Jimmy Conway (footballer)

James Patrick Conway (10 August 1946 – 14 February 2020) was an Irish international association footballer who played professionally in Ireland, England and the United States.

He earned 20 caps for the Republic of Ireland national football team, playing mainly as a midfielder, and coached extensively at the professional and collegiate levels in the United States.

A midfielder or winger, he spent ten years at Craven Cottage, scoring 67 times in 314 League games before a £30,000 fee brought him north to join Manchester City in August 1976.

At the international level, Conway earned 20 caps for the Republic of Ireland.

In 1988, he became the first collegiate head men's soccer coach in Oregon State University history.