5'8.5"  11st.2lb.
b. St Helens  18 July 1938
d. Barrowford 25 October 2012
 

Debut  24 September 1966 (28y 68d) Final Game 30 March 1970 (31y 255d)
First Goal 8 October 1966 Final Goal 13 January 1970
CAREER: St Teresa' Sc;St Teresa's OB;Southport Jnrs;St Helens Town;Burnley Nov'56[216-85];Manchester United Apr'64 (£60,000)[79+1-22];Blackburn Rovers Sep'66 (£40,000);Bury Jun'70-Jun'73[128-37].
INTERNATIONALS   England 20 apps 6 gls
’60 v Wal,NIr,Sco,Swe 1gl.’62 v Wal,Por 1gl,Aut,Swi 1gl.’63 v Wal 1gl,Fra.’65 v Hun,Yug,Swe 1gl.
’66 v Wal,Aut 1gl,NIr,Sco,Nor,Den,Uru.
FOOTBALL LEAGUE 6 apps ’61 v IL.’62 v LoI,IL,ItL.’63 v ItL.’67 v IL.
HONOURS FL Ch ’60 (Burnley), ’65 (Manchester United)
 

FL        148 + 1 apps   36 gls    - 1 wdn  3g 1                   2 ns
FAC         6 apps            2 gls    - 1 wdn
FLC         9 apps             1 gl
Total   163 + 1 apps   39 gls   - 2 wdn  + 28m -27m      2 ns
Strike rate 376m
LC          1 app

Connelly was a slick haired winger who could fly, cross from any angle often at the last moment as the ball reached the dead ball line and cutting in could spit venom with either foot. An illustrious career with Burnley and Manchester United was a long way from the end when he came to Ewood but he shared in a side that threatened a return to the First Division that never materialised. A spell at Bury completed his footballing career although he was still playing five aside football in the Thompson Centre when in his forties. By then he was the proprietor of a fish and chip shop in Brierfield, a position he held for 31 years.