Billy McConnell (footballer)

Billy McConnell
Personal information
Full name William Henry McConnell
Date of birth 2 September 1901
Place of birth Corbolis, Ireland
Date of death 1974(1974-00-00) (aged 72–73)
Place of death Slough, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
1920–1921 Slough YMCA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1921–1922 Slough Town
1922–1923 Arsenal 0 (0)
1924–1928 Reading 142 (1)
Slough Town
International career
1925–1928 Ireland (IFA) 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Henry McConnell (2 September 1901 – 1974), sometimes known as Pat McConnell, was an Irish professional footballer who made over 140 appearances in the Football League for Reading and was capped by Ireland at international level. He later served as a Football League linesman and played cricket for Berkshire.