Brendan O'Connell (footballer)
Early Life Brendan lived in Addlestone as a young boy & teenager and attended St Thomas the Apostle RC in Chertsey. He played for a local Boys team - Chertsey Juniors and from an early age showed a very promising ability as a front player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brendan John O'Connell | ||
| Date of birth | 12 November 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Lambeth, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1986 | Portsmouth | 0 | (0) |
| 1986–1988 | Exeter City | 81 | (19) |
| 1988–1990 | Burnley | 64 | (17) |
| 1990 | → Huddersfield 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
- "Brendan O'Connell". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
- Ramsdale, Bernard. "Latics A-Z : Brendan O'Connell to Ian Purdie". Ye Olde Tree and Crown. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
- Oliver, Pete (16 June 2003). "Davis relishing Vics challenge". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
