Conor Winn
Birth date26 February 1992 (age 34)
Birth placeEssex, England
Height1.98 m
PositionGoalkeeper
Youthyears 12001–2005
Youthclubs 1Salthill Devon
Youthyears 22005–2009
Youthclubs 2Mervue United
Years 12009–2010
Clubs 1Mervue United
Caps 12
Goals 10
Years 22010–2011
Clubs 2Galway United
Caps 214
Goals 20
Years 32012–2013
Clubs 3Shamrock Rovers
Caps 30
Goals 30
Years 42013
Clubs 4Dundalk
Caps 40
Goals 40
Years 52014
Clubs 5Finn Harps
Caps 521
Goals 50
Years 62015–2017
Clubs 6Galway United
Caps 674
Goals 60
Years 72022–2023
Clubs 7Treaty United
Caps 78
Goals 70
Totalcaps119
Totalgoals0

Conor Winn (born 26 February 1992) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Winn played youth football with Salthill Devon and Mervue United before starting his professional career with Galway United. He would have two spells with Galway, along with stints with Shamrock Rovers, Dundalk, Finn Harps and Treaty United.

Early life

Born in Essex, England, Winn grew up in Galway, Ireland.

Youth career

As a youth player Winn played for Galway clubs, Salthill Devon and Mervue United.[1]

Winn started for Mervue in the 2010 FAI Youth Cup final, as the club lost 0–1 to Limerick side, Fairview Rangers.[2]

Playing career

Mervue United

Winn made his debut for League of Ireland First Division side Mervue United on the last day of the 2009 season, coming on as a substitute for starting keeper Eoin Martin in a match against Wexford Youths at Ferrycarrig Park.[1]

Winn played one more game for the club in the 2010 season, also against Wexford Youths at Ferrycarrig Park.[3]

Galway United

For the second half of the 2010 season, Winn joined League of Ireland Premier Division club Galway United. On 29 October 2010, Winn made his debut for the club in a 3–3 draw with Drogheda United.[4]

In the second half of the 2011 season, Winn became Galway’s first choice keeper.[1] Winn started in the play-offs as Galway lost 1–5 over two-legs to Monaghan United, and were relegated.[5]

Galway United withdrew from the League of Ireland ahead of the 2012 season.[6]

Shamrock Rovers

On 20 February 2012, Winn signed a two-year deal with the reigning League of Ireland champions Shamrock Rovers, the club announced the signing alongside the signing of Aaron Greene from Sligo Rovers.[7][8]

Winn played his only game for the club in a 4–1 win over Dundalk in the quarter-finals of the Leinster Senior Cup.[9]

Dundalk

Conor Winn signed with Dundalk for the second half of the 2013 season. Winn would go on to not play a single game for the club.[10]

Finn Harps

Winn signed for League of Ireland First Division side Finn Harps ahead of the 2014 season. Winn kept three clean sheets in his first three league matches with the club.[11]

During that season Finn Harps made a run to the FAI Cup semi-finals.[12] With Winn playing in every single game in the tournament.

Galway United

On 27 February 2015, Winn once again signed for newly promoted, Galway United.[13] Throughout the season, Winn was competing for a starting spot with Ger Hanley, Connor Gleeson and Kevin Horgan.[14] Winn played over half of Galway’s league games that season playing a key role in the club surviving relegation.[15]

That season Galway made it to the League of Ireland Cup final. They played St Patrick's Athletic in a game that ended 0–0 after extra-time. During the penalty shoot-out despite Winn saving a penalty from Seán Hoare, Galway would go on to lose the shoutout 3–4.[16]

Winn re-signed with Galway for the 2016 season.[14] During the 2016 season, Winn was definitively Galway’s starting keeper as he once again helped them survive relegation.[17]

Winn once again re-singed ahead of the 2017 season. At the same time Galway signed fellow goalkeeper, Ciaran Nugent from Sligo Rovers as Winn’s competition for the season.[18]

At the end of that season Galway finishied 10th out of 12 teams which would normally mean they were safe, however as a result of a change in format in the League of Ireland, Galway were relegated.[19][20]

Bray Wanderers

Ahead of the 2018 season, Winn went on trial with Bray Wanderers, however the club did not sign him for the upcoming season.[1]

