Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 26 October 1961 | ||
Place of birth | Lanark, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 17 August 2014 | (aged 52)||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Polkemmet Juniors | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1980–1982 | Falkirk | 26 | (3) |
1982–1986 | Albion Rovers | 146 | (26) |
1986–1987 | Clydebank | 19 | (1) |
1987–1988 | Falkirk | 36 | (2) |
1988–1993 | Airdrie | 126 | (16) |
1993–1994 | Albion Rovers | 38 | (3) |
1994–1997 | Cowdenbeath | ||
Total | 456 | (58) | |
Managerial career | |||
1996–1997 | Cowdenbeath | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Sammy Conn (26 October 1961 – 17 August 2014) was a Scottish professional football player and manager.
Career
[edit]Born in Lanark, Conn played as a midfielder for Polkemmet Juniors, Falkirk, Albion Rovers, Clydebank, Airdrie and Cowdenbeath.[1] After being player-manager of Cowdenbeath between 1996 and 1997, Conn later worked as a youth coach at Ayr United before becoming assistant manager of Dalry Thistle.[2]
Conn suffered from motor neurone disease. He died on 17 August 2014 at age 52.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ^ "Sammy Conn". Cowdenbeath F.C. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ^ Tributes to former Cowdenbeath footballer Sammy Conn
- ^ SAMMY CONN 1961-2014