- Eddie Connachan
Football player infobox
playername = Eddie Connachan
fullname = Edward Devlin Connachan
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1935|8|27
cityofbirth =Prestonpans
countryofbirth =Scotland
height = height|ft=5|in=9
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position =Goalkeeper
years = 19??-1957
1957-1963
1963-1966
1966-19??
19??-19??
clubs = Dalkeith Thistle
Dunfermline Athletic
Middlesbrough
Falkirk
East London Celtic
caps(goals) =
nationalyears = 1961-1962
nationalteam = Scotland
nationalcaps(goals) = 2 (0)
pcupdate = 15 June 07
ntupdate = 15 June 07Edward "Eddie" Devlin Connachan (born
27 August 1935 inPrestonpans ,East Lothian ) was a Scottish footballgoalkeeper who played for Dunfermline Athletic, Middlesbrough, Falkirk, East London Celtic and the Scotland national team.Connachan joined Dunfermline from Dalkeith Thistle in May 1957 and went on to play 172 games for Dunfermline. He helped the club win the
Scottish Cup for the first time in 1961 and he earned two caps for Scotland, against Czechoslovakia in 1961 and Hungary in 1962. He had earlier twice earned selection in the Scottish League representative side.cite book | last = Lamming | first = Douglas | title = A Scottish Soccer Internationalists Who’s Who, 1872-1986 | format = Hardback | publisher = Hutton Press | year = 1987 | id = (ISBN 0-907033-47-4) ]Connachan joined Middlesbrough in August 1963 for £5,500, returning to Scotland with Falkirk in November 1966. His final port of call was
South Africa , where he played for East London Celtic before retiring. He still resides in the African state.cite news|url=http://www.dafc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/FSquadDetail/0,,10288~990979,00.html
publisher=Dunfermline Athletic|title=Third Hall of Fame induction|accessdate=2007-06-22]In March 2007 Connachan was inducted into Dunfermline Athletic's Hall of Fame.
References
External links
* [http://www.dafc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/FSquadDetail/0,,10288~979496,00.html Profile at Dunfermline Athletic official website]
* [http://www.dafc.net/index2.php?ID=1073&CATEGORY2= Profile at DAFC]
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