Tag: Conor

Conor Townsend: West Bromwich Albion defender on ‘amazing’ return to action after injury
13 August 2026 Off

Conor Townsend: West Bromwich Albion defender on ‘amazing’ return to action after injury

By Total Football News

Townsend’s contract at Ipswich expired in the summer but the Suffolk club invited him to participate in pre-season training, an offer he was thankful for as it allowed him to “hit the ground running” when the chance to rejoin Albion arose.

He said returning to The Hawthorns and therefore moving much closer to his family base was “an easy decision to make”, while it also reunited him with Baggies head

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Conor Chaplin: Ipswich forward to leave promoted Championship club
15 May 2026 Off

Conor Chaplin: Ipswich forward to leave promoted Championship club

By Total Football News

Ipswich Town forward Conor Chaplin will leave the club when his contract expires this summer.

The 29-year-old played a major part in Ipswich’s promotions from League One and the Championship as well as featuring regularly in their relegation from the Premier League last season.

Although Chaplin featured in the Suffolk club’s opening four games of this campaign, he joined Portsmouth on loan in September, making 36 Championship appearances and scoring

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Conor Shaughnessy: Portsmouth defender ready to return from injury
4 March 2026 Off

Conor Shaughnessy: Portsmouth defender ready to return from injury

By Total Football News

Portsmouth will have defender Conor Shaughnessy available for Saturday’s Championship match at fellow strugglers Blackburn Rovers (12:30 GMT).

The 29-year-old has only featured in nine league games this season after sustaining hamstring injuries on two separate occasions, but Portsmouth manager John Mousinho will be able to select him for the trip to Ewood Park.

“He’s fine and will be available on Saturday,” Mousinho told BBC Radio Solent.

“When we lost

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Charlton Athletic: Conor Coady ‘loving’ playing in midfield again
2 March 2026 Off

Charlton Athletic: Conor Coady ‘loving’ playing in midfield again

By Total Football News

Conor Coady said he is relishing playing in midfield at Charlton Athletic since arriving on loan at the south-east London club from Wrexham.

The former England international has been plying his trade in the Championship this season after spending seven of the previous eight years in the Premier League with Wolverhampton Wanderers, Everton and Leicester City.

Coady has operated as a centre-back for most of his career since being converted

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Conor Coady: ‘You don’t know what people are going through’
28 February 2026 Off

Conor Coady: ‘You don’t know what people are going through’

By Total Football News

The EFL’s chief executive officer Trevor Birch says “we all have a role to play in creating an environment in which everyone feels they truly belong”.

How can the football world help? Coady reiterated his advice to “listen and learn”.

“Listen to people’s stories and listen to what people have gone through,” Coady said.

“I think that’s the biggest way to gain experience and learn about different situations and different

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Conor Shaughnessy: Portsmouth defender to only miss six weeks with injury
29 January 2026 Off

Conor Shaughnessy: Portsmouth defender to only miss six weeks with injury

By Total Football News

Portsmouth head coach John Mousinho has said the club have received good news regarding the fitness of defender Conor Shaughnessy.

The centre-back was initially feared to be out for the remainder of the season after suffering a significant muscular injury in his quad.

But after Pompey pursued a second opinion on the issue, it now looks likely that Shaughnessy will return sooner than initially thought.

“Shaughs is a little

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Conor Shaughnessy: Portsmouth defender could be out for months
22 January 2026 Off

Conor Shaughnessy: Portsmouth defender could be out for months

By Total Football News

Portsmouth defender Conor Shaughnessy could miss months of the Championship season due to injury.

BBC Radio Solent reports that the centre-back has sustained a significant muscle injury that could keep him out of the side for a substantial period.

Shaughnessy, 29, has only made nine appearances for the Blues in the league so far this season, missing a large portion of the campaign with a hamstring issue.

He joined the

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Liverpool: Conor Bradley ‘ready to step up’ at Anfield says NI boss Michael O’Neill
22 May 2025 Off

Liverpool: Conor Bradley ‘ready to step up’ at Anfield says NI boss Michael O’Neill

By Total Football News

Should Frimpong come in, O’Neill believes that the dynamic of that competition will be different for Bradley than it was when vying for minutes with Alexander-Arnold.

“He provided that competition for Trent but he was trying at that point in time to dislodge a player that was very, very established at the club, a much-loved player and a player that had been very successful at the club,” he added.

“I

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Conor Bradley contract: Liverpool defender signs new long-term deal
17 May 2025 Off

Conor Bradley contract: Liverpool defender signs new long-term deal

By Total Football News

Right-back Conor Bradley has signed a new four-year contract with Premier League champions Liverpool.

The 21-year-old Northern Irishman is likely to get more first-team opportunities after fellow right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold confirmed that he was leaving Anfield earlier this month.

However, Bradley will have competition if Liverpool successfully trigger the release clause of Bayer Leverkusen’s Dutch right-back. Jeremie Frimpong.

“To sign another contract, I’m very proud and happy to see

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Conor Shaughnessy: Portsmouth defender to miss rest of year with calf tear
20 November 2024 Off

Conor Shaughnessy: Portsmouth defender to miss rest of year with calf tear

By Total Football News

Portsmouth defender Conor Shaughnessy is set to miss the rest of 2024 after picking up another calf problem.

The 28 year-old had been struggling with a calf injury this season and has now torn the other calf while running.

Boss John Mousinho had been hoping to have him back after the international break, but now the defender – who missed just one league match in the whole of last season

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