Alan O'Neill
Personal information
Date of birth (1937-11-13) 13 November 1937
Place of birth Leadgate, England
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1960 Sunderland 74 (27)
1960–1962 Aston Villa 23 (6)
1962–1964 Plymouth Argyle 40 (14)
1964–1966 Bournemouth 37 (8)
Cambridge United
Southern Suburbs
Chelmsford City
Drumcondra
1971 Toronto Ukraina
1971 Toronto Hellas
1971 New York Cosmos 3 (1)
Vancouver Whitecaps
Total 177 (56)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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. ↑ Kernaghan, Jim (29 September 1971). "Hamilton Croatia victory clears playoff picture in National Soccer League". Toronto Daily Star. p. 22.
  2. ↑ "Metros get pick of soccer pool". Toronto Daily Star. 17 July 1971. p. 48.
  3. ↑ "Cosmos Boot Atlanta, 2-1". New York Daily News. 30 August 1971. p. 263.
  4. ↑ "Alan O'Neill". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  5. ↑ "Alan O'Neill". Soccer Stats. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "Alan O'Neill". Stats Crew. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  • Alan O'Neill at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
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