John Connelly: Man United forward Profile & Stats
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John Connelly

Position: forward

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HAN P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 55 40 13 2 139 45 +94 72.73
A 55 24 11 20 102 89 +13 43.64
N 3 0 1 2 0 2 -2 0.00
TOTALS 113 64 25 24 241 136 +105 56.64

Name: John Michael Connelly
Birthdate: 18-07-1938
Age: 87
Birthplace: St Helens, England
Height: 5' 8" (1.73m)
Weight: 11st 3lbs (71.2kg)
Years at Club: 1964-1967
Signing Info: Transferred from: Burnley, 1964, £56,000
Previous Clubs: St Helens Town, Burnley
Debut: 22/08/1964 v West Bromwich Albion (H) 2-2 (League Division One)
Farewell: Transferred to Blackburn Rovers, 06/1966, £40,000
Passed Away: 25/10/2012

Biography

 
Season Goals Season Apps
League Goals League Apps LC Goals LC Apps FAC Goals FAC Apps CS Goals CS Apps EC Goals EC Apps Europa Goals Europa Apps SC Goals SC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps IC Goals IC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps Season
Goals
Season
Apps
1. 1964-1965 15 42 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 5 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 60
2. 1965-1966 5 32 0 0 2 6 0 0 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 46
3. 1966-1967 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7
TOTALS 22 80 0 1 2 13 0 0 6 8 5 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 113

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

MUFC Player Goals MUFC Player Appearances MUFC Player Opponent Manager MUFC Player Club Manager
No Opponent Goals Appearances
1. Hjk Helsinki 4 2
2. Everton 4 4
3. Fulham 3 2
4. Leicester City 2 2
5. Blackburn Rovers 2 2
6. Stoke City 2 2
7. Northampton Town 2 2
8. Borussia Dortmund 1 1
9. Benfica 1 1
10. Strasbourg 1 1
11. Blackpool 1 1
12. Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 1
13. Nottingham Forest 1 1
14. Preston North End 1 1
15. Ferencvaros 1 1
16. West Ham United 1 1
17. ASK Vorwarts 1 1
18. Leeds United 1 1
19. Newcastle United 1 1
20. Arsenal 1 1
21. Rotherham United 1 1
22. Liverpool 1 1
23. Aston Villa 1 1
No MUFC Managers Count
Stadiums Competition Opponents Opponent Nationality
No Competition Count
1. League Division One 80
2. FA Cup 13
3. Europa League 11
4. European Cup 8
5. League Cup 1
No Opponent Count
1. Everton 8
2. Stoke City 7
3. Burnley 5
4. Blackpool 5
5. Leeds United 5
6. West Bromwich Albion 4
7. West Ham United 4
8. Leicester City 4
9. Nottingham Forest 4
10. Tottenham Hotspur 4
11. Chelsea 4
12. Wolverhampton Wanderers 4
13. Liverpool 4
14. Arsenal 4
15. Sheffield United 4
16. Fulham 3
17. Sunderland 3
18. Aston Villa 3
19. Blackburn Rovers 3
20. Ferencvaros 3
21. Newcastle United 3
22. Djurgardens IF 2
23. Sheffield Wednesday 2
24. Borussia Dortmund 2
25. Birmingham City 2
26. Strasbourg 2
27. Northampton Town 2
28. Hjk Helsinki 2
29. ASK Vorwarts 2
30. Benfica 2
31. Rotherham United 2
32. Preston North End 2
33. Partizan Belgrade 2
34. Chester City 1
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 96
2. Germany 4
3. Hungary 3
4. Sweden 2
5. France 2
6. Finland 2
7. Portugal 2
8. Yugoslavia 2
Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000 Cup Finals
No Date Opponent Competition Own Goals
Player has never scored an own goal against the club.
No Date Opponent WDL F-A Competition
Player never featured in a Cup Final.
Penalties scored for Manchester United Manchester United Hat-Tricks
No Date Opponents Competition Penaltys
Player has never scored a penalty for the club.
No Date Opponent Competition Goals
 
Red Cards  
No Date Opponent Competition
Player has never been sent off during a match.
 

