David Connolly
David James Connolly (born 6 June 1977) is a retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He played for various clubs including Feyenoord and Excelsior in the Netherlands as well as Wigan Athletic and Sunderland in the Premier League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David James Connolly[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 1977[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Willesden, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1995 | Watford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1997 | Watford | 26 | (10) |
| 1997–2001 | Feyenoord | 25 | (7) |
| 1998–1999 | → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 32 | (6) |
| 1999–2001 | → Excelsior (loan) | 48 | (42) |
| 2001–2003 | Wimbledon | 63 | (42) |
| 2003–2004 | West Ham United | 39 | (10) |
| 2004–2005 | Leicester City | 49 | (17) |
| 2005–2006 | Wigan Athletic | 19 | (1) |
| 2006–2009 | Sunderland | 39 | (13) |
| 2009–2012 | Southampton | 61 | (14) |
| 2012–2015 | Portsmouth | 35 | (11) |
| 2014 | → Oxford United (loan) | 16 | (4) |
| 2015 | AFC Wimbledon | 8 | (1) |
| Total | 460 | (178) | |
| National team | |||
| 1996–2005 | Republic of Ireland | 41 | (9) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Watford | 1994–95 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | First Division | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 8 | |||
| 1996–97 | Second Division | 13 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 1 | 18 | 7 | ||
| Total | 26 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 34 | 15 | |||
| Feyenoord | 1997–98 | Eredivisie | 10 | 2 | — | 5[b] | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | ||||
| 2000–01 | Eredivisie | 15 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 5 | |||||
| Total | 25 | 7 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 30 | 7 | ||||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 1998–99 | First Division | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 6 | ||
| Excelsior (loan) | 1999–00 | Eerste Divisie | 32 | 29 | — | — | — | 32 | 29 | |||||
| 2000–01 | Eerste Divisie | 16 | 13 | — | — | — | 16 | 13 | ||||||
| Total | 48 | 42 | — | — | — | 48 | 42 | |||||||
| Wimbledon | 2001–02 | First Division | 35 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 18 | ||
| 2002–03 | First Division | 28 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 24 | |||
| Total | 63 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 68 | 42 | ||||
| West Ham United | 2003–04 | First Division | 39 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 48 | 14 | |
| Leicester City | 2004–05 | Championship | 44 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 49 | 13 | ||
| 2005–06 | Championship | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 49 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 54 | 17 | ||||
| Wigan Athletic | 2005–06 | Premier League | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 3 | ||
| 2006–07 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 3 | ||||
| Sunderland | 2006–07 | Championship | 36 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 37 | 13 | |||
| 2007–08 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2008–09 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 39 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 13 | ||||
| Southampton | 2009–10 | League One | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 23 | 7 | ||
| 2010–11 | League One | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 18 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Championship | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 6 | |||
| Total | 61 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 67 | 17 | |||
| Portsmouth | 2012–13 | League One | 17 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 7 | ||||
| 2013–14 | League Two | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 20 | 5 | ||
| 2014–15 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 35 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 37 | 12 | |||
| Oxford United (loan) | 2013–14 | League Two | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 4 | ||||
| AFC Wimbledon | 2014–15 | League Two | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 460 | 178 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 510 | 193 | ||
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in First Division play-offs
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of Ireland | 1996 | 4 | 2 |
| 1997 | 7 | 4 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 9 | |
- Scores and results list the Republic of Ireland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Connolly goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1[4] | 9 June 1996 | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |  United States |
1–0 | 1–2 | 1996 U.S. Cup |
| 2[5] | 12 June 1996 | New Jersey, U.S. |  Mexico |
2–2 | 1996 U.S. Cup | |
| 3[6] | 21 May 1997 | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |  Liechtenstein |
5–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 4[6] | ||||||
| 5[6] | ||||||
| 6[7] | 6 September 1997 | Reykjavík, Iceland |  Iceland |
4–2 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 7[8] | 10 February 1999 | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |  Paraguay |
2–0 | Friendly | |
| 8[9] | 6 October 2001 | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |  Cyprus |
4–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 9[10] | 9 September 2003 | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |  Turkey |
2–2 | Friendly |
Honours
Sunderland
Southampton
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2003). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004. Queen Anne Press. p. 93. ISBN 1-85291-651-6.
- ↑ David Connolly Career Stats. Soccerbase. 23 December 2010. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=1602. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
- ↑ David Connolly at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Man City Info Via The Alps #201. http://www.uit.no/mancity/mcivta/2/01.html?rss=yes/. Retrieved 27 February 2007.
- ↑ Man City Info Via The Alps #202. http://www.uit.no/mancity/mcivta/2/02.html?rss=yes/. Retrieved 27 February 2007.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Jackson, Lyle (15 November 2006). "BBC SPORT – Football – Internationals – Rep of Ireland 5–0 San Marino". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/6147468.stm?rss=yes/. Retrieved 27 February 2007.
- ↑ SPURS-LIST Digest – 7 Sep 1997 to 8 Sep 1997. http://www.clubi.ie/grizmond/spurs-list/archives/1997/9709Sep/970908.txt?rss=yes/. Retrieved 27 February 2007.
- ↑ Irish Sport News, 11 February 1999. http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/1999/02/11/shead.htm?rss=yes/. Retrieved 27 February 2007.
- ↑ BreakingNews.ie – 2003/09/09: Connolly and Dunne on target. http://archives.tcm.ie/breakingnews/2003/09/09/story112810.asp?rss=yes/. Retrieved 27 February 2007.
- ↑ Ireland Step Up A Gear. sportnetwork.net. http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s63/st32681.htm?rss=yes/. Retrieved 27 February 2007.
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