Barry Conlon

Football player infobox
playername = Barry Conlon


fullname = Barry John Conlon
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1978|10|1|df=y
height = height|m=1.91
cityofbirth = Drogheda
countryofbirth = Ireland
currentclub = Bradford City
clubnumber = 9
position = Centre Forward
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1996–1997
1997–1998
1998
1998–1999
1999–2001
2001
2001–2004
2004–2006
2006
2006–2007
2007
2007–
clubs = Queens Park Rangers
Manchester City
→ Plymouth Argyle (loan)
Southend United
York City
→ Colchester United (loan)
Darlington
Barnsley
→ Rotherham United (loan)
Darlington
Mansfield Town
Bradford City
caps(goals) = 000 0(0)
007 0(0)
013 0(2)
034 0(7)
048 (11)
026 0(8)
115 (39)
035 0(7)
003 0(1)
019 0(6)
017 0(6)
049 0(9)
nationalyears = 1998–1999
nationalteam = Republic of Ireland U-21
nationalcaps(goals) = 007 0(0)
pcupdate = 15:53, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 15:28, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

Barry John Conlon (born 1 October 1978) is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker. He plays for Bradford City, signing for them after his release by Mansfield Town.

Career

Born in Drogheda, Ireland, Conlon grew up in Carrickmacross where he played his football with local team Carrickmacross Rovers.

He started his professional career with Queens Park Rangers, signing his first contract on 1 August 1996. After his first year at QPR he was released and quickly joined Manchester City. He made his first appearance for the club on 27 September, 1997, replacing Georgi Kinkladze as a late substitute against Swindon Town, but appearances were limited to just one league start and seven substitute appearances. Subsequently, he was loaned out 18 months later to Plymouth Argyle, spending the next six months at the club, scoring two goals in 13 games. He was released by City at the end of his contract.

Ten months after signing for Southend United, he joined York City for a fee of £100,000. In November 2000, he joined Colchester United on loan, but the club decided to not give him a permanent deal.cite news
title = Colchester reject Conlon
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/colchester_united/1344702.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 22 May 2001
accessdate = 2007-10-07] He was later signed by Darlington for reported five-figure fee.cite news
title = Darlington sign Conlon
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/darlington/1424162.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 5 July 2001
accessdate = 2007-10-07]

Conlon's first season at the club was not that impressive.Fact|date=October 2007 He was loved by some fans but hated by others. [cite news
url=http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/display.var.2156981.0..php
title=Conlon inspires Bantams to Darlington victory
date=2008-03-31
accessdate=2008-04-01
publisher=The Northern Echo
first=Lee
last=Hall] In his last season at Darlington, he improved greatly by scoring 14 goals, leading to a move to Barnsley.

Conlon struggled to find the net at Barnsley, and eventually lost his place in the side. He was loaned to Rotherham United towards the end of the 2005–06 season, and returned to Darlington at the start of 2006–07. On his return to Darlington, he scored a hat-trick on his debut, but later lost his place in the team following Dave Penney's appointment as manager. In January 2007, he moved to Mansfield Town on a free transfer.cite news
title = Mansfield sign Conlon and Gritton
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/mansfield_town/6254993.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 12 January 2007
accessdate = 2007-10-07] He played seventeen games for the club, scoring six times,cite web
title = Mansfield 2006/2007 player appearances
url = http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?seasonid=136&teamid=1723
publisher = Soccerbase
accessdate = 2007-10-07] but was released by the club four months later.

