John Conway (footballer, born 1951)

John Conway (born 11 July 1951) is an Irish former footballer, who played in the 1960s and 1970s.

For other persons with this name, see John Conway.

John Conway
Personal information
Full name John Conway[1]
Date of birth (1951-07-11) 11 July 1951
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Position(s) Right winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1971 Bohemian
1971–1975 Fulham 38 (6)
1975–1976 FC Winterthur
1975–1977 Shamrock Rovers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John was a midfielder who played his schoolboy football for the Stella Maris before moving on to Bohemians amongst others during his career in the League of Ireland. He made 2 appearances in European competition for Bohs and won the FAI Cup with the club in 1970. Between 1971 and 1975, Conway played for English side Fulham. He only played 38 league matches for Fulham, scoring six goals.[2]

Conway then moved to Switzerland to sign for FC Winterthur. He came home to sign for Shamrock Rovers in February 1976 under manager Mick Meagan but returned to Winterthur in 1977. He retired in 1981 and now lives in Germany.[2]

His more famous brother Jimmy also had a spell at Bohemians before moving abroad.

Honours

References
  1. "John Conway". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. "John Conway league career profile". Neil Brown. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  • The Hoops by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)
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