He had the ball control and speed to beat the full back on the outside and deliver accurate crosses, but was also able to cut inside and score goals with either foot.

His replacement, Trevor Meredith, scored the final winning goal while Connelly was in hospital having a cartilage operation.

In the following three seasons, Connelly played a full part and scored plenty of goals to help Burnley finish fourth, second and third, respectively, in the league.

In addition to finishing second in the 1961–62 season, Burnley reached the FA Cup final where they were beaten 3–1 by Tottenham Hotspur.

In the 1963–64 season, the emergence of a talented young Scottish winger, Willie Morgan, meant that Connelly was forced to play on the left wing.

[7] He made his England international debut whilst still a Burnley player, on 17 October 1959, against Wales at Ninian Park.

He played in the opening game against Uruguay at Wembley Stadium, but the match was a goalless draw and England's performance was regarded as disappointing.

In the 1966 World Cup final only the 11 players who played in the 4–2 win over West Germany received winners' medals.

[8] Connelly was the third of the 1966 World Cup winning squad to die, Bobby Moore and Alan Ball having predeceased him.