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Offaly Gaeli footballer

Richie Connor
Personal information
Irish name	Risteard Ó Conchubhair
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Midfield
Born	Walsh Island, County Offaly
Occupation	Primary school teacher
Club(s)
Years	Club
1970s–1990s	Walsh Island
Club titles
Offaly titles	6
Leinster titles	2
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1975–1989	Offaly
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	3
All-Irelands	1
NFL	0
All Stars	1

Richie Connor (born 1954 in Walsh Island, County Offaly) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for his local club Walsh Island and, from 1975 until 1989, at senior level for the Offaly county team. Walsh later served as manager of the Laois and Offaly senior football teams.

As a player Connor was captain of the Offaly team which won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship title in 1982, denying Kerry a 'five in a row' title. He played at centre forward that day, having appeared as centre back in earlier years.

Richie's only All-Star award came in 1981.

Richie's first success was with the Erins Hope team that won the Dublin under-21 title in 1974. He helped them retain the title in 1975 and also won an Offaly under-21 medal with Walsh Island in the same year.

With Walsh Island, Richie was part of the team that won six Offaly Senior Football Championship titles in a row from 1978 to 1983. He was captain in 1981 and 1983.

He was interviewed for the documentary Players of the Faithful.

Connor was appointed manager of the Offaly senior team on a three-year-term in 2008 but resigned in February 2009.

References

"Offaly GAA profile". www.hoganstand.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
"Players of the Faithful".
"Richie Connor appointed Offaly football manager". Irish Independent. 26 September 2008.
"Offaly chief Connor resigns". RTÉ. 8 February 2009.

Sporting positions
Preceded by	Offaly Senior Football Captain 1980–1982	Succeeded byMartin Furlong
Preceded byMartin Furlong	Offaly Senior Football Captain 1982	Succeeded by
Preceded byBobby Miller	Laois Senior Football Manager 1989–1993	Succeeded byColm Browne
Preceded byPat Roe	Offaly Senior Football Manager 2008–2009	Succeeded byTom Cribbin
Achievements
Preceded byJimmy Deenihan (Kerry)	All-Ireland SFC winning captain 1982	Succeeded byTommy Drumm (Dublin)

v t e Offaly – 1981 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up
1 M. Furlong 2 M. Fitzgerald 3 L. O'Connor 4 C. Conroy 5 P. Fitzgerald 6 R. Connor (c) 7 L. Currams 8 T. O'Connor 9 P. Dunne 10 V. Henry 11 G. Carroll 12 A. O'Halloran 13 M. Connor 14 S. Lowry 15 B. Lowry Subs used 24 J. Mooney for T. Connor 21 J. Moran for V. Henry Subs not used 16 D. Wynne 17 O. Minnock 18 S. Darby 19 M. Wright 20 T. Fitzpatrick 22 J. Guinan 23 M. Lowry Manager E. McGee Selectors P. Fenlon S. Foran P. J. Mahon L. Grogan

Offaly – 1981 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up

Subs used: 24 J. Mooney for T. Connor; 21 J. Moran for V. Henry

Subs not used: 16 D. Wynne; 17 O. Minnock; 18 S. Darby; 19 M. Wright; 20 T. Fitzpatrick; 22 J. Guinan; 23 M. Lowry

Manager: E. McGee
Selectors: P. Fenlon; S. Foran; P. J. Mahon; L. Grogan

v t e Offaly – 1982 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (3rd title)
1 M. Furlong 2 M. Lowry 3 L. O'Connor 4 M. Fitzgerald 5 P. Fitzgerald 6 S. Lowry 7 L. Currams 8 T. O'Connor 9 P. Dunne 10 J. Guinan 11 R. Connor (c) 12 G. Carroll 13 J. Mooney 14 M. Connor 15 B. Lowry Subs used 18 Stephen Darby for M. Lowry 20 Séamus Darby for J. Guinan Subs not used 16 D. Wynne 17 C. Conroy 19 L. O'Mahony 21 M. Fitzpatrick 22 H. Bolton 23 A. O'Halloran 24 O. Minnock Manager E. McGee Selectors P. Fenlon S. Foran P. J. Mahon L. Grogan

Offaly – 1982 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (3rd title)

Subs used: 18 Stephen Darby for M. Lowry; 20 Séamus Darby for J. Guinan

Subs not used: 16 D. Wynne; 17 C. Conroy; 19 L. O'Mahony; 21 M. Fitzpatrick; 22 H. Bolton; 23 A. O'Halloran; 24 O. Minnock