All Matches played

No Date Comp Opponent WDL F-A HAN Goal!! Scorers Opponent scorers
1. 22-08-1964 Div 1 West Bromwich Albion Draw 2-2 H 0 Denis Law 21', Bobby Charlton 38' Tony Brown 14', Bill Foulkes 41' (o.g)
2. 24-08-1964 Div 1 West Ham United Loss 1-3 A 0 Denis Law 79' Johnny Byrne 4', John Sissons 20', Geoff Hurst 85'
3. 29-08-1964 Div 1 Leicester City Draw 2-2 A 0 David Sadler 71', Denis Law 88' Ken Keyworth 10', Colin Appleton 84'
4. 02-09-1964 Div 1 West Ham United Win 3-1 H 1 John Connelly 1', Denis Law 28', George Best 53' Nobby Stiles 6' (o.g.)
5. 05-09-1964 Div 1 Fulham Loss 1-2 A 1 John Connelly 45' Shay Brennan 52' (o.g.), Johnny Haynes 78'
6. 08-09-1964 Div 1 Everton Draw 3-3 A 1 Denis Law 4', David Herd 25', John Connelly 78', Fred Pickering 51', 59', Alex Young 84'
7. 12-09-1964 Div 1 Nottingham Forest Win 3-0 H 1 David Herd 2', 24', John Connelly 18'
8. 16-09-1964 Div 1 Everton Win 2-1 H 0 George Best 12', Denis Law 21' Fred Pickering 40'
9. 19-09-1964 Div 1 Stoke City Win 2-1 A 1 David Herd 48', John Connelly 69' John Ritchie 10'
10. 23-09-1964 EL Djurgardens IF Draw 1-1 A 0 David Herd 87' Boris Johansson 8'
11. 26-09-1964 Div 1 Tottenham Hotspur Win 4-1 H 0 Pat Crerand 17', 56', Denis Law 59', 89' Jimmy Robertson 80'
12. 30-09-1964 Div 1 Chelsea Win 2-0 A 0 George Best 32', Denis Law 73'
13. 06-10-1964 Div 1 Burnley Draw 0-0 A 0
14. 10-10-1964 Div 1 Sunderland Win 1-0 H 0 David Herd 77'
15. 17-10-1964 Div 1 Wolves Win 4-2 A 0 Denis Law 15', 44', Gerry Harris 22' (o.g.), David Herd 35' Ray Crawford 42', 58'
16. 24-10-1964 Div 1 Aston Villa Win 7-0 H 1 David Herd 17', 77', Denis Law 20', 50', 65', 89', John Connelly 56'
17. 27-10-1964 EL Djurgardens IF Win 6-1 H 0 Denis Law 21', 68', 69' (pen), Bobby Charlton 63', 73', George Best 86' Hans Karlsson 89'
18. 31-10-1964 Div 1 Liverpool Win 2-0 A 0 David Herd 35', Pat Crerand 59'
19. 07-11-1964 Div 1 Sheffield Wednesday Win 1-0 H 0 David Herd 15'
20. 11-11-1964 EL Borussia Dortmund Win 6-1 A 0 David Herd 12', Bobby Charlton 29', 78', 85', George Best 49', Denis Law 76' Dieter Kurrat 51' (pen)
21. 14-11-1964 Div 1 Blackpool Win 2-1 A 1 David Herd 4', John Connelly 48' Graham Oates 28'
22. 21-11-1964 Div 1 Blackburn Rovers Win 3-0 H 1 George Best 52', John Connelly 65', David Herd 76'
23. 28-11-1964 Div 1 Arsenal Win 3-2 A 1 Denis Law 4', 29', John Connelly 17' Terry Anderson 35', George Eastham 75'
24. 02-12-1964 EL Borussia Dortmund Win 4-0 H 1 Bobby Charlton 1', 18', Denis Law 61', John Connelly 80'
25. 05-12-1964 Div 1 Leeds United Loss 0-1 H 0 Bobby Collins 55'
26. 12-12-1964 Div 1 West Bromwich Albion Draw 1-1 A 0 Denis Law 15' John Kaye 35'
27. 16-12-1964 Div 1 Birmingham City Draw 1-1 H 0 Bobby Charlton 38' (pen) Denis Thwaites 75'
