About John Conway
Born 1951. John Conway is an Irish association football player and goldsmith.
John Conway (born 11 July 1951) is an Irish former footballer, who played in the 1960s and 1970s.
Career John was a midfielder who played his schoolboy football for the Stella Maris before moving on to Bohemians amongst others during his career in the League of Ireland. He made 2 appearances in European competition for Bohs and won the FAI Cup with the club in 1970. Between 1971 and 1975, Conway played for English side Fulham. He only played 38 league matches for Fulham, scoring six goals.
Conway then moved to Switzerland to sign for FC Winterthur. He came home to sign for Shamrock Rovers in February 1976 under manager Mick Meagan but returned to Winterthur in 1977. He retired in 1981 and now lives in Thailand.
His more famous brother Jimmy also had a spell at Bohemians before moving abroad.
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Who is John Conway?
Irish footballer
When was John Conway born?
John Conway was born on 11 July 1951 in Dublin.
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John Conway is an association football player and goldsmith.
What nationality is John Conway?
John Conway is Irish.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: John Conway (footballer, born 1951)
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