Alan O'Neill (footballer, born 1957)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 July 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St Malachy's | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1983 | Shamrock Rovers | 143 | (0) |
| 1983–1985 | UCD | 56 | (0) |
| 1985–1993 | Dundalk | 233 | (0) |
| 1993–1996 | Shamrock Rovers | 98 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Sligo Rovers | 16 | (0) |
| Total | 546 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1978–1979 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 1979–1995 | League of Ireland XI | ? | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1996 | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| 2005 | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alan O'Neill (born 2 July 1957 in Dublin) is an Irish football goalkeeper who played in the League of Ireland in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.
Playing career
He represented the League of Ireland XI representative side twice in 1979 and 1980 and was called into the Republic of Ireland national football team as cover in October 1979.[1]
In June 1985 he signed for Dundalk F.C.[2]
O'Neill kept his 200th clean sheet in a 1–0 win over Sligo in the RDS Arena in September 1994.[3]
Management career
After losing the first game of the 1996/97 the Rovers faithful were stunned when O'Neill and Terry were sacked.[4] O'Neill then signed for Sligo Rovers F.C. keeping a clean sheet on his debut on 5 October 1996.[5] His final League of Ireland game was at Finn Park in April 1997.[6]
O'Neill stepped in to manage Rovers for the playoff games with Dublin City at the end of the 2005 season.[7]
In 2006 O'Neill became a Shamrock Rovers legend.[8]
Sources
- The Hoops by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)
References
- ^ "The Irish Times - Friday, October 26, 1979 - Page 003". The Irish Times. Dublin. 26 October 1979. ISSN 0791-5144.
- ^ The Irish Times. Dublin. 27 June 1985. ISSN 0791-5144 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1985/0627/Pg004.html#Ar00415:3986703C468543366345567845566345A67836F670389685.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "The Irish Times - Monday, September 12, 1994 - Page 031". The Irish Times. Dublin. 12 September 1994. ISSN 0791-5144.
- ^ "First league win for Rovers". The Irish Times.
- ^ "The Irish Times - Monday, October 7, 1996 - Page 030". The Irish Times. Dublin. 7 October 1996. ISSN 0791-5144.
- ^ "The Irish Times - Monday, April 28, 1997 - Page 031". The Irish Times. Dublin. 28 April 1997. ISSN 0791-5144.
- ^ http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish/2005/1126/198626-shamrockrovers.html
- ^ "Shamrock Rovers F.C. -". shamrockrovers.ie. Archived from the original on 13 July 2007.