Mark Connolly Player Profile

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Playing History

Season Win % Draw % Loss %
2021-22 - (1) 0 0 0 0.0% 100.0% 0.0%
2020-21 26 (3) 0 4 0 20.7% 41.4% 37.9%
2019-20 17 (5) 1 3 0 59.1% 27.3% 13.6%
2018-19 15 0 4 0 53.3% 26.7% 20.0%
Totals: 58 (9) 1


 Apps = First Team Appearances (Sub Appearances) | Gls = Goals
 Cln = Clean Sheets | CtGR = Clean Sheets to Games Ratio | W/D/L - Games won, drawn or lost as percentage of games played in
 Yel = Yellow Cards/Cautions | Red = Red Cards/Dismissals

 Recent First Team Starts
 12/05/21 Premiership vs. Motherwell (H) 2 - 2
 21/04/21 Premiership vs. Kilmarnock (A) 0 - 3
 30/01/21 Premiership vs. Hibernian (H) 0 - 2
 27/01/21 Premiership vs. St Mirren (H) 1 - 5
 16/01/21 Premiership vs. Hamilton (A) 0 - 0

 Recent First Team Goals
 04/01/20 Championship vs. QOS (A) 1 - 0

 List of Goals Scored (click to expand)
 04/01/20 Championship vs. QOS (A)  1 - 0

 List of Games Played (click to expand)
 11/09/21 Premiership vs. St Mirren (A)  0 - 0
 12/05/21 Premiership vs. Motherwell (H)  2 - 2
 21/04/21 Premiership vs. Kilmarnock (A)  0 - 3
 27/02/21 Premiership vs. Kilmarnock (A)  1 - 1
 30/01/21 Premiership vs. Hibernian (H)  0 - 2
 27/01/21 Premiership vs. St Mirren (H)  1 - 5
 16/01/21 Premiership vs. Hamilton (A)  0 - 0
 12/01/21 Premiership vs. St Johnstone (H)  2 - 2
 02/01/21 Premiership vs. Aberdeen (A)  0 - 0
 30/12/20 Premiership vs. Celtic (A)  0 - 3
 26/12/20 Premiership vs. Motherwell (H)  1 - 1
 23/12/20 Premiership vs. Kilmarnock (H)  2 - 0
 19/12/20 Premiership vs. Hibernian (A)  1 - 1
 13/12/20 Premiership vs. Rangers (H)  1 - 2
 05/12/20 Premiership vs. Livingston (A)  0 - 2
 21/11/20 Premiership vs. Hamilton (H)  2 - 1
 10/11/20 Sectional Tie - Group C vs. St Johnstone (A)  0 - 0
 24/10/20 Premiership vs. St Johnstone (A)  0 - 0
 17/10/20 Premiership vs. Aberdeen (H)  0 - 0
 13/10/20 Sectional Tie - Group C vs. Kelty Hearts (H)  1 - 0
 10/10/20 Sectional Tie - Group C vs. Peterhead (H)  0 - 1
 07/10/20 Sectional Tie - Group C vs. Brechin City (A)  6 - 2
 02/10/20 Premiership vs. Livingston (H)  1 - 2
 26/09/20 Premiership vs. Hamilton (A)  1 - 1
 29/08/20 Premiership vs. Kilmarnock (A)  0 - 4
 22/08/20 Premiership vs. Celtic (H)  0 - 1
 15/08/20 Premiership vs. Ross County (A)  2 - 1
 11/08/20 Premiership vs. Hibernian (H)  0 - 1
 08/08/20 Premiership vs. Motherwell (A)  1 - 0
 01/08/20 Premiership vs. St Johnstone (H)  1 - 1
 07/03/20 Championship vs. Partick Th (H)  1 - 1
 03/03/20 Championship vs. Ayr Utd (A)  0 - 0
 29/02/20 Championship vs. Dunfermline (A)  0 - 2
 21/02/20 Championship vs. Inverness CT (H)  2 - 1
 14/02/20 Championship vs. Alloa Athletic (A)  0 - 0
 01/02/20 Championship vs. Arbroath (H)  0 - 1
 28/01/20 4th Round Replay vs. Hibernian (A)  2 - 4
 25/01/20 Championship vs. Morton (H)  1 - 1
 19/01/20 4th Round vs. Hibernian (H)  2 - 2
 11/01/20 Championship vs. Partick Th (A)  4 - 1
 04/01/20 Championship vs. QOS (A)  1 - 0
 21/12/19 Championship vs. Ayr Utd (H)  4 - 0
 14/12/19 Championship vs. Arbroath (A)  1 - 0
 10/12/19 Championship vs. Morton (A)  2 - 1
 08/11/19 Championship vs. Dundee (A)  2 - 0
 02/11/19 Championship vs. Inverness CT (A)  3 - 0
 30/08/19 Championship vs. Dundee (H)  6 - 2
 09/08/19 Championship vs. Partick Th (A)  2 - 1
 03/08/19 Championship vs. Inverness CT (H)  4 - 1
 19/07/19 Group A vs. Cowdenbeath (H)  3 - 0
 16/07/19 Group A vs. Stenhousemuir (A)  2 - 1
 12/07/19 Group A vs. Hearts (A)  1 - 1
 26/05/19 Premiership Playoff Final 2nd Leg vs. St Mirren (A)  1 - 1
 23/05/19 Premiership Playoff Final 1st Leg vs. St Mirren (H)  0 - 0
 17/05/19 Premiership Playoff Semi Final 2nd Leg vs. Inverness CT (H)  3 - 0
 14/05/19 Premiership Playoff Semi Final 1st Leg vs. Inverness CT (A)  1 - 0
 04/05/19 Championship vs. Morton (A)  0 - 1
 20/04/19 Championship vs. Inverness CT (A)  2 - 0
 12/04/19 Championship vs. Ayr Utd (H)  2 - 1
 05/04/19 Championship vs. Ross County (A)  1 - 1
 19/03/19 Championship vs. Ross County (H)  1 - 0
 09/03/19 Championship vs. Partick Th (A)  1 - 2
 03/03/19 Quarter Final vs. Inverness CT (H)  1 - 2
 26/02/19 Championship vs. Inverness CT (H)  1 - 0
 23/02/19 Championship vs. Falkirk (A)  1 - 1
 09/02/19 Fifth Round vs. St Mirren (A)  2 - 1
 02/02/19 Championship vs. Morton (H)  2 - 1


