Conall Murtagh

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Conall Murtagh
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Personal information
Full name Conall Francis Murtagh
Date of birth June 29, 1985 (1985-06-29) (age 22)
Place of birth    Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Midefielder
Club information
Current club Wrexham
Number 22
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2003–2005
2005
2005–2006
2006–2007
2007–
2008		 Hearts
→ Raith Rovers (loan)
Connah's Quay Nomads
Rhyl
Wrexham
→ Droylsden (loan)		 00 (0)
11 (1)
27 (3)
25 (1)
04 (0)
06 (0)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 18:14, 7 June 2008 (UTC)~.
* Appearances (Goals)

Conall Francis Murtagh (born June 29, 1985 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Wrexham. He has made over 70 appearances in the Scottish League, the League of Wales, the Football League and the Football Conference.

[edit] Career

Murtagh started his career with Ballymena United and Crusaders F.C. before being joining Scottish League club Hearts on a two-year contract in 2003.[1] He made no appearances for Hearts[2] and joined Raith Rovers on loan in January 2005, where he made eleven first-team appearances in the remainder of the 2004–05 season in the Scottish First Division.[3]

Murtagh was released by Hearts at the end of the 2004–05 season[4] and joined League of Wales club Connah's Quay Nomads, where he made 27 league appearances, scoring three goals, in the 2005–06 season.[5] He joined Rhyl in 2006, making 25 Welsh Premier league appearances, scoring once, in the 2006–07 season[5] and collected a Welsh League Cup runners-up medal after a penalty defeat to Caersws in March 2007.[6]

Murtagh joined Conference North club Southport in May 2007 but the club agreed to cancel his contract to allow him to join Wrexham in June 2007.[7] He made six league and cup appearances for Wrexham in the 2007–08 season and a further six appearances for Football Conference side Droylsden, who he joined on a two-month loan in January 2008.[8]

[edit] References

  1. ^ O'Hara, Denis. "Conall's contract boost.", Newsletter, 2003-05-06. Retrieved on 2008-06-07. 
  2. ^ "Conall Murtagh", Soccerbase, Racing Post. Retrieved on 2008-06-07. 
  3. ^ "Games played by Conall Murtagh in 2004/2005", Soccerbase, Racing Post. Retrieved on 2008-06-07. 
  4. ^ "Hearts offer Burchill new deal", BBC Sport, 2005-05-20. Retrieved on 2008-06-07. 
  5. ^ a b Welsh Premier career details for Conall Murtagh. Welsh Premier players. Welsh Premier Football. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
  6. ^ "Caersws 1-1 Rhyl (aet)", BBC Sport, 2007-03-19. Retrieved on 2008-06-07. 
  7. ^ "Wrexham sign ex-Rhyl man Murtagh", BBC Sport, 2007-06-01. Retrieved on 2008-06-07. 
  8. ^ Games played by Conall Murtagh in 2007/2008. Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.

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