Bobby Connor

Bobby Connor

Personal information
Full name	Robert James Connor
Date of birth	(1960-08-04) 4 August 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth	Kilmarnock, Scotland
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Ayr United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1977–1984	Ayr United	223	(28)
1984–1986	Dundee	71	(9)
1986–1994	Aberdeen	206	(17)
1994–1996	Kilmarnock	51	(0)
1996–1997	Ayr United	18	(1)
1997	Partick Thistle	2	(0)
1997–1998	Queen of the South	22	(1)
Total		593	(56)
International career
1980–1981	Scotland U21[1]	2	(0)
1986–1990	Scotland	4	(0)
1990	Scottish Football League XI	1	(0)
Managerial career
2005–2007	Ayr United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert James Connor (born 4 August 1960) is a Scottish former footballer, who played as a midfielder. During his playing career, Connor made nearly 600 appearances in the Scottish Football League, and earned four caps for the Scotland national side between 1986 and 1990. Connor has also been a football manager, managing Ayr United between 2005 and 2007.

Career

Club career

Born in Kilmarnock, Connor began his professional career with Ayr United in 1977. Connor also played in the Scottish Football League with Dundee, Aberdeen, Kilmarnock, Partick Thistle and finally Queen of the South in the era of Jamie McAllister and Tommy Bryce.

International career

Connor made his international debut on 29 April 1986, and made a total of four international appearances.[2]

Coaching career

Connor has also been a football manager, managing Ayr United between 2005 and 2007.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3][4][5][6]

Club	Seasons	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ayr United	1977–78	Scottish Premier Division	9	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	9+	0+
	1978–79	Scottish First Division	29	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	29+	0+
	1979–80		38	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	38+	9+
	1980–81		39	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	39+	8+
	1981–82		30	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	30+	0+
	1982–83		39	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	39+	4+
	1983–84		39	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	39+	7+
	Total		223	28	-	-	-	-	-	-	223+	28+
Dundee	1984–85	Scottish Premier Division	34	7	5	1	2	1	0	0	41	9
	1985–86		35	2	4	0	2	0	0	0	41	2
	1986–87		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		71	9	9	1	4	1	0	0	84	11
Aberdeen	1986–87	Scottish Premier Division	32	4	3	0	3	2	1	0	39	6
	1987–88		34	1	3	1	3	1	4	0	44	3
	1988–89		36	4	5	1	5	0	2	0	48	5
	1989–90		33	1	5	0	5	0	2	0	45	1
	1990–91		29	6	1	0	4	0	3	0	37	6
	1991–92		11	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	13	0
	1992–93		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	1993–94		25	1	0	0	2	0	3	0	30	1
	Total		206	17	17	2	22	3	17	0	262	22
Kilmarnock	1994–95	Scottish Premier Division	28	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	33	0
	1995–96		23	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	25	0
	Total		51	0	3	0	4	0	0	0	58	0
Ayr United	1996–97	Scottish Second Division	18	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	18+	1+
Partick Thistle	1997–98	Scottish First Division	2	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	2+	0+
Queen of the South	1997–98	Scottish Second Division	22	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	22+	1+
Career total			593	56	29+	3+	30+	4+	17	0	669+	63+

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[7]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Scotland	1986	1	0
	1987	—
	1988	1	0
	1989	1	0
	1990	1	0
Total		4	0

Managerial record

[8]

Team	From	To	Record
			P	W	L	D	Win %
Ayr United	2005	2007	92	26	40	26	28.28%

References

1. "Bobby Connor". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
2. "Dark Blue Dons". Aberdeen Football Club. Archived from the original on 14 March 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
3. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Bobby Connor". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
4. "Bobby Connor | Player Statistics | Dundee (Dee Archive)". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
5. "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
6. "Kilmarnock Player Bobby Connor Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
7. Bobby Connor at the Scottish Football Association
8. "Ayr United Manager Robert Connor Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

External links

• Bobby Connor at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database