Treaty United

Following an over four year absence from the League of Ireland, In January 2022, Winn signed for League of Ireland First Division side Treaty United ahead of only their second season as a club.[21] Winn was signed alongside fellow goalkeeper Jack Brady, Winn would serve as second choice for the majority of his time with the club.[22] Winn played in all of the rounds of the 2022 FAI Cup to get Treaty to the semi-finals.[23]

Galway & District League

Following the end of his time in the League of Ireland, Winn would go on to play in the Galway & District League for his former club Mervue United[24] and Maree Oranmore.[25]

Winn represented a Galway & District League representative team in the 2026 Oscar Traynor Cup final, as they defeated the Limerick & District League 5–0 at Eamonn Deacy Park.[26]

Managerial career

Winn works as a goalkeeping coach for Galway Bohemians.[27]

Statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[28]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup[a]League cup[b]OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mervue United2009LOI First Division100000—10
2010100000—10
Total2000000020
Galway United2010LOI Premier Division1000000010
201113000102[c]0160
Total140001020170
Shamrock Rovers2012LOI Premier Division0000000000
20130000001[d]010
Total0000001010
Dundalk2013LOI Premier Division0000000000
Finn Haprs2014LOI First Division210501000270
Galway United2015LOI Premier Division1800020—200
20162501000—260
20173102000—330
Total740302000790
Treaty United2022LOI First Division5030—1[e]090
20233010—1[e]050
Total80400020140
Career total119012040701420
  1. ^ Includes FAI Cup
  2. ^ Includes League of Ireland Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in 2011 LOI promotion/relegation play-offs
  4. ^ Appearance in Leinster Senior Cup
  5. ^ Appearance in Munster Senior Cup

Honours

Galway United

References

  1. ^ "Conor Winn". extratime.com. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  2. ^ "Heartbreak for Mervue in FAI decider". advertiser.ie. 27 May 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  3. ^ "Late Dempsey goal wins it for Wexford". independent.ie. 2 June 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  4. ^ "Drogheda United 3-3 Galway United". rte.ie. 29 October 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  5. ^ "Galway Utd 1-3 Monaghan Utd (Agg 1-5)". rte.ie. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  6. ^ "Galway United pull out of league". independent.ie. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  7. ^ "Greene & Winn sign for Rovers". rte.ie. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  8. ^ "Kenny signs up Greene and Winn". extratime.com. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  9. ^ "Shamrock Rovers 4 - 1 Dundalk". extratime.com. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  10. ^ "New Signing: Conor Winn - Dundalk". facebook.com. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  11. ^ "Conor Winn settling in well at Finn Harps: “I couldn’t be happier”". dongegalnews.com. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  12. ^ "Pat's crush Harps to secure final berth". rte.ie. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  13. ^ "Conor Winn signs for Galway United". rte.ie. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  14. ^ "Winn-ing mentality gets Conor new deal". extratime.com. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  15. ^ "Shanahan all but seals Galway survival". independent.ie. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  16. ^ "St Pat's claim EA Sports Cup after shootout". rte.ie. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  17. ^ "Galway United giving local fans plenty of reasons for hope". advertiser.ie. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  18. ^ "Galway United sign Sligo keeper Nugent as Winn pens new deal". extratime.com. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  19. ^ Mackey, Liam (23 December 2016). "It's three down, one up for LOI season". The Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  20. ^ "Galway go down fighting in seven-goal thriller". rte.ie. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  21. ^ "𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗢𝗥 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡 𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡𝗦!". instagram.com. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  22. ^ "Treaty United Player Profile’s: Jack Brady and Conor Winn". sportinglimerick.com. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  23. ^ "Curran hat-trick helps Treaty United power past UCD and into semi-finals". the42.ie. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  24. ^ "Mervue United 2 - 3 Letterkenny Rovers". letterkennyroversfc.ie. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  25. ^ "Galway League can book top spot in Oscar Traynor group". connoachttribune.ie. 12 November 2025. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  26. ^ "MATCH PREVIEW 2026 FAI Oscar Traynor Trophy Final". fai.ie. 13 February 2026. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  27. ^ "We are delighted to have Conor Winn on board as Club Goalkeeper Coach". facebook.com. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  28. ^ https://www.soccerway.com/player/winn-conor/rio1gd3l/injury-history/