James O'Connor (footballer)
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| James O'Connor | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | James O'Connor | |
| Date of birth | September 1, 1979 (age 27) | |
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | |
| Height | 5 ft 8in (177cm) | |
| Nickname | Ginge, Jimmy | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Burnley | |
| Number | 7 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1996-2003 2003-2005 2004-2005 2005- |
Stoke City West Bromwich Albion → Burnley (loan) Burnley |
176 (16) 30 (0) 13 (0) 92 (8) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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This article refers to the Burnley player. For the Doncaster Rovers player see James O'Connor (footballer born 1984)
James O'Connor, (born September 1st 1979, Dublin) is a professional footballer. He currently plays for Burnley F.C.. The midfielder was signed by Burnley on transfer deadline day of 2005 for a fee of £175,000 from West Bromwich Albion.
Before signing for WBA in the summer of 2003 for a fee of £250,000, he played for Championship side Stoke City. At Stoke City, he played under manager Steve Cotterill who is the current manager of Burnley FC.
Before signing for Burnley F.C., he spent a successful three-month loan spell with them in the 2004/2005 season. During this season, he only made two substitute appearances for West Brom and so signed for Burnley to pursue first-team football.
A hard working and tough midfielder, the former Éire Under-21 star will never give up on a lost cause and his tireless efforts have won over fans at most clubs he has played for to date, with his form at the start of the 2006-07 season at Burnley being among the best of his career.
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| Burnley F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Coyne | 2 Thomas | 3 Harley | 4 McGreal | 5 Coughlan | 6 Duff | 7 J. O'Connor | 8 Mahon | 9 Jones | 10 Gray | 11 Elliott | 12 Jensen | 14 G. O'Connor | 15 Branch | 16 McCann | 17 Lafferty | 18 Djemba-Djemba | 19 Spicer | 20 Akinbiyi | 21 McVeigh | 22 Foster | 24 Caldwell | 25 Guðjónsson | Manager: Cotterill |
