Person Details

Barry Conlon

Date of Birth

Sunday 1, October 1978

Nationality

Irish

Biography

Forward who started his career at QPR. Signed his first contract in August 1996. However, after his first year at QPR he was released having failed to make an appearance for the club's first team. Conlon was signed by Manchester City, who had suffered relegation with QPR in 1996 from the Premier League. He made his City debut in September 1997, replacing Georgi Kinkladze as a late substitute against Swindon Town, but appearances were limited to just one league start and seven substitute appearances. Subsequently, he was loaned out 18 months later to Plymouth Argyle, spending the next six months at the club, scoring two goals in 13 games. He was released by City at the end of his contract. Conlon’s next club was Southend. He joined them a month into the 1998/99 season. He made over 30 appearances for the club, scoring seven goals in all competitions, but Conlon left no more than 10 months after joining the Roots Hall club. York City signed Conlon for a fee of £100,000, and he went on to play a pivotal role in the City side during the 1999/00 season. In November 2000, he fell out of favour at Bootham Crescent, thus allowing him to join Colchester United on loan, but after playing the 2000/01 season for United, the club decided to not give him a permanent deal. Conlon then moved to Darlington in July 2001 for a reported five-figure fee. Conlon's first season at the club was not as successful as he hoped, but in his three seasons at Feethams, he proved something of a cult figure at the club and scored goals on a regular basis. Following the end of his contract at Darlington in 2004, Conlon was free to leave, and he signed for Barnsley. Conlon struggled to find the net at Barnsley, and eventually lost his place in the side. He was loaned to Rotherham United towards the end of the 2005/06 season. He left Barnsley at the end of that season, he made just under 40 appearances for the club in the two seasons, scoring seven times. Conlon made a surprise return to Darlington at the start of 2006/07. On his return to Quakers, he scored a hat-trick on his debut, but later lost his place in the team following Dave Penney's appointment as manager. In January 2007 he left the club for a second time.

Full Debut

05/08/2006 - Darlington 4-0 Macclesfield (H) League Two

First Appearance

05/08/2006 - Darlington 4-0 Macclesfield (H) League Two

First Goal

05/08/2006 - Darlington 4-0 Macclesfield (H) League Two

Appearances Summary

Click on a season to see the fixtures the person took part in.