Barry Conlon
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Barry John Conlon | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Drogheda, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Carrick Rovers | |||
| Stella Maris | |||
| Dundalk | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | Queens Park Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Manchester City | 7 | (0) |
| 1998 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 1998–1999 | Southend United | 34 | (7) |
| 1999–2001 | York City | 48 | (11) |
| 2001 | → Colchester United (loan) | 26 | (8) |
| 2001–2004 | Darlington | 115 | (39) |
| 2004–2006 | Barnsley | 35 | (7) |
| 2006 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Darlington | 19 | (6) |
| 2007 | Mansfield Town | 17 | (6) |
| 2007–2009 | Bradford City | 72 | (17) |
| 2009 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 8 | (5) |
| 2009–2010 | Grimsby Town | 16 | (5) |
| 2010 | → Chesterfield (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2010 | Chesterfield | 15 | (6) |
| 2010 | 9 | (0) | |
| 2011 | R.O.C. de Charleroi-Marchienne | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | Dundalk | 6 | (1) |
| 2013 | Carrick Rovers | 2 | (1) |
| Total | 451 | (123) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1998–1999 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:38, 22 December 2010 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:38, 22 December 2010 (UTC) |
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Barry John Conlon (born 1 October 1978) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a striker from 1996 to 2013.
Conlon's career started with Queens Park Rangers but he moved to Manchester City before he had played a game. He made his Football League debut with City. He subsequently went on to play for Southend United, York City, Darlington on two separate occasions, Barnsley, Mansfield Town, Bradford City, Grimsby Town, Chesterfield, , R.O.C. de Charleroi-Marchienne and Dundalk. He has also had a number of other loan spells with other Football League sides and has represented his country at under-21 level in seven games.
Conlon was the youngest of six sons to Noel and Kitty. Born in Drogheda, County Louth, Conlon grew up in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan where he played football with local team Carrickmacross Rovers from the age of eight to 14. He also represented the North Eastern Counties Schoolboys League at the Kennedy Cup in Limerick. During the tournament Conlon impressed scouts from top schoolboy club Stella Maris and signed for the Dublin outfit in time for the prestigious Milk Cup held in Coleraine that summer. He remained in Dublin for one season before returning to the north-east to sign for Dundalk. At the end of his first season at Oriel Park, Conlon re-signed for Carrick Rovers before attracting the interest of English clubs.
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