James Connor (Scottish footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 February 1861 | ||
| Place of birth | Airdrie, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 29 January 1899 (aged 37) | ||
| Place of death | Hamilton, Scotland[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1878–1893 | Airdrieonians | ||
| → Queen's Park (guest) | |||
| International career | |||
| 1886 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Connor (22 February 1861 – 29 January 1899) was a Scottish footballer who played for Airdrieonians, Queen's Park, Corinthian[2] and Scotland.[3][1] He had the distinction of being the goalkeeper who faced the first ever penalty kick in the history of football, awarded in a local cup tie on 6 June 1891 (four days after the rule was introduced by the International Football Association Board).[4][5]
References
- ^ a b Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN 9798513846642.
- ^ Scottish Corinthians Archived 30 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine, Andrew Watson: Corinthian
- ^ (Smith 2013, p. 58)
- ^ "Well up on cloud nine". Daily Record. The Free Library. 19 January 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ James McLuggage and the story of the world's first penalty kicks, Andy Mitchell, Scottish Sport History, 11 December 2014
- Sources
- Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.
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