28. 26-12-1964 Div 1 Sheffield United Win 1-0 A 0 George Best 12'
29. 28-12-1964 Div 1 Sheffield United Draw 1-1 H 0 David Herd 53' Alan Woodward 60'
30. 09-01-1965 FAC Chester City Win 2-1 H 0 George Best 56', Albert Kinsey 59' Jimmy Humes 9'
31. 16-01-1965 Div 1 Nottingham Forest Draw 2-2 A 0 Denis Law 3', 31' Alan Hinton 15', 23'
32. 20-01-1965 EL Everton Draw 1-1 H 1 John Connelly 33' Fred Pickering 14'
33. 23-01-1965 Div 1 Stoke City Draw 1-1 H 0 Denis Law 21' Alan Bloor 10'
34. 30-01-1965 FAC Stoke City Draw 0-0 A 0
35. 03-02-1965 FAC Stoke City Win 1-0 H 0 David Herd 73'
36. 06-02-1965 Div 1 Tottenham Hotspur Loss 0-1 A 0 Ron Henry 19'
37. 09-02-1965 EL Everton Win 2-1 A 1 John Connelly 6', David Herd 69' Fred Pickering 55'
38. 13-02-1965 Div 1 Burnley Win 3-2 H 0 George Best 10', David Herd 34', Bobby Charlton 50' Dave Walker 47', Willie Irvine 88'
39. 20-02-1965 FAC Burnley Win 2-1 H 0 Denis Law 81', Pat Crerand 82' Andy Lochhead 17'
40. 24-02-1965 Div 1 Sunderland Loss 0-1 A 0 Harry Hood 10'
41. 27-02-1965 Div 1 Wolves Win 3-0 H 1 John Connelly 4', Bobby Charlton 69', 87'
42. 10-03-1965 FAC Wolves Win 5-3 A 0 Denis Law 42', 75', David Herd 51', George Best 61', Pat Crerand 67' Hugh MclImoyle 3', 15', Peter Knowles 87'
43. 13-03-1965 Div 1 Chelsea Win 4-0 H 0 George Best 3', David Herd 23', 50', Denis Law 75'
44. 15-03-1965 Div 1 Fulham Win 4-1 H 2 David Herd 4', 24', John Connelly 43', 49' Rodney Marsh 4'
45. 20-03-1965 Div 1 Sheffield Wednesday Loss 0-1 A 0 John Fantham 64'
46. 22-03-1965 Div 1 Blackpool Win 2-0 H 0 Denis Law 68', 70'
47. 27-03-1965 FAC Leeds United Draw 0-0 N 0
48. 31-03-1965 FAC Leeds United Loss 0-1 N 0 Billy Bremner 89'
49. 03-04-1965 Div 1 Blackburn Rovers Win 5-0 A 1 Bobby Charlton 47', 65', 76', John Connelly 54', David Herd 62'
50. 12-04-1965 Div 1 Leicester City Win 1-0 H 0 David Herd 49'
51. 17-04-1965 Div 1 Leeds United Win 1-0 A 1 John Connelly 14'
52. 19-04-1965 Div 1 Birmingham City Win 4-2 A 0 George Best 13', 63', Bobby Charlton 65', Noel Cantwell 75' Denis Thwaites 27', Geoff Vowden 62'
53. 24-04-1965 Div 1 Liverpool Win 3-0 H 1 Denis Law 40', 57', John Connelly 79'
54. 26-04-1965 Div 1 Arsenal Win 3-1 H 0 George Best 7', Denis Law 59', 84' George Eastham 67'
55. 28-04-1965 Div 1 Aston Villa Loss 1-2 A 0 Bobby Charlton 58' Alan Baker 6', Robert Park 35'
56. 12-05-1965 EL Strasbourg Win 5-0 A 1 John Connelly 19', David Herd 40', Denis Law 61', 88', Bobby Charlton 73'
57. 19-05-1965 EL Strasbourg Draw 0-0 H 0
58. 31-05-1965 EL Ferencvaros Win 3-2 H 0 Denis Law 34' (pen), David Herd 61', 69' Dezso Novak 23', Gyula Rakosi 76'
59. 06-06-1965 EL Ferencvaros Loss 0-1 A 0 Dezso Novak 44' (pen)
60. 16-06-1965 EL Ferencvaros Loss 1-2 A 1 John Connelly 86' Janos Karaba 44', Mate Fenyvesi 54'
