Frank O'Neill (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frank Simon O'Neill | ||
| Date of birth | 13 April 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Outside Right / Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1952–1956 | Stella Maris | ||
| 1956–1958 | Home Farm | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1961 | Arsenal | 2 | (0) |
| 1961–1974 | Shamrock Rovers | 274 | (87) |
| 1967 |
→ Boston Rovers (guest) | 12 | (3) |
| 1974–1976 | Waterford | 26 | (7) |
| 1976 | Athlone Town | 5 | (2) |
| 1976–1978 | Belgrove F.C. | ||
| 1978–1980 | Dundalk F.C. | 5 | (1) |
| 1980 | St Patrick's Athletic F.C. | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1961–1971 | Republic of Ireland | 20 | (1) |
| 1961–1969 | League of Ireland XI | 15 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1969–1971 | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| 1981 | Shelbourne | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Frank O'Neill (born 13 April 1940) is an Irish former footballer who spent most of his career at Shamrock Rovers. As an international he also played for the Republic of Ireland.
Playing career
Early years
O'Neill joined Stella Maris at the age of twelve before moving onto Home Farm. He also played for an FAI Youth Selection against a Liverpool County FA XI at Goodison Park, and in 1958 he played against the youth teams of some of the leading European clubs in a tournament in Germany.
Arsenal
O'Neill signed for
Shamrock Rovers
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Other clubs
Frank signed for
He won the Texaco Cup after scoring the only goal in the first leg in November 1974.
O'Neill signed for
Republic of Ireland
Between 1961 and 1971, while playing for
Managerial career
He served as player-manager for Shamrock Rovers after being appointed to the position on 19 October 1969. He guided the club to the league title play-off at the end of the 1970–71 season.
O'Neill was later assistant manager of Dundalk between 1978 and 1979, winning the League of Ireland and FAI Cup double.[8]
Honours
- Shamrock Rovers 1963–64
- Dundalk F.C. 1978–1979
FAI Cup: 7
- Shamrock Rovers1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969
- Shamrock Rovers1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1967–68
- Dublin City Cup: 2
- Shamrock Rovers1963–64, 1966–67
- Blaxnit Cup
- Shamrock Rovers1967–68
- Top Four Cup
- Shamrock Rovers1965–66
- Leinster Senior Cup: 2
- Shamrock Rovers1964, 1968/69
- Texaco Cup
- Waterford United1974/75
References
- ^ Shamrockrovers.ie – History Archived 1 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Rovers and FAI Cup
- ^ Boston Rovers Archived 10 July 2012 at archive.today
- ^ "History – European Results – 1966". shamrockrovers.ie. Archived from the original on 25 June 2012.
- ISSN 0791-5144.
- ^ Republic of Ireland international
- ^ "Playing Spain in Ireland's first-ever play-off, the '6 in a row' team and facing Germany's greatest striker". The 42. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Down Memory Lane Frank O'Neill – eircom League, Soccer – Independent.ie". Archived from the original on 29 May 2008.
Sources
- The Hoops by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)
- Who's Who of Arsenal (2007): Tony Matthews [1]