Conor Gethins
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Conor Gethins | ||
| Date of birth | 1 November 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Lifford, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Clachnacuddin (Player/Manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2001 | Lifford Celtic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2005 | Ross County | 60 | (10) |
| 2004–2005 | → Stirling Albion (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2005 | Forfar Athletic | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–2010 | Finn Harps | 115 | (67) |
| 2006 | → Galway United (loan) | 15 | (9) |
| 2010–2011 | Peterhead | 39 | (6) |
| 2011–2016 | Nairn County | 178 | (173) |
| 2016–2021 | Formartine United | 103 | (43) |
| 2021–2023 | Nairn County | 69 | (36) |
| 2023- | Clachnacuddin | 6 | (1) |
| Total | 598 | (348) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023 | Nairn County | ||
| 2023- | Clachnacuddin | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Conor Gethins (born 1 November 1983) is an Irish manager and former player who is the current manager at Scottish Highland Football League club Clachnacuddin.
Career[edit]
Born in Lifford, Ireland, Gethins started his professional career with Ross County in the Scottish Football League before returning to his native Ireland in 2005 after a loan spell with Stirling Albion. Gethins played for Finn Harps in the League of Ireland, with a brief loan spell at Galway United,[1] before returning to Scottish football in 2010 with Peterhead.[2] He signed for Nairn County in 2011 and was voted Highland League Player of the Year and top scorer for 2012–13.[3]
On 1 June 2016 Gethins joined Formartine United, on a two-year contract.[4] At the end of the 2020–21 season, Gethins was released from Formartine and rejoined previous club Nairn County on a one-year contract.[5] On 23 October 2023, Nairn County released a statement which confirmed that Gethins had left the club to take over as new manager of Clachnacuddin.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Harps duo leave on loan". Irish Football Online. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ Gannon, Michael (20 February 2010). "Gethins back and set for Peterhead debut day". Press & Journal. Aberdeen. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ "Gethins scoops league award". Press & Journal. Aberdeen. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ "Formartine win race for Nairn goal king Conor Gethins". Evening Express. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ Law, Callum. "Highland League: Conor Gethins returns to Nairn County". Press and Journal. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Clach appoint Nairn legend as new manager". Inverness Courier. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
External links[edit]
- Conor Gethins at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Conor Gethins at Soccerbase
- Conor Gethins at Nairn County Archive
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Association footballers from County Donegal
- Ross County F.C. players
- Stirling Albion F.C. players
- Finn Harps F.C. players
- Galway United F.C. (1937–2011) players
- Peterhead F.C. players
- Nairn County F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- League of Ireland players
- Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Forfar Athletic F.C. players
- Formartine United F.C. players
- Highland Football League players