Brendan O'Connell (footballer)

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Brendan O'Connell
Personal information
Full name Brendan John O'Connell
Date of birth (1966-11-12) 12 November 1966
Place of birth Lambeth, England
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985-1986 Portsmouth 0 (0)
1986-1988 Exeter City 81 (19)
1988-1990 Burnley 64 (17)
1990Huddersfield Town (loan) 11 (1)
1990-1996 Barnsley 240 (35)
1996-1997 Charlton Athletic 38 (2)
1997-1998 Wigan Athletic 17 (5)
2001-200x Rossendale United
2003-200x Northwich Victoria

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Brendan John O'Connell (born 12 November 1966 in Lambeth) is a former professional footballer who made 451 appearances and scored 79 goals in the Football League playing as a midfielder for Portsmouth, Exeter City, Burnley, Huddersfield Town, Barnsley, Charlton Athletic and Wigan Athletic.[1] Forced to retire from playing because of a blood clot in his leg, O'Connell went on to coach Wigan Athletic's youth and reserve teams, played briefly for Rossendale United in the North West Counties League,[2] and in 2003 became player/assistant manager of Northwich Victoria.[3]

References

  1. "Brendan O'Connell". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
  2. Ramsdale, Bernard. "Latics A-Z : Brendan O'Connell to Ian Purdie". Ye Olde Tree and Crown. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
  3. Oliver, Pete (16 June 2003). "Davis relishing Vics challenge". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 September 2009.

External links

Brendan O'Connell career statistics at Soccerbase

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