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John Connelly (footballer, born 1938)

John Connelly, English footballer (died 2012)

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Born
July 18, 1938
Died
October 25, 2012
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1938

About John Connelly (footballer, born 1938)

John Michael Connelly was an English footballer. He played as an outside forward and was capped 20 times for his country. It took two seasons for Connelly to gain a permanent place in the Burnley first team, which he did in the 1958–59 season, scoring 12 goals from 37 appearances, and ending the season as the team's second top scorer. Four years later he was a member of the England squad which won the 1966 FIFA World Cup. For a winger, he was always a prolific goal scorer, scoring 105 goals for Burnley in 265 appearances.

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John Connelly (footballer, born 1938) timeline

  1. It took two seasons for Connelly to gain a permanent place in the Burnley first team, which he did in the 1958–59 season, scoring 12 goals from 37 appearances, and ending the season as the team's second top scorer.
  2. Four years later he was a member of the England squad which won the 1966 FIFA World Cup.

The world when John Connelly (footballer, born 1938) was born

John Connelly (footballer, born 1938) was born in 1938. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1938

  • #1 song"A-Tisket, A-Tasket" – Ella Fitzgerald
  • Top movieThe Adventures of Robin Hood
  • Best-selling bookRebecca – Daphne du Maurier

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJoe Louis knocks out Max Schmeling in round 1
  • Top headlineWar of the Worlds broadcast causes nationwide panic
  • Technology milestoneNuclear fission discovered
  • Defining fadSuperman debuts in Action Comics #1
  • Notable inventionInstant coffee (Nescafé)
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population129.8M

1938 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in John Connelly (footballer, born 1938)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19382026
Gas$0.20$3.45/gal
Average home$5,100$435,000
Average income$2,800$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population129.8M341 million

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