Colin O'Neill

Colin O'Neill
Personal information
Date of birth	14 June 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1979–1983	Ards
1983–1984	Larne
1984–1987	Ballymena United
1987–1988	Portadown
1988–1992	Motherwell
1997–1998	Ards
International career
1986	Irish League XI
1989–1991	Northern Ireland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Colin O'Neill (born 14 June 1963) is a Northern Irish former football Midfielder, who played for Ards, Larne, Ballymena, Portadown and Motherwell.

O'Neill played in Motherwell's 1991 Scottish Cup Final winning side. He was one of the youngest players to feature in any Irish league team at just 16 when he made his debut. He remains a cult hero at Motherwell for his heart on his sleeve attitude and his nickname Psycho for his no nonsense trait. Colin retired early due to numerous knee injuries. Many major surgeries but was unable to get on over them resulting in ending the game at just 31. His two sons Nathan and Kristopher played the game but were held back by the belief that they would follow in their fathers footsteps and therefore many teams did not want to make the commitment.

It is believed that Kristopher the older son was considered better than Colin, especially when compared to ability at the ages of each player when people compared the two. He also decided to retire in 2014 at the age of 27. His son Nathan plays in the amateur league in Northern Ireland. ^[1]

Honours

Motherwell

Scottish Cup (1): 1991^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Davie Cooper's final chance to shine in Motherwell's 1991 Scottish Cup triumph". STV Sport. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2015.

External links

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[cup-1] "Davie Cooper's final chance to shine in Motherwell's 1991 Scottish Cup triumph". STV Sport. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2015.

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