# Paddy McConnell > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Paddy_McConnell > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Paddy_McConnell.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddy_McConnell > Source revision: 1346050878 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Irish footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2016}} {{Use British English|date=December 2016}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Paddy McConnell | image = | caption = | fullname = Patrick McConnell | birth_date = {{birth date|1900|02|05|df=y}} | birth_place = [Rasharkin](/source/Rasharkin), Ireland | death_date = {{Death date and age|1971|11|14|1900|2|5|df=y}} | death_place = [Carluke](/source/Carluke), Scotland | position = [Inside forward](/source/Inside_forward) | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = | clubs1 = [Bellshill Athletic](/source/Bellshill_Athletic_F.C.) | years2 = | clubs2 = [Larkhall Thistle](/source/Larkhall_Thistle_F.C.) | years3 = 1921–1924 | clubs3 = [Bathgate](/source/Bathgate_F.C.) | caps3 = 94 | goals3 = 8 | years4 = 1924–1925 | clubs4= [Bradford City](/source/Bradford_City_A.F.C.) | caps4 = 3 | goals4 = 0 | years5= 1925–1930 | clubs5 = [Doncaster Rovers](/source/Doncaster_Rovers_F.C.) | caps5 = 137 | goals5= 20 | years6 = 1930–1932 | clubs6 = [Southport](/source/Southport_F.C.) | caps6 = 48 | goals6 = 13 | years7= 1932–1933 | clubs7= [Shelbourne](/source/Shelbourne_F.C.) | caps7 = | goals7= | years8 = 1933–1934 | clubs8 = [Boston United](/source/Boston_United_F.C.) | caps8 = 23 | goals8 = 10 | years9 = | clubs9 = [Spalding United](/source/Spalding_United_F.C.) | caps9 = | goals9 = | years10 = 1936 | clubs10 = [Grantham Town](/source/Grantham_Town_F.C.) | caps10 = 4 | goals10 = 0 | years11 = 1936–1937 | clubs11 = [Hibernian](/source/Hibernian_F.C.) | caps11 = | goals11 = | nationalyears1 = 1928–1932 | nationalteam1 = [Ireland](/source/Ireland_national_football_team_(IFA)) | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 }} '''Patrick McConnell''' (5 February 1900 – 14 November 1971) was an [Irish](/source/Irish_people) [footballer](/source/association_football) who played as an [inside forward](/source/inside_forward) for [Bradford City](/source/Bradford_City_A.F.C.), [Doncaster Rovers](/source/Doncaster_Rovers_F.C.), [Southport](/source/Southport_F.C.), [Shelbourne](/source/Shelbourne_F.C.), [Boston United](/source/Boston_United_F.C.), [Spalding United](/source/Spalding_United_F.C.), [Grantham Town](/source/Grantham_Town_F.C.), [Hibernian](/source/Hibernian_F.C.) and [Ireland](/source/Ireland_national_football_team_(IFA)).{{cite web|title=Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats|url=http://nifootball.blogspot.co.uk/2007/08/pat-mcconnell.html|accessdate=1 October 2012}} In total he scored 30 goals from 201 matches in the Football League.{{cite web|title=McConnell profile|url=http://www.thegingerbreads.co.uk/gtfcstats/player.php?id=1329|publisher=The Gingerbreads|accessdate=12 December 2012}} He was both the first player representing both Doncaster and Southport to appear in an international match.{{cite web|title=Player profile, Paddy McConnell|url=http://www.southportfootballclub.co.uk/home/player.php?id=1374|publisher=Port Online|accessdate=12 December 2012}} ==Playing career== ===Scotland=== Paddy McConnell began his career in [Scottish Junior](/source/Scottish_Junior_Football_Association) football playing for [Bellshill Athletic](/source/Bellshill_Athletic_F.C.) and [Larkhall Thistle](/source/Larkhall_Thistle_F.C.), and with [Bathgate](/source/Bathgate_F.C.) in the second tier of the [Scottish Football League](/source/Scottish_Football_League).{{citation|title=A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players|first=John |last = Litster|work=Scottish Football Historian magazine|date=October 2012}} ===England=== McConnell joined [Bradford City](/source/Bradford_City_A.F.C.) from [Bathgate](/source/Bathgate_F.C.) in August 1924.{{harvnb|Frost|1988|p=401}} He made three league appearances for the club.{{harvnb|Frost|1988|p=385}} He left the club in May 1925 to play for [Doncaster Rovers](/source/Doncaster_Rovers_F.C.). ===International=== He played twice for the all Ireland team, a 2–1 defeat against Wales in 1928 and a 6–2 defeat by England in 1932. ==References== ===Sources=== *{{cite book|last=Frost|first=Terry|title=Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988|publisher=Breedon Books Sport|year=1988|isbn=0-907969-38-0}} ===Notes=== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{NFT player|pid=38878|name=Paddy McConnell}} {{DEFAULTSORT:McConnell, Paddy}} Category:1900 births Category:1971 deaths Category:Association footballers from County Antrim Category:Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland Category:Men's association football inside forwards Category:Larkhall Thistle F.C. players Category:Bellshill Athletic F.C. players Category:Bathgate F.C. players Category:Bradford City A.F.C. players Category:Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Category:Southport F.C. players Category:Shelbourne F.C. players Category:Boston United F.C. players Category:Grantham Town F.C. players Category:Spalding United F.C. players Category:Hibernian F.C. players Category:English Football League players Category:Scottish Junior Football Association players Category:Scottish Football League players Category:League of Ireland players Category:Pre-1950 IFA men's international footballers Category:People from Rasharkin --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Paddy McConnell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddy_McConnell) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddy_McConnell?action=history)). 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