Billy McConnell (footballer)

Irish footballer and cricketer

For the Bohemians and Bradford player, see William McConnell (footballer).

Billy McConnell
Personal information
Full name	William Henry McConnell
Date of birth	2 September 1901
Place of birth	Corbolis, Ireland
Date of death	1974(1974-00-00) (aged 72–73)
Place of death	Slough, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
1920–1921	Slough YMCA
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1921–1922	Slough Town
1922–1923	Arsenal	0	(0)
1924–1928	Reading	142	(1)
	Slough Town
International career
1925–1928	Ireland (IFA)	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Henry McConnell (2 September 1901 – 1974), sometimes known as Pat McConnell, was an Irish professional footballer who made over 140 appearances in the Football League for Reading and was capped by Ireland at international level. He later served as a Football League linesman and played cricket for Berkshire.

Personal life

Born in Corbolis, County Louth, Ireland, McConnell moved to Slough, England at the age of four. After retiring from football, he ran a newsagent in Slough.

Honours

Reading

Football League Third Division South: 1925–26

Individual

Reading Hall of Fame

References

^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 183. ISBN 978-1905891610.
Billy McConnell at WorldFootball.net
Achates (20 August 1923). "Prospects of the clubs in the First Division of the League. Arsenal". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
"Billy McConnell". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
^ "McConnell Billy "Pat" Reading 1925". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
"Berkshire County Cricket Club". Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
"Billy 'Pat' McConnell". NIFG. Archived from the original on 25 September 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
"How to help STAR add to our Hall of Fame". www.readingfc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2020.

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