John McConnell (24 November 1885 – 27 December 1947) was a Scottish
footballer
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who played as a
half back for
Liverpool
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in the
English Football League
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. McConnell played for Scottish clubs
Ashfield (1904–1907),
Motherwell
Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lanarks ...
(1907–08) and
Airdrie (1908–09) before he joined Liverpool. He made 53 appearances for the club and scored once, but was unable to become a regular in the starting line-up and he eventually moved back to Scotland to play for
Aberdeen
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.
The death of John McConnell
Motherwell Times, 27 December 1947, via Play Up Liverpool
References
1885 births
Scottish men's footballers
Aberdeen F.C. players
Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players
Liverpool F.C. players
English Football League players
1947 deaths
Motherwell F.C. players
Men's association football wing halves
Ashfield F.C. players
Footballers from Motherwell
Scottish Junior Football Association players
Scottish Football League players
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