Jack Connor (7 September 1911 – 1994) was a Scottish

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who played as a

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. He began his career with St Roch's and joined

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in 1932. He was then loaned to Airdrie, where he scored 22 league goals.. Retrieved 17 January 2010. He joined the club permanently the following season after being unable to break into the first team at

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and continued to score regularly, including six goals in eight matches during a brief loan spell with

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. He moved to England in 1936 to play for

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Greens on Screen. Retrieved 17 January 2010. He scored 17 goals in his first season with the club, but lost his place in the team the following year after the arrival of

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Greens on Screen. Retrieved 17 September 2010. He was transferred to Swansea Town and spent one season with the Welsh side before joining Queen of the South, where he played during the

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. He briefly played for

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and

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after the war before returning to St Roch's as their manager.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Connor, Jack 1911 births 1994 deaths Footballers from Glasgow Scottish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Celtic F.C. players Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players Albion Rovers F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Swansea City A.F.C. players Queen of the South F.C. players Alloa Athletic F.C. players St Johnstone F.C. players Scottish Football League players English Football League players St Roch's F.C. players