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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- The Hoops by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)
References
[edit]- ^ "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[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Shamrock Rovers F.C. -". shamrockrovers.ie. Archived from the original on 13 July 2007.
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Association footballers from County Dublin
- Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
- Republic of Ireland men's under-21 international footballers
- League of Ireland players
- Shamrock Rovers F.C. players
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- University College Dublin A.F.C. players
- Dundalk F.C. players
- Sligo Rovers F.C. players
- Shamrock Rovers F.C. managers
- League of Ireland managers
- League of Ireland XI players
- Republic of Ireland association football managers
- 20th-century Irish sportsmen