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Conall Murtagh Personal information Full name Conall Francis Murtagh Date of birth 29 June 1985 Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Bala Town Youth career 2001–2003 Ballymena United Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2003 Crusaders 12 (0) 2003-2005 Hearts 0 (0) 2005 → Raith Rovers (loan) 11 (1) 2005-2006 Connah's Quay Nomads 27 (3) 2006-2007 Rhyl 25 (1) 2007 Southport 0 (0) 2007-2009 Wrexham 4 (0) 2008 → Droylsden (loan) 6 (0) 2009-2010 The New Saints 20 (2) 2010 → Aberystwyth Town (loan) 13 (3) 2010-2011 Aberystwyth Town 20 (1) 2011- Bala Town 4 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:46, 4 September 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Conall Francis Murtagh (born June 29, 1985 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish footballer who currently plays for Bala Town. He has made over 70 appearances in the Scottish League, the Welsh Premier League, the Football League and the Football Conference.
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Career
Murtagh started his career with Ballymena United and Crusaders before joining Scottish League club Hearts on a two-year contract in 2003.[1] He made no appearances for Hearts[2] and joined Raith Rovers on loan in January 2005, where he made eleven first-team appearances in the remainder of the 2004–05 season in the Scottish First Division.[3]
Murtagh was released by Hearts at the end of the 2004–05 season[4] and joined League of Wales club Connah's Quay Nomads, where he made 27 league appearances, scoring three goals, in the 2005–06 season.[5] He joined Rhyl in 2006, making 25 Welsh Premier league appearances, scoring once, in the 2006–07 season[5] and collected a Welsh League Cup runners-up medal after a penalty defeat to Caersws in March 2007.[6]
Murtagh joined Conference North club Southport in May 2007 but quickly left to join Wrexham in June 2007.[7] He made six league and cup appearances for Wrexham in the 2007–08 season and a further six appearances for Football Conference side Droylsden, who he joined on a two-month loan in January 2008.[8]
In January 2009, Murtagh signed for Welsh Premier League side The New Saints, having fallen out of favour at Wrexham since Dean Saunders took charge in October 2008.[9] In January 2010, he joined Aberystwyth Town on loan for the remainder of the 2009–10 season,[10] scoring three times in thirteen appearances before being recalled in April.[11] At the end of the season, Murtagh was released by The New Saints and joined Aberystwyth Town on a permanent basis.[12]
In July 2011 he moved to Bala Town.[13]
Personal life
He holds a degree from the University of Manchester[14]
References
- ^ O'Hara, Denis (2003-05-06). "Conall's contract boost.". Newsletter. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-23201345_ITM. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
- ^ "Conall Murtagh". Soccerbase (Racing Post). http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=35727. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
- ^ "Games played by Conall Murtagh in 2004/2005". Soccerbase (Racing Post). http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=35727&seasonid=134. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
- ^ "Hearts offer Burchill new deal". BBC Sport. 2005-05-20. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/4565761.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
- ^ a b "Welsh Premier career details for Conall Murtagh". Welsh Premier players. Welsh Premier Football. http://www.welsh-premier.com/player_detail_solo.php?player_id=800. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
- ^ "Caersws 1-1 Rhyl (aet)". BBC Sport. 2007-03-19. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_of_wales/6465745.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
- ^ "Wrexham sign ex-Rhyl man Murtagh". BBC Sport. 2007-06-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wrexham/6712879.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
- ^ "Games played by Conall Murtagh in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Racing Post. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=35727&seasonid=137. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
- ^ "Saints signings spur title chase". BBC Sport. 5 January 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_of_wales/7811508.stm. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
- ^ "Three new faces for Cefn Druids". welsh-premier.com. 2010-01-13. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1652-three-new-faces-for-cefn-druids. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
- ^ "Saints recall loan duo for title run-in". welsh-premier.com. 2010-04-13. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/2029-saints-recall-loan-duo-for-title-run-in. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ^ "Murtagh makes permanent seaside switch". welsh-premier.com. 2010-06-08. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/2238-murtagh-makes-permanent-seaside-switch. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
- ^ "Murtagh switches from Aber to Bala". welsh-premier.com. 6 July 2011. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/news/3678-murtagh-switches-from-aber-to-bala. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ^ http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology/2008/07/09/wrexham-star-earns-degree-for-wii-game-study-115875-20636882/
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Categories:- 1985 births
- Living people
- People from Belfast
- Association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Association football midfielders
- Scottish Football League players
- Players in the Welsh Premier League
- The Football League players
- Crusaders F.C. players
- Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
- Raith Rovers F.C. players
- Rhyl F.C. players
- Wrexham F.C. players
- Droylsden F.C. players
- The New Saints F.C. players
- Aberystwyth Town F.C. players
- Alumni of the University of Manchester
- Bala Town F.C. players
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