David Richard Connor (born 27 October 1945) was an English football defender who played for

Manchester City Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The tw ...

between 1964 and 1971 making 141 appearances and scoring 10 goals. He played for the

Division One The Football League First Division was a division of the Football League in England from 1888 until 2004. It was the top division in the English football league system from the season 1888–89 until 1991–92, a century in which the First ...

championship-winning side in 1967–68, making 13 appearances. He also played as they won the

1968 FA Charity Shield The 1968 FA Charity Shield was a football match played on 3 August 1968 between Football League champions Manchester City and FA Cup winners West Bromwich Albion. It was the 46th Charity Shield match and was played at City's home ground, Maine ...

. He later played for

Preston North End Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional football club in Preston, Lancashire, England, who currently play in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league syste ...

and

Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Town Football Club was an English professional association football, football club based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, that was liquidation, wound-up after a High Court of Justice, High Court ruling on 16 September 2020. Initially kno ...

, when he was appointed player/manager. He made 35 league appearances and scored one goal, but following a series of disappointing results he resigned as manager in February 1978.

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Sporting Heroes biography of David Connor
1945 births Living people People from Wythenshawe Footballers from Manchester English footballers Association football fullbacks Manchester City F.C. players Preston North End F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players English Football League players English football managers Bury F.C. managers Macclesfield Town F.C. managers English Football League managers {{England-footy-defender-1940s-stub