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10 Facts About Paddy Connolly

1.

Paddy Connolly made three appearances for the Scotland under-21 team in 1990.

2.

Paddy Connolly spent ten years at Tannadice, after which he joined Airdrie for a short time, before moving to St Johnstone in 1998.

3.

Paddy Connolly spent six years with the Saints, including short loan spells at Morton and Ayr United.

4.

Paddy Connolly missed the final year of his contract due to a cruciate ligament injury, and upon leaving McDiarmid Park in 2004, returned to Ayr, where he spent a season before playing the following season with Stirling Albion.

5.

Paddy Connolly joined former Dundee United colleague Michael O'Neill at Brechin City in May 2006.

6.

Paddy Connolly became assistant to brother-in-law Paul Martin at Albion Rovers in July 2008.

7.

On 18 May 2011, Paddy Connolly was appointed assistant manager to Paul Hartley at Alloa Athletic.

8.

Paddy Connolly continued as assistant manager under Barry Smith and was appointed caretaker manager after Smith left the club in March 2015.

9.

Paddy Connolly continued to work for Alloa under the management of Danny Lennon and was appointed caretaker when Lennon resigned in December 2015.

10.

Paddy Connolly's son Aidan Paddy Connolly is a footballer who played for Dundee United, before joining Raith Rovers in 2016.