George O'Neill (footballer, born 1942)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | George O'Neill[1] | ||
Date of birth | 26 July 1942 | ||
Place of birth | Port Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Left half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1962–1964 | Celtic | 0 | (0) |
1964–1965 | Barrow | 7 | (0) |
1964–1965 | Ayr United | 4 | (0) |
1965–1966 | Dunoon Athletic | ||
1966–1970 | Partick Thistle | 72 | (5) |
1969–1971 | Greenock Morton | 36 | (2) |
1970–1972 | Dunfermline Athletic | 25 | (3) |
1972–1973 | St Mirren | 2 | (0) |
1973–1976 | Philadelphia Atoms | 52 | (4) |
International career | |||
1973 | United States | 2 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1978–1980 | Philadelphia Fever | ||
1980 | Philadelphia Fury (assistant) | ||
1993 | University of Pennsylvania (interim) | ||
1994–1997 | University of Pennsylvania | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George O'Neill (born 26 July 1942 in Port Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish former-American soccer player. He began his career in Scotland, playing with eight clubs over nine seasons before moving to the Philadelphia Atoms of the North American Soccer League. He retired from playing professionally in 1976. In 1973, he earned two caps with the U.S. national team.
Scotland
O'Neill signed for Scottish club Celtic in November 1962, but never entered the first team. After two seasons, he moved to Barrow of the English Football League Division Four for the 1964–65 season. He played seven games with Barrow before transferring back north to Ayr United. He finished out the 1964–65 season with Ayr, playing only four games. He then moved to Scottish Amateur Football League club Dunoon Athletic for the 1965–66 season. Whether this was a loan from Ayr or a transfer remains unknown. In 1966, he joined Partick Thistle where he finally found significant playing time. Over his four seasons with the club, he played 72 games and scored five goals. He then moved to Morton for a little more than a season before transferring on 16 March 1971 to Dunfermline Athletic. He saw time in twenty-five games before moving to St Mirren in 1972. He played only two games with St Mirren before leaving Scotland for the United States.
NASL
In 1973, O'Neill signed with the expansion Philadelphia Atoms of the North American Soccer League. That year, the Atoms won the NASL championship. He remained with the team until it folded following the 1976 season.
National team
In 1973, O'Neill earned two caps with the U.S. national team. The first came in a 1–0 loss to Haiti on 3 November 1973. The second was another 1–0 loss to Haiti two days later.[2]
Coaching
In 1978, O'Neill was hired to coach the Philadelphia Fever of the Major Indoor Soccer League until he was fired in 1980. He then replaced Derek Travis as the assistant coach of the Philadelphia Fury of the NASL.[1] He spent several years as a coach with the Philadelphia Inter Soccer Club before becoming the interim head coach of the University of Pennsylvania men's soccer team on 18 Aug. 1993 after Steve Baumann resigned. He led the team to a 5–10 record before being named to the head coach position. He was then hired as the team's head coach in January 1994. O'Neill was fired following the 1997 season after he amassed a 28–47–4 record over his five seasons as head coach.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "George O'Neill". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ USA - Details of International Matches 1970-1979 Archived 5 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- George O'Neill at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- NASL stats
- Living people
- 1942 births
- American soccer coaches
- American soccer players
- Ayr United F.C. players
- Barrow A.F.C. players
- Celtic F.C. players
- Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- English Football League players
- Greenock Morton F.C. players
- Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) coaches
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) coaches
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Partick Thistle F.C. players
- Penn Quakers men's soccer coaches
- Philadelphia Atoms players
- Scottish footballers
- St Mirren F.C. players
- United States men's international soccer players
- Scottish emigrants to the United States
- Association football wing halves
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Scottish expatriate footballers