Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Conor Downey (born March 12, 1982 in Belfast) is a professional footballer from Northern Ireland and plays for Cliftonville F.C.. Downey played for Carrick Rangers before joining Cliftonville in 2000. In his first spell at the club he played largely as a striker, alongside Chris Scannell. He was allowed to leave the club to join Lisburn Distillery in March 2003 on a free transfer, but returned in August 2004, reportedly only beating the transfer deadline by a matter of hours. Upon his return to Solitude, manager Liam Beckett decided that to deploy Downey as a midfielder, and since then he has made the position his own. After a good season in 2005/06, helping Cliftonville to a 5th placed finish, Downey attracted the interest of the likes of Glentoran and Portadown.