James O'Connor (footballer born 1984)
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| James O'Connor | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | James O'Connor | |
| Date of birth | November 20, 1984 (age 22) | |
| 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/Irish 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 final against a Wayne Rooney inspired Everton 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.
| Doncaster Rovers F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Sullivan | 2 O'Connor | 3 G. Roberts | 4 S. Roberts | 5 Lee | 6 Horlock | 7 Guy | 8 Thornton | 9 McCammon | 11 Lockwood | 13 Smith | 14 Heffernan | 15 Wilson | 17 Forte | 18 McDaid | 19 Stock | 20 P. Green | 22 Pittman | 23 Price | 25 L. Green | 26 Coppinger | 28 Brown | 31 Cockerham | 35 Richardson | 36 Cadamarteri | Manager: O'Driscoll |
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