29:
686:
O'Neill was not a tall man, but he was an extremely acrobatic keeper with a natural ability to catch powerful airborne shots and make it look easy. He was adept at dealing with crosses and had excellent handling abilities.
1927:
1331:
1295:
1917:
1912:
1815:
1972:
667:
659:
396:-born O'Neill played junior football in Ireland for Bulfin United and was an Irish schoolboy international. He was spotted in a youth international match in
1932:
1907:
1922:
654:. Despite conceding six, it was Ireland's defenders who were culpable for the goals, and so O'Neill was retained and went on to win another 16
1902:
1536:
640:
331:
296:
1962:
1804:
1870:
404:
and signed as a professional with the club in May 1949, the "Toffees" seeing him as a potential replacement for 39-year-old
628:
546:
374:
553:
and O'Neill, the eldest of the three, was now the third-choice keeper. Unable to accept this arrangement he moved on to
1967:
1674:
1227:
1193:
1159:
1125:
593:
542:
538:
530:
522:
1957:
1771:
1716:
1435:
1399:
605:
597:
319:
109:
1947:
1942:
1952:
1670:
1654:
1300:
1063:
1032:
1001:
970:
939:
908:
877:
846:
818:
813:
780:
554:
526:
350:
1404:
785:
601:
492:
417:
1937:
357:
for £5,000 in July 1960 and helped the "Potters" to top the Second
Division table in 1962–63. He moved on to
1836:"Tributes as ex-Everton goalie dies, aged 76", Ormskirk Advertiser, Issue 13,698, 20 December 2007 page 12.
647:
1658:
570:
566:
503:
499:
488:
484:
476:
472:
456:
433:
429:
421:
452:
425:
413:
346:
323:
334:. Though only 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m), he was able to use his acrobatic ability to
468:
444:
1897:
1892:
1735:
8:
671:
663:
464:
703:. At the time of his death, 15 December 2007, he was living in Marians Drive, Ormskirk,
437:
409:
1866:
1767:
1712:
624:
335:
620:
534:
370:
256:
237:
1810:
1290:
1120:
609:
562:
558:
518:
514:
358:
354:
200:
182:
1394:
675:
581:
561:
in March 1964. He had made 149 league and cup appearances in four years at the
362:
218:
1886:
616:
550:
507:
460:
448:
366:
498:
and became unsettled. He remained though for further mid-table campaigns in
775:
585:
541:
season, as the "Potters" won the Second
Division championship. However, in
495:
401:
342:
164:
655:
643:
589:
327:
373:
in
December 1966 before being allowed to join the club permanently on a
704:
480:
405:
397:
318:(13 October 1931 – 15 December 2007) was an Irish international
506:, and played a total of 213 league and cup games during his time at
700:
574:
471:
by a single point. Everton then finished 11th in the top-flight in
382:
90:
696:
378:
651:
440:
393:
67:
565:. Darlington finished one point above the re-election zone in
28:
1928:
Republic of
Ireland expatriate men's association footballers
573:. He made 32 league appearances during his eleven months at
436:, just five points above relegation. O'Neill played in the
377:
in May 1967. He retired the following year and later ran a
1865:. Derby, United Kingdom: Breedon Books. pp. 132–3.
1845:
463:
led the club to a second-place finish, behind champions
322:. He played 405 league games in a 17-year career in the
533:, as Stoke were boosted by the return of the legendary
600:
season, as the "Valiants" were relegated out of the
1918:
Republic of
Ireland men's international footballers
545:Waddington placed his faith in the new signings of
1803:
1913:Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
627:debut on 18 December. He joined permanently on a
1884:
695:Following his retirement from football he ran a
1766:. Desert Islands Books. 2002. pp. 149–50.
521:for £5,000 in July 1960. He played 47 games in
537:. O'Neill was an ever-present in the 45 match
408:. He made his début as an 18-year-old against
1973:Ireland (FAI) men's international footballers
678:established himself as Ireland's number one.
1758:
1756:
1854:
1528:
309:*Club domestic league appearances and goals
1908:Association footballers from County Dublin
1805:"Jimmy O'Neill: Crowd-pleasing goalkeeper"
658:for his country. He played three games of
142:
1848:at the English National Football Archive
1753:
491:. O'Neill did not get along with the new
1860:
674:. He left the international scene after
1933:Expatriate men's footballers in England
1801:
1797:
1795:
1793:
1791:
1789:
1787:
1785:
1783:
634:
447:and shared the goalkeeping duties with
1923:Men's association football goalkeepers
1885:
1702:
1700:
1698:
1696:
1694:
1692:
1690:
623:back in his home country and made his
424:. They finished seven points short of
1730:
1728:
341:He spent the whole of the 1950s with
1780:
1706:
710:
150:
1861:Matthews, Tony (18 December 2008).
