Michael Kevin Conroy (born 31 December 1965) is a Scottish former professional

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er. He played as a

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. Conroy began his career with

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in 1983. Unable to break into the first team, he moved back to his native Scotland in 1984 to sign with

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on a free transfer. In three years with the Bankies, he made 114 league appearances and scored 38 goals. In 1987, he joined St Mirren for ten months, scoring one goal in ten appearances for the Buddies. He returned south of the border in 1988 to join

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in a £50,000 deal. He spent three years at Elm Park, before moving to

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in 1991, where the most prolific scoring period of his career would begin. In his two years with Burnley, Conroy scored 30 goals in 77 league appearances. Conroy joined Burnley's

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rivals

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in 1993 for £85,000. He went on to score 22 goals in 57 appearances for North End and briefly played alongside a young

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. In 1995, he joined

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, and scored 32 goals in almost 100 appearances for the

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club. After three years in London, Conroy moved back to Lancashire to join

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for a £50,000 fee. He made fourteen appearances for the Seasiders but failed to find the net in the league (though he did score once against

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in the League Cup). In December 1998 he was loaned out to Chester City, for whom he scored three goals in ten appearances. He returned to the Blues, again on loan, a month after his first period expired. After leaving Blackpool in 1999, Conroy moved to Australia to play for

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. In 2000, he joined

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, with whom he finished his playing career when they went out of business the following year. Conroy was senior coach at Doncaster Rovers Soccer Club in the Victorian State League Division 2. He began his coaching career as reserve-team coach at Doncaster Rovers.

Honours

Individual *

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: 1996–97 Third Division

References

External links

Conroy's stats at SoccerbaseBurnley career stats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Conroy, Mike 1965 births Living people Footballers from Glasgow Scottish footballers National Soccer League (Australia) players Carlton S.C. players Gippsland Falcons players Coventry City F.C. players Clydebank F.C. (1965) players St Mirren F.C. players Reading F.C. players Burnley F.C. players Preston North End F.C. players Fulham F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Chester City F.C. players English Football League players Scottish expatriate footballers Scottish Football League players Association football forwards Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Australia Expatriate soccer players in Australia