John O'Neill (footballer, born 1974) explained

John O'Neill
Fullname:John Joseph O'Neill
Birth Date:3 January 1974
Birth Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1991–1994
Caps1:91
Goals1:30
Clubs1:Queen's Park
Years2:1994–1996
Caps2:2
Goals2:0
Clubs2:Celtic
Years3:1996–2000
Caps3:125
Goals3:10
Clubs3:AFC Bournemouth
Years4:2000–2001
Caps4:2
Goals4:0
Clubs4:Ross County
Years5:2001–2003
Caps5:80
Goals5:38
Clubs5:Queen of the South
Years6:2003–2005
Caps6:58
Goals6:11
Clubs6:St Mirren
Years7:2005–2008
Caps7:85
Goals7:20
Clubs7:Queen of the South
Years8:2008–2011
Caps8:33
Goals8:7
Clubs8:Stirling Albion
Years9:2011–
Clubs9:Auchinleck Talbot
Manageryears1:2010–2011
Managerclubs1:Stirling Albion
Club-Update:09:00, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

John Joseph O'Neill (born 3 January 1974) is a Scottish footballer, who played as a midfielder.

O'Neill started his career with amateur club Queen's Park, before signing for Celtic in 1994. In his career, he had two spells of playing for Dumfries club Queen of the South. While he was with Queens, O'Neill won the 2001–02 Scottish Second Division and he was the club's top scorer and won the divisional player of the year title. O'Neill scored in the 2002 Scottish Challenge Cup Final victory against Brechin City.[1] [2] O'Neill also made a substitute appearance for Queens in the 2008 Scottish Cup Final against Rangers, which turned out to be his last appearance for the club.[3] He was also a penalty kick specialist at Queens, scoring 27 goals from 29 attempts. In total he scored 70 goals for Queens in competitive first team fixtures.[4]

In the summer of 2008 O'Neill signed for Stirling Albion as a player and was also appointed assistant manager.[5] After manager Allan Moore left for Morton, O'Neill was appointed the new manager of Stirling Albion in May 2010.[6] After winning only three league matches in the 2010–11 season, however, O'Neill was sacked in January 2011.[7] After leaving the Binos, O'Neill played for Auchinleck Talbot.

Notes and References

  1. News: Queen of the South lift Bells Cup . 20 October 2002 . BBC Sport.
  2. News: Connolly hails cup triumph . 20 October 2002 . BBC Sport.
  3. Web site: Club History . Queen of the South F.C. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090913073552/http://www.qosfc.com/AboutUs/ClubHistory/tabid/164/Default.aspx . 2009-09-13.
  4. Web site: Queen of the South FC - Official Website. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120319030525/http://qosfc.com/new_newsview.aspx?newsid=207. 2012-03-19.
  5. News: O'Neill takes Binos assistant job . 28 May 2008 . BBC Sport.
  6. News: O'Neill relishes his new Stirling Albion challenge . Stirling Observer.
  7. News: Goodlad . Phil . Struggling Stirling Albion sack John O'Neill . 19 January 2011 . 19 January 2011 . BBC Sport.