Dick Conner

{{short description|English footballer and manager}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Dick Conner

|image =

|caption =

|fullname = Richard John Conner{{Hugman|3928|accessdate=30 November 2017}}

|birth_date = {{birth date|1931|8|13|df=y}}

|birth_place = Jarrow, England

|death_date = {{death-date and age|May 1999|August 1931}}

|death_place = Jarrow, England

|height =

|position = Wing half

|currentclub =

|youthyears1 =

|youthclubs1 = Newcastle United

|years1 = 1950–1951

|clubs1 = Newcastle United

|caps1 = 0

|goals1 = 0

|years2 = 1951–1952

|clubs2 = South Shields

|caps2 =

|goals2 =

|years3 = 1953–1959

|clubs3 = Grimsby Town

|caps3 = 186

|goals3 = 8

|years4 = 1959–1961

|clubs4 = Southampton

|caps4 = 78

|goals4 = 2

|years5 = 1961–1962

|clubs5 = Tranmere Rovers

|caps5 = 4

|goals5 = 0

|years6 = 1962–1963

|clubs6 = Aldershot

|caps6 = 6

|goals6 = 0

|totalcaps = 274

|totalgoals = 10

|manageryears1 = 1968

|managerclubs1 = Aldershot

|manageryears2 = 1970–1973

|managerclubs2 = Rochdale

|manageryears3 = 1973–1974

|managerclubs3 = Darlington

}}

Richard John Conner (13 August 1931 – May 1999) was an English football player and manager. He played as wing half for Newcastle United, South Shields, Grimsby Town, Southampton, Tranmere Rovers and Aldershot.{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player1/dickconner.html |title=Dick Conner |website=Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database |publisher=Neil Brown |access-date=30 November 2017}} He went on to manage Aldershot as caretaker,{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} Rochdale and Darlington.{{cite web |url=http://www.leaguemanagers.com/managers/dick-conner/ |title=Dick Conner |publisher=League Managers Association |access-date=30 November 2017 |archive-date=26 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190126164320/http://www.leaguemanagers.com/managers/dick-conner/ |url-status=dead }}