Biography

A youth with his native Monaghan United and later Wolverhampton Wanderers, Mark joined Bolton at age 17 in the summer of 2009 for a £1,000,000 fee. His first taste of professional football came in Scotland while on loan at St Johnstone, making his debut in March 2010. By 2011, Mark had represented Ireland at U17, U19 and U21 level. He became captain of Bolton Wanderers's reserve side during the 2011-12 season before going on loan to Macclesfield for a short spell. This would be his final season with Wanderers, before leaving to join Crawley Town on a two-year deal.

During his two seasons with Crawley he became a first team regular and was beginning to attract attention from Championship clubs, quickly becoming a favourite amongst supporters for his "head on the line" defensive style. As a free agent in 2014, he opted to join Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock despite offers from the higher divisions in England. In his first season at Rugby Park he held down a place as a regular before a broken collarbone unfortunately ended his season. Following a recovery, Mark was named as Kilmarnock's new captain for the 2015-16 campaign. Injury curtailed his opportunities however and at the end of the season his contract was cancelled.

In the summer of 2016, Mark returned to recently relegated Crawley Town where he played a further two full seasons, this time in League Two. Midway through the 2018-19 campaign, he handed in a transfer request and later left to sign for United on a two and a half year deal for an undisclosed fee. Making his debut against Morton at Tannadice a few days later, he formed an impressive partnership with Mark Reynolds and the pair missed only a handful of games through to the end of the season, as United just missed out on promotion to the Premiership, losing the Play-Off final with St Mirren in May 2019.

On 13 August 2020, Mark agreed a contract extension, keeping him at United until 2023.

Last updated on Tuesday, November 29th, 2022 by J Myles.

Squad Numbers

55

Season:
2018-19

5

Season:
2019-20

5

Season:
2020-21

5

Season:
2021-22





Debut

February 2nd, 2019
Dundee United 2 - 1 Greenock Morton

League (Championship)


Timeline

  • Date of Birth


    Mark was born on this date in Monaghan, Ireland.

    Monday, December 16th, 1991

  • Signed For Dundee United

    Thursday, January 31st, 2019

  • First Team Debut

    Dundee United 2 - 1 Morton
    League (Championship)

    An impressive first half performance was enough to give a much-changed Dundee United all three points at Tannadice against Morton.Dundee United had made eleven signings during a busy January t

    Saturday, February 2nd, 2019

  • First Goal

    QOS 0 - 1 Dundee United
    League (Championship)

    For United’s first game of the new decade, there were three changes in the line-up from the side that drew with Dundee. Mark Connolly came in for Mark Reynolds who dropped down to the bench thereby mi

    Saturday, January 4th, 2020

  • 50th Appearance

    St Johnstone 0 - 0 Dundee United
    League (Premiership)

    Saturday, October 24th, 2020

  • 50th League Appearance

    Hamilton 0 - 0 Dundee United
    League (Premiership)

    Saturday, January 16th, 2021

  • Left the Club

    Monday, May 31st, 2021

  • Last Appearance

    St Mirren 0 - 0 Dundee United
    League (Premiership)

    Saturday, September 11th, 2021