1687:
608:. He lost his place to new signing
13:
1802:Ponting, Ivan (21 December 2007).
1725:
715:
690:
361:in March 1964 before signing with
101:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
14:
1984:
1903:Businesspeople from County Dublin
1537:Republic of Ireland national team
631:in May 1967. He retired in 1968.
580:In February 1965, he moved on to
1818:from the original on 8 June 2022
681:
646:in a 6–0 defeat at the hands of
27:
1963:English Football League players
1671:Football League Second Division
1655:Football League Second Division
345:, helping the "Toffees" to win
1839:
1830:
388:
353:in 1953–54. He was sold on to
1:
1680:
596:, and played 13 games of the
467:on goal average but ahead of
432:, before dropping to 16th in
412:in August 1950. Everton were
1764:Stoke City 101 Golden Greats
1711:. Witan Books. p. 220.
588:. He was preferred ahead of
7:
1740:National-Football-Teams.com
584:, who were then managed by
525:, as the club struggled in
10:
1989:
1643:
774:
1968:League of Ireland players
1863:The Legends of Stoke City
1535:
1497:
1468:
1393:
1364:
1289:
1260:
1119:
1108:
1093:
1082:
1051:
1020:
989:
958:
927:
896:
865:
834:
801:
743:
740:
737:
734:
731:
728:
725:
615:In December 1966, he was
569:, and again struggled in
365:in February 1965. He was
308:
290:
285:
268:
250:
230:
212:
194:
176:
158:
132:
127:
122:
120:
115:
108:
105:
100:
97:
89:
86:
77:
74:
66:
63:
51:
48:
43:
40:
35:
26:
1958:Cork Celtic F.C. players
1657:second-place promotion:
1529:International statistics
604:. He played 35 games in
529:, He played 46 games in
483:led the club to 15th in
1948:Darlington F.C. players
1943:Stoke City F.C. players
1850:(subscription required)
1709:Port Vale Personalities
1953:Port Vale F.C. players
639:O'Neill won his first
316:James Anthony O'Neill
44:James Anthony O'Neill
1938:Everton F.C. players
635:International career
286:International career
36:Personal information
1707:Kent, Jeff (1996).
672:1958 FIFA World Cup
664:1954 FIFA World Cup
641:Republic of Ireland
443:semi-final against
332:Republic of Ireland
320:football goalkeeper
297:Republic of Ireland
23:
666:, and one game of
650:on 1 June 1952 in
326:, and also won 17
21:
1872:978-1-85983-653-8
1846:Jimmy O'Neill
1641:
1640:
1526:
1525:
711:Career statistics
625:League of Ireland
313:
312:
1980:
1877:
1876:
1858:
1852:
1851:
1843:
1837:
1834:
1828:
1827:
1825:
1823:
1807:
1799:
1778:
1777:
1760:
1751:
1750:
1748:
1746:
1736:"Player profile"
1732:
1723:
1722:
1704:
1533:
1532:
1440:Fourth Division
1336:Fourth Division
1198:Second Division
1164:Second Division
1130:Second Division
882:Second Division
851:Second Division
723:
722:
535:Stanley Matthews
469:Blackburn Rovers
445:Bolton Wanderers
293:
253:
233:
215:
197:
179:
161:
152:
144:
81:
78:15 December 2007
58:
56:
31:
24:
20:
16:Irish footballer
1988:
1987:
1983:
1982:
1981:
1979:
1978:
1977:
1883:
1882:
1881:
1880:
1873:
1859:
1855:
1849:
1844:
1840:
1835:
1831:
1821:
1819:
1811:The Independent
1800:
1781:
1774:
1762:
1761:
1754:
1744:
1742:
1734:
1733:
1726:
1719:
1705:
1688:
1683:
1646:
1531:
1301:Fourth Division
1232:First Division
1068:First Division
1037:First Division
1006:First Division
975:First Division
944:First Division
913:First Division
819:Second Division
718:
716:Club statistics
713:
693:
691:Post-retirement
684:
637:
610:Stuart Sharratt
563:Victoria Ground
555:Fourth Division
527:Second Division
515:Tony Waddington
391:
351:Second Division
