| James O'Connor | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | James O'Connor | |
| Date of birth | November 20 1984 | |
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Doncaster Rovers | |
| Number | 2 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2004-2005 2004 2005 2005-2006 2006- |
Aston Villa → Port Vale (loan) → Bournemouth (loan) Bournemouth Doncaster Rovers |
0 (0) 13 (0) 6 (0) 39 (1) 32 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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James O'Connor (born November 20, 1984) is an English professional footballer with Doncaster Rovers. He went to Wheelers Lane Boys School in Birmingham between 1996 and 2001. P.E teacher Mr Alan Miller joined the Aston Villa youth set-up in 1997 and recommended O'Connor who then was known as a creative midfield player.He joined Aston Villa and established himself as a strong defender. He featured in the 2002 FA Youth Cup win. He missed the first leg of the semi final but returned to face a Wayne Rooney inspired Everton in the final after a car crash early in the year had ruled him out for a number of months. A loan spell at Port Vale allowed him to gain first team experience. Not making the grade however at Aston Villa, joined Bournemouth on loan at the start of the 2004/2005 season and in January 2005 joined for an undisclosed fee. O'Connor quickly became an integral part of the team and first team regular, making his name as a tough tackler and promising player. However in May 2006 he was sold to Doncaster Rovers for £130,000 due to Bournemouths financial difficulties. He has made a very good start at Doncaster Rovers in the 2006/07 season.
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1 Sullivan • 2 O'Connor • 3 G. Roberts • 4 S. Roberts • 5 Lee • 6 Horlock • 7 Guy • 8 Stock • 9 McCammon • 10 Dyer • 11 Lockwood • 12 Hayter • 13 Smith • 14 Heffernan • 15 Wilson • 17 Woods • 18 McDaid • 19 Wellens • 20 Green • 21 Hird • 22 Mills • 23 Price • 24 Greer • 26 Coppinger • 27 Nelthorpe • 30 Noble • 35 Richardson • Manager: O'Driscoll |
