 = 4 | goals4 = 1 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | club-update = 10 May 2010 | ntupdate = }} '''Adam James Connolly''' (born 10 April 1986) is an English footballer who plays for {{English football updater|GloucesC}} club Gloucester City. He played in the Football League for Cheltenham Town.
==Career==
A product of the Cheltenham Town Youth System, Connolly made his way through the ranks at Whaddon Road, signing as a professional in the summer of 2004. He made his debut on 1 April 2005 in a 2–1 defeat to Boston United<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_3/4384361.stm |title=Boston 2–1 Cheltenham |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2005-04-01 |access-date=2009-08-14}}</ref> and appeared a handful of times for the Robins in his first season, gradually making more appearances over the next two years. In 2007–2008, he appeared 15 times in League One, mainly as a substitute.
After ending the 2007–2008 season, he was released by Cheltenham.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/cheltenham_town/7388312.stm |title=Gallinagh signs Cheltenham deal |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-05-07 |access-date=2009-08-14}}</ref> He spent time on trial at Newport County, but instead signed for Hednesford Town after impressing in their friendly with Rangers while on trial. However, he failed to settle at the side and left after making just two appearances, signing for Bath City.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_conf/7610184.stm |title=Connolly make move to Bath City |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-09-11 |access-date=2009-08-14}}</ref>
In July 2014, he signed for Gloucester City.{{Citation needed|date=February 2026}}
==Career statistics==
{{updated|10 May 2010}}
{| class="wikitable" |+ Club statistics |- ! rowspan=2 | Club ! rowspan=2 | Season ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | National Cup ! colspan=2 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | Other ! colspan=2 | Total |- ! App ! Goals ! App ! Goals ! App ! Goals ! App ! Goals ! App ! Goals |- align=center | rowspan=5 | Cheltenham Town |2004–05 |4||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||4||0 |- align=center |2005–06 |5||1||0||0||0||0||1||1||6||2 |- align=center |2006–07 |8||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||8||0 |- align=center |2007–08 |15||0||2||0||0||0||2||0||19||0 |- align=center !Subtotal ! 32 !! 1 !! 2 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 3 !! 1 !! 37 !! 2 |- align=center | rowspan=1 | Hednesford Town |2008–09 |2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0 |- align=center | rowspan=3 | Bath City |2008–09 |31||1||0||0||0||0||4||0||35||1 |- align=center |2009–10 |42||3||0||0||0||0||9||1||51||4 |- align=center !Subtotal ! 73 !! 4 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 13 !! 1 !! 86 !! 5 |- align=center ! Total ! ! 107 ! 5 ! 2 ! 0 ! 0 ! 0 ! 16 ! 2 ! 125 ! 7 |- |}
==Honours== '''Bath City''' * Conference South play-off winner: 2009–10
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerbase}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Connolly, Adam}} Category:1986 births Category:Living people Category:English men's footballers Category:Cheltenham Town F.C. players Category:Hednesford Town F.C. players Category:Bath City F.C. players Category:English Football League players Category:National League (English football) players Category:Gloucester City A.F.C. players Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Footballers from Manchester Category:21st-century English sportsmen