Joe Omigie

Joseph Eghodalo Omigie (born 13 June 1972) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Brentford.

Joe Omigie
Personal information
Full name Joseph Eghodalo Omigie[1]
Date of birth (1972-06-13) 13 June 1972
Place of birth Hammersmith, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Hounslow
Abbey News
Hawker Athletic
1994 Watford 0 (0)
1994 Donna
1994–1998 Brentford 25 (1)
1995 → Woking (loan) 6 (0)
1998–1999 Welling United 1 (0)
1999–2000 Farnborough Town 18 (2)
2003–2004 Hounslow Borough
National team
Nigeria Schoolboys
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Early years

Born in Shepherd's Bush, London, Omigie began his senior career in non-League football with Hounslow, before dropping into Sunday league to play for Sportsmans Senior Sunday Football League clubs Abbey News and Hawker Athletic.[3] While playing Sunday league, Omigie, Charlie Oatway and Alan Mills were invited for trials with Second Division club Cardiff City,[4] but Oatway was the only one of the trio to win a contract.[3] Omigie joined First Division club Watford on trial and played in the club's 1994 Herts Senior Cup final win, but failed to earn a contract, having given what he described as "a performance to forget".[3] He moved to join non-League club Donna.[1]

Brentford

Omigie got his chance at League football when he signed a three-month contract with Second Division club Brentford in August 1994.[3] He failed to make a first team appearance during the 1994–95 season, but despite niggling injuries, he impressed enough in the reserves to be offered a new two-year contract.[3] Omigie had to wait until Boxing Day 1995 to make his professional debut, which came as a substitute for Dean Martin in a 1–0 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion.[5][6] With the struggling Bees finally looking safe in mid-table late in the 1995–96 season,[6] Omigie made his first senior start for the club in a 0–0 draw versus Swansea City on 23 March 1996 and played the full 90 minutes.[5] He made a total of 11 appearances without scoring during the 1995–96 season.[7]

Omigie had to wait until 2 November 1996 to make his first appearance of the 1996–97 season for the table-topping Bees, replacing Carl Asaba after 62 minutes of a 2–0 defeat to Watford.[8] He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–1 away victory over Plymouth Argyle on Boxing Day 1996.[8][9] Omigie made semi-regular appearances through to the end of the season, but failed to appear in the Bees' unsuccessful playoff campaign.[8] He finished the 1996–97 season having made 15 appearances and scored one goal.[8]

Omigie was transfer-listed during the 1997 off-season and made his only appearance of the 1997–98 season as a late substitute for Ryan Denys in a 0–0 draw with Chesterfield on 16 August 1997.[10] He was released in January 1998, after negotiating a settlement on his contract.[11][10] Omigie made 31 appearances and scored two goals in four years at Griffin Park,[2] though he notably scored 34 goals for the reserve team and top-scored during the 1995–96 and 1996–97 Capital League seasons.[12]

Woking (loan)

Omigie had a spell on loan at Conference club Woking early in the 1995–96 season.[13]

Non-League football

After his release from Brentford, Omigie dropped back into non-League football and played for Welling United, Farnborough Town and Hounslow Borough.[14][15][16]

International career

As a youth, Omigie represented the Nigeria Schoolboys team in a match against a President's XI.[3]

Personal life

Omigie attended Southbank University.[3] He is of Nigerian descent.[3]

Honours

Watford Reserves

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Watford 1993–94[3] First Division 0 0 — — 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 1 0
Brentford 1995–96[7] Second Division 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
1996–97[8] 13 1 3 0 0 0 3[lower-alpha 2] 1 19 2
1997–98[10] 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 25 1 3 0 0 0 3 1 31 2
Farnborough Town 1999–00[15] Isthmian League Premier Division 18 2 — — 1[lower-alpha 3] 0 19 2
Career total 43 3 3 0 0 0 5 1 50 4
  1. Appearance in Herts Senior Cup
  2. Appearances in Football League Trophy
  3. Appearance in Isthmian League Cup

References
  1. "Joe Omigie". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  2. Joe Omigie at Soccerbase
  3. Brentford F.C. Griffin Gazette versus Stockport County. Quay Design of Poole. 11 March 1995. pp. 24–25.
  4. Oatway, Charlie (2011). Tackling Life. Corgi. p. 45. ASIN B00RWNPRGK.
  5. Griffin Gazette versus AFC Bournemouth. Quay Design of Poole. 4 May 1996. pp. 30–31.
  6. "Brentford Home Page for the 1995–1996 season". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  7. Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2013). The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 481. ISBN 9781906796723.
  8. "Games played by Joe Omigie in 1996/1997". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  9. "Forster's double boost for Brentford". The Independent. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  10. "Games played by Joe Omigie in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  11. Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2013, p. 259-263.
  12. Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2013, p. 512-520.
  13. Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2013, p. 201.
  14. Joe Omigie at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  15. "Player Details". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  16. "Wise moves". Non-League Daily. 6 May 2003. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
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