61. 24-08-1965 Div 1 Nottingham Forest Loss 2-4 A 0 John Aston Jnr 66', George Best 80' Frank Wignall 8', Colin Addison 28', 44', Alan Hinton 63'
62. 28-08-1965 Div 1 Northampton Town Draw 1-1 A 1 John Connelly 10' Bobby Hunt 83'
63. 01-09-1965 Div 1 Nottingham Forest Draw 0-0 H 0
64. 04-09-1965 Div 1 Stoke City Draw 1-1 H 0 David Herd 73' Peter Dobing 42'
65. 08-09-1965 Div 1 Newcastle United Win 2-1 A 0 David Herd 25', Denis Law 68' Trevor Hockey 85'
66. 11-09-1965 Div 1 Burnley Loss 0-3 A 0 Gordon Harris 6', 47', Alex Elder 89' (pen)
67. 15-09-1965 Div 1 Newcastle United Draw 1-1 H 0 Nobby Stiles 85' Ronald McGarry 42' (pen)
68. 18-09-1965 Div 1 Chelsea Win 4-1 H 0 Bobby Charlton 25', Denis Law 61', 73', 78' Terry Venables 22'
69. 22-09-1965 EC/UCL Hjk Helsinki Win 3-2 A 1 David Herd 1', John Connelly 15', Denis Law 36' Kai Pahlman 30', Markku Peltoniemi 71'
70. 25-09-1965 Div 1 Arsenal Loss 2-4 A 0 Bobby Charlton 25', John Aston Jnr 68' Joe Baker 29', John Radford 42', George Armstrong 58', George Eastham 77'
71. 06-10-1965 EC/UCL Hjk Helsinki Win 6-0 H 3 John Connelly 15', 47', 73', George Best 44', 50', Bobby Charlton 60'
72. 09-10-1965 Div 1 Liverpool Win 2-0 H 0 George Best 18', Denis Law 37'
73. 16-10-1965 Div 1 Tottenham Hotspur Loss 1-5 A 0 Bobby Charlton 74' Alan Gilzean 25', Neil Johnson 38', Jimmy Greaves 58', Eddie Clayton 60', Jimmy Robertson 77'
74. 23-10-1965 Div 1 Fulham Win 4-1 H 0 David Herd 24', 59', 89', Bobby Charlton 88' John Dempsey 51'
75. 30-10-1965 Div 1 Blackpool Win 2-1 A 0 David Herd 75', 89' Alan Ball 33'
76. 06-11-1965 Div 1 Blackburn Rovers Draw 2-2 H 0 Bobby Charlton 38', Denis Law 88' Mike Harrison 83' (pen), 90'
77. 13-11-1965 Div 1 Leicester City Win 5-0 A 1 John Connelly 11', David Herd 31', 44', Bobby Charlton 70', George Best 73'
78. 17-11-1965 EC/UCL ASK Vorwarts Win 2-0 A 1 Denis Law 72', John Connelly 80'
79. 20-11-1965 Div 1 Sheffield United Win 3-1 H 0 George Best 8', 38', Denis Law 88' Mick Jones 22'
80. 01-12-1965 EC/UCL ASK Vorwarts Win 3-1 H 0 David Herd 12', 40', 90' Jurgen Piepenburg 86'
81. 04-12-1965 Div 1 West Ham United Draw 0-0 H 0
82. 11-12-1965 Div 1 Sunderland Win 3-2 A 0 George Best 15', 35', David Herd 59' Neil Martin 7', 75'
83. 15-12-1965 Div 1 Everton Win 3-0 H 0 George Best 30', David Herd 50', Bobby Charlton 52'
84. 18-12-1965 Div 1 Tottenham Hotspur Win 5-1 H 0 Bobby Charlton 20', Denis Law 21', 81', Phil Beal 36' (o.g.), David Herd 49' Cliff Jones 47'
85. 27-12-1965 Div 1 West Bromwich Albion Draw 1-1 H 0 Denis Law 60' (pen) Ray Crawford 65'
86. 01-01-1966 Div 1 Liverpool Loss 1-2 A 0 Denis Law 2' Tommy Smith 39', Gordon Milne 88'
87. 02-02-1966 EC/UCL Benfica Win 3-2 H 0 David Herd 37', Denis Law 42', Bill Foulkes 60' Jose Augusto 30', Jose Augusto Torres 70'