Bradford City

Conlon joined newly-relegated League Two side Bradford City on a one-year contract,cite news
title = Bradford sign veteran strike pair
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bradford_city/6262648.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date =2007-07-02
accessdate = 2007-10-07] becoming new manager Stuart McCall's first signing, along with fellow striker Peter Thorne. [cite news
url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/display.var.1970407.0.0.php?act=complaint&cid=999278
title=Strike duo walking tall for McCall
date=2008-01-16
accessdate=2008-03-16
publisher=Telegraph & Argus
first=Simon
last=Parker] His debut came on the first day of the 2007–08 season against Macclesfield Town when he saw a penalty saved and the rebound scored by Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu to secure a 1–1 draw. [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/6930993.stm
title=Bradford 1-1 Macclesfield
date=2007-08-10
accessdate=2008-03-16
publisher=BBC Sport] He scored his first goal for the club in his tenth game, converting a last minute penalty at MK Dons on 6 October 2007 in a 2–1 defeat. [cite news
url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/search/display.var.1741383.0.mk_dons_2_city_1.php
title=MK Dons 2 City 1
date=2007-10-06
accessdate=2008-03-16
publisher=Telegraph & Argus
first=Simon
last=Parker] After missing a number of chances in a game against Brentford later in October, he came in for criticism from the fans and was dropped from the Bradford starting side for more than a month. But he turned down two loan moves away from Bradford [cite news
url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/search/display.var.1871706.0.conlon_determined_to_get_it_right.php
title=Conlon determined to get it right
date=2007-10-30
accessdate=2008-03-16
publisher=Telegraph & Argus
first=Simon
last=Parker] and scored his first goal from open play to seal a late 2–1 victory over Lincoln City on Boxing Day 2007. [cite news
url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/search/display.var.1928782.0.conlon_hoping_goals_start_flying_in.php
title=Conlon hoping goals start flying in
date=2007-12-27
accessdate=2008-03-16
publisher=Telegraph & Argus
first=Simon
last=Parker] Conlon scored two more penalties before being relieved of penalty duties after missing a vital kick in a 2–0 defeat to Dagenham & Redbridge on 1 March 2008. [cite news
url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/search/display.var.2099259.0.conlon_miss_may_put_thorne_on_spot.php
title=Conlon miss may put Thorne on spot
date=2008-03-06
accessdate=2008-03-16
publisher=Telegraph & Argus
first=Simon
last=Parker] Later that month he scored in successive games for the first time for City including one against former side Mansfield Town. [cite news
url=http://www.telegraphandargus.co.uk/display.var.2123116.0..php
title=City 1 Mansfield 1
date=2008-03-15
accessdate=2008-03-16
publisher=Telegraph & Argus
first=Simon
last=Parker] He ended the month with another goal against a former side, this time Darlington, in a 3–1 win at the Darlington Arena. [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/7309357.stm
title=Darlington 1-3 Bradford
date=2008-03-29
accessdate=2008-03-29
publisher=BBC Sport] Conlon earned a new six-month contract, which he signed at the end of the season keeping him at Bradford City until January 2009. [cite news
url=http://www.telegraphandargus.co.uk/display.var.2246480.0..php
title=Conlon signs six-month deal
date=2008-05-05
accessdate=2008-05-05
publisher=Telegraph & Argus
first=Simon
last=Parker]

He was largely used as a substitute at the start of the 2008–09 season, but scored his first goal of the campaign during a start against Leeds United in the Football League Trophy, as Bradford lost 2–1. [cite news
url=http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7587877.stm
title=Leeds 2-1 Bradford
date=2008-09-02
accessdate=2008-10-04
publisher=BBC Sport] His first league goal of the season came just minutes after coming on as a substitute against Luton Town, to help Bradford gain a point with ten men. [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/7639320.stm
title=Bradford 1-1 Luton
date=2008-10-04
accessdate=2008-10-04
publisher=BBC Sport]

References

External links

*soccerbase|id=12178|name=Barry Conlon
* [http://boards.rivals.net/?sid=955&p=2&stid=8328638 Conlon's Rivals Profile]
* [http://bradford.vitalfootball.co.uk/player.asp?p=298 Barry Conlon Vital Profile]

Persondata
NAME = Conlon, Barry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH = 1 October 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH = Drogheda, Ireland
DATE OF DEATH =
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