Barry McConnell (born 1 January 1977) is an English footballer who plays for Exmouth Town. He is primarily a right sided defender or midfielder.

Barry McConnell
Personal information
Full name Barry McConnell[1]
Date of birth (1977-01-01) 1 January 1977 (age 47)[1]
Place of birth Exeter, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Exmouth Town
Youth career
Exeter City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2005 Exeter City 167 (19)
2000Weston-super-Mare (loan) ? (?)
2005 Tamworth 2 (0)
2005–2006 Forest Green Rovers 4 (0)
2006 Tiverton Town ? (?)
2006 Weston-super-Mare ? (?)
2007 Dorchester Town ? (?)
2007–2008 Weston-super-Mare ? (?)
2008–2012 Truro City ? (?)
2012–2014 Weymouth ? (?)
2014 – Exmouth Town ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:24, 15 June 2013 (UTC)

Career edit

Born in Exeter, Devon,[1] McConnell originally came through Exeter City's youth system in 1995, and was a first-team player for almost 10 years, featuring in a variety of positions. He also had a testimonial match against Charlton Athletic in which a host of big names played such as Danny Murphy. Exeter lost the game 4-1 and McConnell did not start but he came on to convert a penalty.

Upon his departure in December 2005, he spent a brief period with Tamworth before moving to Forest Green Rovers whom he left at the end of the 2005/2006 season.

He began the 2006–2007 season with Tiverton Town and had a short spell with Weston-super-Mare before signing an 18-month contract with Dorchester in February 2007, but Dorchester later released him.

In the 2007–2008 season McConnell again linked up with Weston after being signed by new manager Tony Ricketts. This marked his third stint at the club and he featured regularly in the first team. He made over 30 appearances for the club before signing with Truro after the close of the 2007–08 season.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2002). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2002/2003. Queen Anne Press. p. 263. ISBN 9781852916480.

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