Paul Connor (footballer)

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playername = Paul Connor


fullname = Paul Connor
nickname =
height = height|ft=6|in=2
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|1|12
cityofbirth = Bishop Auckland
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Cheltenham Town
clubnumber = 9
position = Striker
years = 1996-1999
1997
1998
1999
1999-2001
2000-2001
2001-2004
2004-2006
2006-2007
2007-
clubs = Middlesbrough
→ Gateshead (loan)
→ Hartlepool United (loan)
→ Stoke City (loan)
Stoke City
→ Cambridge United (loan)
Rochdale
Swansea City
Leyton Orient
Cheltenham Town
caps(goals) = 0 (0)
5 (3)
6 (0)
3 (2)
33 (5)
13 (5)
94 (29)
65 (16)
34 (7)
17 (5)
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pcupdate = 9/8/2007
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Paul Connor (born January 12 1979 in Bishop Auckland, England) is an English footballer who currently plays for Cheltenham Town.

Career

He was signed by Middlesbrough straight after he left school. With his chances of first team football at the Riverside Stadium very scarce, he went on loan to Gateshead, Hartlepool United for a month and then to Stoke where he made 3 appearances. After Middlesbrough released him, Stoke didn't hesitate to sign him permanently.

Whilst at Stoke he went on loan to Cambridge City where he scored 5 goals in 14 games. After his time at Stoke he moved to Rochdale, who made a club record fee of £150,000 to bring him to Spotland Stadium.

Signed by Brian Flynn just before transfer deadline day in March for £35,000 from Rochdale. Connor has proved to be a hardworking, skilful striker, forging effective partnerships with both Lee Trundle and Kevin Nugent.

Often maligned for basically not being Trundle, Paul scored a number of very important goals with some excellent finishes. The second top goal scorer in the 2004-05 season with 12 finishes in 44 appearances was 3 or 4 better than our top scorers totals for a number of seasons during the 1990s.

In January 2006, he had fallen down the pecking order at the Liberty Stadium, and so the Leyton Orient manager, Martin Ling, signed him for £40,000. He made 34 appearances, scoring 7 goals.

On January 15 2007, he signed for Cheltenham Town for £20,000 after becoming surplus to requirements at Orient.

External links

* [http://www.ctfc.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10434~9048,00.html Paul Connor player profile] at ctfc.com
* [http://www.swanseacity.net/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10354~9048,00.html Paul Connor player profile] at swanseacity.net
* [http://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10441~9048,00.html Paul Connor player profile] at rochdaleafc.co.uk
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