88. 05-02-1966 Div 1 Northampton Town Win 6-2 H 1 Denis Law 6', 46', John Connelly 10', Bobby Charlton 27', 31', 84' *Graham Moore 22', Don Martin 75'
89. 12-02-1966 FAC Rotherham United Draw 0-0 H 0
90. 15-02-1966 FAC Rotherham United Win 1-0 A 1 John Connelly 115'
91. 19-02-1966 Div 1 Stoke City Draw 2-2 A 1 David Herd 39', John Connelly 58' John Ritchie 64', Roy Vernon 70'
92. 26-02-1966 Div 1 Burnley Win 4-2 H 0 Bobby Charlton 3', David Herd 40', 63', 67' Andy Lochhead 8', Willie Irvine 50'
93. 05-03-1966 FAC Wolves Win 4-2 A 0 Denis Law 22', 61', George Best 72', David Herd 87' Terry Wharton 2' (pen), 9' (pen)
94. 09-03-1966 EC/UCL Benfica Win 5-1 A 1 George Best 6', 13', John Connelly 16', Pat Crerand 80', Bobby Charlton 89' Shay Brennan 52' (o.g.)
95. 12-03-1966 Div 1 Chelsea Loss 0-2 A 0 Bobby Tambling 1', *George Graham 5'
96. 19-03-1966 Div 1 Arsenal Win 2-1 H 0 Denis Law 2', Nobby Stiles 29' Tom Walley 88'
97. 26-03-1966 FAC Preston North End Draw 1-1 A 0 David Herd 47' *Alex Dawson 40'
98. 30-03-1966 FAC Preston North End Win 3-1 H 1 Denis Law 30', 87', John Connelly 89' Tony Singleton 69'
99. 06-04-1966 Div 1 Aston Villa Draw 1-1 A 0 Noel Cantwell 63' James MacEwan 64'
100. 09-04-1966 Div 1 Leicester City Loss 1-2 H 1 John Connelly 81' Mike Stringfellow 24', 25'
101. 13-04-1966 EC/UCL Partizan Belgrade Loss 0-2 A 0 Mustafa Hasanagic 46', Rodaslav Becejac 59'
102. 16-04-1966 Div 1 Sheffield United Loss 1-3 A 0 David Sadler 71' Tom Fenoughty 23', Alan Birchenall 67', Alan Woodward 79'
103. 20-04-1966 EC/UCL Partizan Belgrade Win 1-0 H 0 Nobby Stiles 72'
104. 23-04-1966 FAC Everton Loss 0-1 N 0 Colin Harvey 78'
105. 27-04-1966 Div 1 Blackpool Win 2-1 H 0 Denis Law 18', Bobby Charlton 30' Alan Ball 80'
106. 30-04-1966 Div 1 West Ham United Loss 2-3 A 0 Noel Cantwell 63', John Aston Jnr 78' Geoff Hurst 28', 73', Johnny Byrne 42' (pen)
107. 20-08-1966 Div 1 West Bromwich Albion Win 5-3 H 0 George Best 1', Nobby Stiles 8', Denis Law 16', 22', David Herd 17' Bobby Hope 10', Clive Clark 46', 87'
108. 23-08-1966 Div 1 Everton Win 2-1 A 0 Denis Law 63', 89' Derek Temple 58'
109. 27-08-1966 Div 1 Leeds United Loss 1-3 A 0 George Best 58' Paul Madeley 5', Paul Reaney 35', Peter Lorimer 79'
110. 31-08-1966 Div 1 Everton Win 3-0 H 1 Bill Foulkes 44', John Connelly 55', Denis Law 60'
111. 03-09-1966 Div 1 Newcastle United Win 3-2 H 1 David Herd 60', John Connelly 68', Denis Law 79' Ronald McGarry 63', David Craig 86'
112. 07-09-1966 Div 1 Stoke City Loss 0-3 A 0 John Ritchie 32', 46', Calvin Palmer 36'
113. 14-09-1966 LC Blackpool Loss 1-5 A 0 David Herd 37' Ray Charnley 9' (pen), 10', 79', Leslie Lea 30', Robert Waddell 44'
 

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