| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 February 1861 | ||
| Place of birth | Airdrie, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 29 January 1899(1899-01-29) (aged 37) | ||
| Place of death | Hamilton, Scotland[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1878–1893 | Airdrieonians | ||
| →Queen's Park (guest) | |||
| International career | |||
| 1886 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Connor (22 February 1861 – 29 January 1899) was a Scottishfootballer who played forAirdrieonians,Queen's Park,Corinthian[2] andScotland.[3][1] He had the distinction of being thegoalkeeper who faced the first everpenalty kick in the history of football, awarded in a local cup tie on 6 June 1891 (four days after the rule was introduced by theInternational Football Association Board).[4][5]
  | This biographical article related to a Scottish football goalkeeper is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |
