James O'Connor (soccer player, 1984)

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James O'Connor
Personnel
Surname James Francis Edward O'Connor
birthday November 20, 1984
place of birth Birmingham ,  England
size 1.80 m
position Defender
Juniors
Years station
1997-2004 Aston Villa
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
2004-2005 Aston Villa 0 (0)
2004 →  FC Port Vale  (loan) 13 (0)
2005 →  AFC Bournemouth  (loan) 6 (0)
2005-2006 Bournemouth AFC 39 (1)
2006–2012 Doncaster Rovers 215 (4)
2012-2014 Derby County 22 (1)
2013-2014 →  Bristol City  (loan) 3 (0)
2014– Walsall FC 7 (0)
1 Only league games are given.
As of October 4, 2014

James Francis Edward O'Connor (born November 20, 1984 in Birmingham ) is an English football player who has been under contract with FC Walsall since 2014 .

Career

Bournemouth AFC

James O'Connor, who came from the youth of Aston Villa , made his professional debut on September 4, 2004 for English third division club FC Port Vale in a 2-0 away win over Bradford City . He was previously on loan to the club from Stoke-on-Trent . Due to the lack of match practice at Aston Villa was on February 18, 2005 another move on loan to AFC Bournemouth . After the 20-year-old defender knew how to convince, coach Sean O'Driscoll signed him on March 24, 2005 on a permanent contract basis. In the 2005/06 season he earned a regular place in the defense of the third division.

Doncaster Rovers

On May 17, 2006, O'Connor moved to third division rivals Doncaster Rovers and signed a three-year contract. In the course of the first half of the 2006/07 season, his previous coach Sean O'Driscoll took over the coaching position in Doncaster and led the club to win the Football League Trophy . In the Football League One 2007/08 , the Rovers reached the play-offs thanks to a third place in the table and moved into the final after a success over Southend United . In front of 75,132 spectators at Wembley, Doncaster defeated Leeds United 1-0 and rose for the first time since 1958 back to the second-highest division. After relegation in the Football League Championship in 2008/09 and a midfield position in 2009/10 , the club secured itself late in the 2010/11 season to remain in the second division. This succeeded the team around James O'Connor in the Football League Championship 2011/12 no longer, rather the Rovers rose with their new coach Dean Saunders as bottom of the table in the third division.

Derby County

On August 1, 2012, Derby County signed the 27-year-old and provided him with a two-year contract.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Vale to sign Villa defender (BBC Sport)
  2. ↑ O'Connor seals Cherries loan move (BBC Sport)
  3. ↑ O'Connor seals Bournemouth switch (BBC Sport)
  4. ↑ Doncaster sign defender O'Connor (BBC Sport)
  5. ↑ Bristol Rovers 2-3 Doncaster AET (BBC Sport)
  6. ↑ Doncaster 1-0 Leeds (BBC Sport)
  7. ↑ Derby County sign James O'Connor from Doncaster Rovers (BBC Sport)
personal data
SURNAME O'Connor, James
ALTERNATIVE NAMES O'Connor, James Francis Edward (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH November 20, 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH Birmingham , England