Jack Conley

Football, Football player

1920 – 1991

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Who was Jack Conley?

John Joseph “Jack” Conley was an English professional football centre-forward.

Jack Conley was born in Whitstable, Kent and joined Charlton Athletic as a junior, but on failing to make the grade joined Torquay United in May 1939. The onset of war resulted in Conley's debut being delayed, it finally coming on 31 August 1946 in a 1-1 draw away to local rivals Exeter City. He was dropped after his debut, replaced by Dudley Kernick, but scored twice on his return to the side, after missing just one game, in a 2-2 draw at home to Mansfield Town.

He soon became a regular in the Torquay side and scored his first hat-trick in a 3-0 win at home to Bristol Rovers on 18 January 1947. He finished the season as Torquay's leading goalscoring, scoring 23 times in just 34 league games.

The following season was a struggle for Torquay, the side finishing in 18th place in Third Division South, but Conley continued to flourish, scoring 11 times in 31 league games and one goal in five FA Cup games as Torquay reached the Third Round before losing to Stockport County. He also scored the second hat-trick of his career, scoring three times as Torquay won 4-1 at home to Southend United on 18 October 1947. That season, all but eleven of Torquay's 73 league goals were scored by just four players, Ron Shaw, Charlie Hill and Dennis Lewis the others.

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Born
Sep 27, 1920
Whitstable
Nationality
  • England
Lived in
  • Whitstable
Died
Jan 1, 1991

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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