Jimmy Conway (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Patrick Conway | ||
| Date of birth | 8 October 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stella Maris | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964-1966 | Bohemians | 44 | (10) |
| 1966-1976 | Fulham | 314 | (67) |
| 1976-1978 | Manchester City | 13 | (1) |
| 1978-1980 | Portland Timbers | 61 | (7) |
| 1978 | → Athlone Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1980-1982 | Portland Timbers (indoor) | 8 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 1966–1977 | Republic of Ireland[1] | 20 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1980-1982 | Portland Timbers (assistant) | ||
| 1982-1988 | Pacific University | ||
| 1988-1996 | Oregon State Beavers | ||
| 2000-2009 | Portland Timbers (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Patrick "Jimmy" Conway (born 10 August 1946) is a former Irish international association footballer who played professionally in Ireland, England and the United States. He earned 20 caps for the Republic of Ireland national football team, playing mainly as a midfielder, and coached extensively at the professional and collegiate levels in the United States.
Player
Professional
Born in Dublin, Conway began his career with Stella Maris. From there he moved to Bohemians in 1964 as a senior in his home city. In 1966, he moved to Fulham. A midfielder or winger, he spent ten years at Craven Cottage, scoring 67 times in 314 League games before a £30,000 fee brought him north to join Manchester City in August 1976. He was a member of the Fulham side that reached the 1975 FA Cup Final.[2] He played with his brother John at Fulham and his brother Tom also played professionally. Having played just 13 times for City, he moved to the Portland Timbers of the North American Soccer League for £10,000 on 17 January 1978. He spent three seasons with the Timbers.
International
At the international level, Conway earned 20 caps for the Republic of Ireland.
Manager
In 1980, Conway became a player-coach with the Portland Timbers. In 1982, he became the head coach of the Pacific University men's team. In 1988, he became the first collegiate head men's soccer coach in Oregon State University history. He coached the Beavers from 1988 to 1996, and compiled a 97-89-13 record at the helm. In November 2000, he became an assistant coach with the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division.[3]
His son, Paul also had a professional career.[4]
References
- ↑ Conway.html Jimmy Conway at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- ↑ Hammers Nail Fulham
- ↑ Conway named Timbers assistant coach
- ↑ Timbers sign Conway
External links
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- 1946 births
- Living people
- Bohemian F.C. players
- Fulham F.C. players
- Manchester City F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- North American Soccer League (1968–84) indoor players
- North American Soccer League (1968–84) players
- Oregon State Beavers men's soccer coaches
- Sportspeople from Dublin (city)
- Portland Timbers (1975–82) players
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- Republic of Ireland international footballers
- League of Ireland XI players
- The Football League players
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Irish expatriate association footballers
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Association football midfielders
- Expatriate soccer managers in the United States
- Stella Maris F.C. players
