Mike Conroy (footballer, born 1957)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael George Conroy[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 July 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Johnstone, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Port Glasgow | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1982 | Celtic | 66 | (9) |
| 1982–1984 | Hibernian | 31 | (2) |
| 1984–1986 | Blackpool | 66 | (2) |
| 1986–1987 | Wrexham | 25 | (2) |
| 1987–1988 | Leyton Orient | 3 | (0) |
| 1988–1992 | Cork City | 92 | (2) |
| Total | 283 | (17) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Michael George Conroy (born 31 July 1957) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played in the Scottish Premier Division with Celtic[3] (winning three league championships and a Scottish Cup)[4] and Hibernian, before playing for several clubs in the Football League.
With Wrexham A.F.C. he scored in the 1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup at Żurrieq F.C. [5]
He signed for Cork City, who were managed by Eamonn O'Keefe in 1988 and made his League of Ireland debut on the 11th of September. At the end of the season he played in the 1989 FAI Cup Final and replay. Despite losing out they qualified for Europe for the first time in the 1989–90 European Cup Winners' Cup where he played in both legs against FC Torpedo Moscow. As player-coach, Mick played in the famous 1-1 draw with FC Bayern Munich in the 1991–92 UEFA Cup and after retiring at the end of that season would then go on to share his expertise of the game with youngsters in Cork for almost three decades and was one of the first coaches on the Emerging Talent Programme in Cork [6]
Conroy lives in Cork City.[7][8][9]
His father, also named Michael, was also a footballer who played for Celtic on the a part-time basis in the 1950s and later worked as a scout for the club.[10][11]
Honours
[edit]Celtic
,1981–82 Scottish Premier Division
Sources
[edit]- Irish Football Handbook by Dave Galvin & Gerry Desmond (ISBN 0-9517987-3-1)
References
[edit]- ^ "Mike Conroy". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ Celtic player Conroy, Mike (2), FitbaStats
- ^ His greatest game – Mike Conroy -1980 SCF, Celtic Underground, 31 October 2015
- ^ https://www.wrexhamafcarchive.co.uk/matchdetails.php?id=1766
- ^ https://www.fai.ie/latest/friendly-to-mark-retirement-of-mick-conroy/
- ^ Profile at blackpool.vitalfootball.co.uk
- ^ Hardie, David (24 November 2011). "Ex-Hibs star Conroy says Fenlon can bring success to Easter Road". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Press. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ^ A love of Celtic runs in the Conroy family, Celtic FC, 27 December 2014
- ^ Celtic player Conroy, Mike (1), FitbaStats
- ^ Death of former Celt, Mike Conroy snr, Celtic FC, 12 July 2017
External links
[edit]- Mike Conroy at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Johnstone
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scottish Football League players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Celtic F.C. players
- Hibernian F.C. players
- Blackpool F.C. players
- Wrexham A.F.C. players
- Leyton Orient F.C. players
- Cork City F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Scottish people of Irish descent
- Port Glasgow F.C. players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- League of Ireland players