324:Football League
291:
251:
231:
213:
195:
177:
159:
79:
59:13 October 1931
54:
52:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1986:
1976:
1975:
1970:
1965:
1960:
1955:
1950:
1945:
1940:
1935:
1930:
1925:
1920:
1915:
1910:
1905:
1900:
1895:
1879:
1878:
1871:
1853:
1838:
1829:
1779:
1772:
1752:
1724:
1717:
1685:
1684:
1682:
1679:
1678:
1677:
1662:
1661:
1645:
1642:
1639:
1638:
1635:
1632:
1628:
1627:
1624:
1621:
1617:
1616:
1613:
1610:
1606:
1605:
1602:
1599:
1595:
1594:
1591:
1588:
1584:
1583:
1580:
1577:
1573:
1572:
1569:
1566:
1562:
1561:
1558:
1555:
1551:
1550:
1547:
1544:
1540:
1539:
1530:
1527:
1524:
1523:
1520:
1517:
1514:
1511:
1508:
1505:
1502:
1499:
1495:
1494:
1491:
1488:
1485:
1482:
1479:
1476:
1473:
1470:
1466:
1465:
1462:
1459:
1456:
1453:
1450:
1447:
1444:
1441:
1438:
1432:
1431:
1428:
1425:
1422:
1419:
1416:
1413:
1410:
1407:
1405:Third Division
1402:
1397:
1391:
1390:
1387:
1384:
1381:
1378:
1375:
1372:
1369:
1366:
1362:
1361:
1358:
1355:
1352:
1349:
1346:
1343:
1340:
1337:
1334:
1328:
1327:
1324:
1321:
1318:
1315:
1312:
1309:
1306:
1303:
1298:
1293:
1287:
1286:
1283:
1280:
1277:
1274:
1271:
1268:
1265:
1262:
1258:
1257:
1254:
1251:
1248:
1245:
1242:
1239:
1236:
1233:
1230:
1224:
1223:
1220:
1217:
1214:
1211:
1208:
1205:
1202:
1199:
1196:
1190:
1189:
1186:
1183:
1180:
1177:
1174:
1171:
1168:
1165:
1162:
1156:
1155:
1152:
1149:
1146:
1143:
1140:
1137:
1134:
1131:
1128:
1123:
1117:
1116:
1113:
1110:
1107:
1104:
1101:
1098:
1095:
1091:
1090:
1087:
1084:
1081:
1078:
1075:
1072:
1069:
1066:
1060:
1059:
1056:
1053:
1050:
1047:
1044:
1041:
1038:
1035:
1029:
1028:
1025:
1022:
1019:
1016:
1013:
1010:
1007:
1004:
998:
997:
994:
991:
988:
985:
982:
979:
976:
973:
967:
966:
963:
960:
957:
954:
951:
948:
945:
942:
936:
935:
932:
929:
926:
923:
920:
917:
914:
911:
905:
904:
901:
898:
895:
892:
889:
886:
883:
880:
874:
873:
870:
867:
864:
861:
858:
855:
852:
849:
843:
842:
839:
836:
833:
830:
827:
824:
821:
816:
810:
809:
806:
803:
800:
797:
794:
791:
788:
786:First Division
783:
778:
772:
771:
768:
765:
762:
759:
756:
753:
750:
746:
745:
742:
739:
736:
733:
730:
727:
717:
714:
712:
709:
692:
689:
683:
680:
636:
633:
602:Third Division
475:, and 15th in
465:Leicester City
418:First Division
390:
387:
311:
310:
306:
305:
302:
299:
294:
288:
287:
283:
282:
277:
272:
270:
266:
265:
262:
259:
254:
248:
247:
244:
241:
234:
228:
227:
224:
221:
216:
210:
209:
206:
203:
198:
192:
191:
188:
185:
180:
174:
173:
170:
167:
162:
156:
155:
146:
139:
134:
130:
129:
128:Senior career*
125:
124:
121:
118:
117:
113:
112:
107:
103:
102:
99:
95:
94:
88:
87:Place of death
84:
83:
82:(aged 76)
76:
72:
71:
65:
64:Place of birth
61:
60:
50:
46:
45:
42:
38:
37:
33:
32:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1985:
1974:
1971:
1969:
1966:
1964:
1961:
1959:
1956:
1954:
1951:
1949:
1946:
1944:
1941:
1939:
1936:
1934:
1931:
1929:
1926:
1924:
1921:
1919:
1916:
1914:
1911:
1909:
1906:
1904:
1901:
1899:
1896:
1894:
1891:
1890:
1888:
1874:
1868:
1864:
1857:
1847:
1842:
1833:
1817:
1813:
1812:
1806:
1798:
1796:
1794:
1792:
1790:
1788:
1786:
1784:
1775:
1773:1-874287-55-4
1769:
1765:
1759:
1757:
1741:
1737:
1731:
1729:
1720:
1718:0-9529152-0-0
1714:
1710:
1703:
1701:
1699:
1697:
1695:
1693:
1691:
1686:
1676:
1672:
1669:
1668:
1667:
1666:
1660:
1656:
1653:
1652:
1651:
1650:
1636:
1633:
1630:
1629:
1625:
1622:
1619:
1618:
1614:
1611:
1608:
1607:
1603:
1600:
1597:
1596:
1592:
1589:
1586:
1585:
1581:
1578:
1575:
1574:
1570:
