![]() Conor Gethins with Clachnacuddin. | |||
Personal information | |||
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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) | |
International career | |||
2002 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 1 | (0) |
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
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
- ^ "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
- 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