Manager: E. McGee
Selectors: P. Fenlon; S. Foran; P. J. Mahon; L. Grogan

v t e 1981 All Star Gaelic Football Team
1 M. Furlong 2 J. Deenihan 3 P. Kennedy 4 P. Lynch 5 P. Ó Sé 6 R. Connor 7 S. McHugh 8 J. O'Shea 9 S. Walsh 10 B. Brennan 11 D. Moran 12 P. Spillane 13 M. Sheehy 14 E. Liston 15 B. Lowry

v t e Laois football team – managers
B. Miller (1987–89) R. Connor (1989–93) C. Browne (1993–96) M. Dempsey (1996–98) T. Cribbin (1998–2000) C. Browne (2000–02) M. O'Dwyer (2002–06) L. Kearns (2006–08) S. Dempsey (2008–10) J. McNulty (2010–13) T. Ó Flatharta (2013–15) M. Lillis (2015–16) P. Creedon (2016–17) J. Sugrue (2017–19) M. Quirke (2019–21) B. Sheehan (2021–23) J. McNulty (2023–-)

Laois football team – managers

B. Miller (1987–89)
R. Connor (1989–93)
C. Browne (1993–96)
M. Dempsey (1996–98)
T. Cribbin (1998–2000)
C. Browne (2000–02)
M. O'Dwyer (2002–06)
L. Kearns (2006–08)
S. Dempsey (2008–10)
J. McNulty (2010–13)
T. Ó Flatharta (2013–15)
M. Lillis (2015–16)
P. Creedon (2016–17)
J. Sugrue (2017–19)
M. Quirke (2019–21)
B. Sheehan (2021–23)
J. McNulty (2023–-)

v t e Offaly football team – managers
T. Scully (1969) A. Kelly (1970) A. Kelly and T. Gilhooley (1970–?) E. McGee (1976–84) J. Courtney (1984–86) G. Hughes (1986–87) M. McBrierty (1988–89) J. Gunning (1989–90) B. Hackett (1990–92) P. Fitzgerald (1992–93) E. Mulligan, E. Mulhall and K. Gavin (1994–94) T. Lyons (1996–99) P. Nolan (1999–2002) P. O'Kelly (2002–03) G. Fahy (2003–04) K. Kilmurray (2004–06) P. Roe (2006–08) R. Connor (2008–09) T. Coffey, V. Claffey and P. O'Reilly (2009) T. Cribbin (2009–11) G. Cooney (2011–12) T. Coffey (2012) E. McDonnell (2012–14) P. Flanagan (2014–17) S. Wallace (2017–18) P. Rouse (2018) J. Maughan (2018–22) L. Kearns (2022–23) =Interim manager Under-21s/20s incl. D. Kelly: 2015 (one day) • P. Farrell: 2015–16 J. Stewart : 2016–20?? • D. Kelly: c. 2020– Minors incl. K. Begley: ? • P. Farrell: ? • P. Kelleghan: c. 2014–? • K. Furlong: 2020–

Offaly football team – managers

T. Scully (1969)
A. Kelly (1970)
A. Kelly and T. Gilhooley (1970–?)
E. McGee (1976–84)
J. Courtney (1984–86)
G. Hughes (1986–87)
M. McBrierty (1988–89)
J. Gunning (1989–90)
B. Hackett (1990–92)
P. Fitzgerald (1992–93)
E. Mulligan, E. Mulhall and K. Gavin (1994–94)
T. Lyons (1996–99)
P. Nolan (1999–2002)
P. O'Kelly (2002–03)
G. Fahy (2003–04)
K. Kilmurray (2004–06)
P. Roe (2006–08)
R. Connor (2008–09)
T. Coffey, V. Claffey and P. O'Reilly (2009**)
T. Cribbin (2009–11)
G. Cooney (2011–12)
T. Coffey (2012**)
E. McDonnell (2012–14)
P. Flanagan (2014–17)
S. Wallace (2017–18)
P. Rouse (2018**)
J. Maughan (2018–22)
L. Kearns (2022–23)

**=Interim manager

Under-21s/20s incl. D. Kelly: 2015 (one day) • P. Farrell: 2015–16 J. Stewart : 2016–20?? • D. Kelly: c. 2020–

Minors incl. K. Begley: ? • P. Farrell: ? • P. Kelleghan: c. 2014–? • K. Furlong: 2020–

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