1567:
1564:
1563:
1559:
1556:
1553:
1552:
1548:
1545:
1542:
1541:
1538:
1534:
1521:
1518:
1515:
1512:
1509:
1506:
1503:
1500:
1498:Career total
1496:
1492:
1489:
1486:
1483:
1480:
1477:
1474:
1471:
1467:
1463:
1460:
1457:
1454:
1451:
1448:
1445:
1442:
1439:
1437:
1434:
1433:
1429:
1426:
1423:
1420:
1417:
1414:
1411:
1408:
1406:
1403:
1401:
1398:
1396:
1392:
1388:
1385:
1382:
1379:
1376:
1373:
1370:
1367:
1363:
1359:
1356:
1353:
1350:
1347:
1344:
1341:
1338:
1335:
1333:
1330:
1329:
1325:
1322:
1319:
1316:
1313:
1310:
1307:
1304:
1302:
1299:
1297:
1294:
1292:
1288:
1284:
1281:
1278:
1275:
1272:
1269:
1266:
1263:
1259:
1255:
1252:
1249:
1246:
1243:
1240:
1237:
1234:
1231:
1229:
1226:
1225:
1221:
1218:
1215:
1212:
1209:
1206:
1203:
1200:
1197:
1195:
1192:
1191:
1187:
1184:
1181:
1178:
1175:
1172:
1169:
1166:
1163:
1161:
1158:
1157:
1153:
1150:
1147:
1144:
1141:
1138:
1135:
1132:
1129:
1127:
1124:
1122:
1118:
1114:
1111:
1105:
1102:
1099:
1096:
1092:
1088:
1085:
1079:
1076:
1073:
1070:
1067:
1065:
1062:
1061:
1057:
1054:
1048:
1045:
1042:
1039:
1036:
1034:
1031:
1030:
1026:
1023:
1017:
1014:
1011:
1008:
1005:
1003:
1000:
999:
995:
992:
986:
983:
980:
977:
974:
972:
969:
968:
964:
961:
955:
952:
949:
946:
943:
941:
938:
937:
933:
930:
924:
921:
918:
915:
912:
910:
907:
906:
902:
899:
893:
890:
887:
884:
881:
879:
876:
875:
871:
868:
862:
859:
856:
853:
850:
848:
845:
844:
840:
837:
831:
828:
825:
822:
820:
817:
815:
812:
811:
807:
804:
798:
795:
792:
789:
787:
784:
782:
779:
777:
773:
769:
766:
763:
760:
757:
754:
751:
748:
747:
724:
721:
708:
706:
702:
698:
688:
682:Style of play
679:
677:
673:
669:
665:
661:
657:
653:
649:
645:
642:
632:
630:
629:free transfer
626:
622:
618:
613:
611:
607:
603:
599:
595:
591:
587:
583:
578:
576:
572:
568:
564:
560:
556:
552:
551:Lawrie Leslie
548:
544:
540:
536:
532:
528:
524:
520:
516:
511:
509:
508:Goodison Park
505:
501:
497:
494:
490:
486:
482:
478:
474:
470:
466:
462:
461:Cliff Britton
458:
454:
450:
449:Harry Leyland
446:
442:
439:
435:
431:
427:
423:
419:
415:
411:
410:Middlesbrough
407:
403:
399:
395:
386:
384:
380:
376:
375:free transfer
372:
368:
364:
360:
356:
352:
348:
344:
339:
337:
333:
329:
325:
321:
317:
307:
303:
300:
298:
295:
289:
284:
281:
278:
276:
273:
271:
267:
263:
260:
258:
255:
249:
245:
242:
239:
235:
229:
225:
222:
220:
217:
211:
207:
204:
202:
199:
193:
189:
186:
184:
181:
175:
171:
168:
166:
163:
157:
154:
147:
145:
140:
138:
135:
131:
126:
123:Bulfin United
119:
114:
111:
104:
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621:Cork Celtic
590:Ken Hancock
479:. New boss
451:during the
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389:Club career
371:Cork Celtic
349:out of the
257:Cork Celtic
238:Cork Celtic
106:Position(s)
1887:Categories
1681:References
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1291:Darlington
1121:Stoke City
705:Lancashire
676:Alan Kelly
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594:Reg Davies
559:Darlington
519:Stoke City
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110:Goalkeeper
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1469:Total
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1261:Total
1094:Total
770:Goals
744:Total
652:Madrid
617:loaned
441:FA Cup
394:Dublin
367:loaned
240:(loan)
98:Height
68:Dublin
1631:Total
764:Goals
758:Goals
752:Goals
726:Club
648:Spain
557:club
459:, as
269:Total
133:Years
1867:ISBN
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