Alan O'Neill (footballer, born 1937) explained

Alan O'Neill
Birth Date:13 November 1937
Birth Place:Leadgate, England
Position:Inside forward
Years1:1956–1960
Clubs1:Sunderland
Caps1:74
Goals1:27
Years2:1960–1962
Clubs2:Aston Villa
Caps2:23
Goals2:6
Years3:1962–1964
Caps3:40
Goals3:14
Years4:1964–1966
Clubs4:Bournemouth
Caps4:37
Goals4:8
Clubs5:Cambridge United
Clubs6:Southern Suburbs
Clubs7:Chelmsford City
Clubs8:Drumcondra
Years9:1971
Clubs9:Toronto Ukraina
Years10:1971
Clubs10:Toronto Hellas
Years11:1971
Clubs11:New York Cosmos
Caps11:3
Goals11:1
Clubs12:Vancouver Whitecaps
Totalcaps:177
Totalgoals:56

Alan O'Neill (born 13 November 1937) is an English retired professional footballer who played in the Football League for Sunderland, Aston Villa, Plymouth Argyle and Bournemouth.

Career

O'Neill played in the National Soccer League with Toronto Ukraina in 1971.[1] Before his departure to the North American Soccer League he briefly played with NSL rivals Toronto Hellas.[2]

In August 1971, O'Neill signed for New York Cosmos.[3] Although listed as a goalkeeper by numerous sources, it appears his statistics have been confused with teammate Emmanuel Kofie, and rather than playing 11 games with no goals, he actually played three games, scoring once.[4] [5] [6]

References

  1. News: Kernaghan . Jim . September 29, 1971 . Hamilton Croatia victory clears playoff picture in National Soccer League . 22 . Toronto Daily Star.
  2. News: July 17, 1971 . Metros get pick of soccer pool . 48 . Toronto Daily Star.
  3. News: August 30, 1971 . Cosmos Boot Atlanta, 2-1 . 263 . New York Daily News.
  4. Web site: Alan O'Neill . NASL Jerseys . 23 March 2019.
  5. Web site: Alan O'Neill . Soccer Stats . 16 February 2021.
  6. Web site: Alan O'Neill . Stats Crew . 16 February 2021.