Frank Connor (13 February 1936 – 3 March 2022) was a Scottish

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player and manager.

Career

As a player, he played for

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, Portadown, St Mirren,

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and Cowdenbeath. After coaching at Celtic and Albion Rovers, Connor moved to Cowdenbeath in 1974 as player-manager, before a spell as assistant manager at Morton. He managed Berwick Rangers between 1980 and 1982 and then had a spell working under Jock Wallace at

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as assistant manager."Celtic Sack Connor"
''The Glasgow Herald'', 3 February 1986, p. 9 In the summer of 1983, Connor moved back to Celtic as new manager David Hay's assistant. He spent years in that role at Parkhead until he was sacked by Hay in February 1986. He then went to manage Raith Rovers from 1986 to 1990. Connor led Raith Rovers to promotion to the Scottish First Division in his first season in charge there, and succeeded in keeping them in that division for the remainder of his tenure as manager. After leaving Raith Rovers in 1990, Connor had a spell at Hearts as assistant to manager Joe Jordan. In June 1993, Connor returned once again to Celtic, this time as part of Liam Brady's new backroom team. He was joined at Celtic by his former boss at Hearts, Joe Jordan. In October 1993 following the departures of Brady and Jordan, Connor took over as caretaker manager of Celtic for four games. He was in charge for two Scottish Premier Division matches (one win, one draw) a UEFA Cup tie first leg (won 1–0 against Sporting CP), and he picked the team to face Rangers (a 2–1 Premier Division Celtic win) three days after Lou Macari's arrival. Connor had an unbeaten record in charge of Celtic.

Personal life

Connor died on 3 March 2022, at the age of 86.

References

External links

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The CelticWiki Caretaker and Temporary Managers
{{DEFAULTSORT:Connor, Frank 1936 births 2022 deaths Footballers from Airdrie, North Lanarkshire Scottish men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Blantyre Celtic F.C. players Celtic F.C. players Portadown F.C. players St Mirren F.C. players Derry City F.C. players Albion Rovers F.C. players Cowdenbeath F.C. players Scottish football managers Scottish Football League managers Greenock Morton F.C. non-playing staff Cowdenbeath F.C. managers Celtic F.C. non-playing staff Berwick Rangers F.C. managers Raith Rovers F.C. managers Scottish Football League players