Brendon Ormsby

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Brendon Ormsby
Personal information
Full name Brendon Thomas Christopher Ormsby [1]
Date of birth (1960-10-01) 1 October 1960 (age 62) [1]
Place of birth Birmingham, England [1]
Height5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m) [2]
Position(s) Centre back [1]
Youth career
1976–1978 Aston Villa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1978–1986 Aston Villa 117 (4)
1986–1990 Leeds United 57 (7)
1990 →Shrewsbury Town (loan) 1 (0)
1990–1992 Doncaster Rovers 78 (7)
1992–1993 Scarborough 16 (1)
1993–1994 Waterford United 23 (2)
1994–1995 Wigan Athletic 2 (0)
Garforth Town
Managerial career
1993–1994 Waterford United
2011–2012 Pontefract Collieries
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Brendon Thomas Christopher Ormsby (born 1 October 1960) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre back for Aston Villa, Leeds United, Shrewsbury, Doncaster, Waterford United, Scarborough and Wigan. Ormsby was a product of the Aston Villa Academy and spent most of his professional career at the club.

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Ormsby led Leeds to the FA Cup semi-final and Division Two play-offs in 1986–87. He worked as a postman in Leeds Moortown after retiring from football. [3]

During his later years he has worked as a coach at Senior and Junior levels, including a spell working with Lawnswood Lasers JFC.[ citation needed ]

Ormsby is also the honorary president of the Scarborough Branch of the Leeds United Member's Club. He attends the club's annual 'On The Road' evening and his role has led to a beer being named after him. Ormsby's Bitter is brewed by the Wold Top brewery and can be sampled at the Spa Complex on the town's sea front.[ citation needed ] Between 2000 and 2012, he worked for the Press Association, providing live by the second actions from Leeds United, Bradford City and Manchester City as part of the Football Live Project, these details were used to supply all major sports media outlets, including BBC & Sky Sports Vidiprinter.[ citation needed ]

Ormsby served as First Team Manager at Pontefract Collieries between 2012 and 2014, finishing fifth in each season.[ citation needed ]

Honours

Individual

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Brendon Ormsby". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  2. ↑ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1980). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81 . London: Queen Anne Press. p.  54. ISBN   0362020175.
  3. ↑ Leon, Wobschall (24 January 2019). "Ex-Leeds United captain Ormsby on mend after stroke". Yorkshire Evening Post. Archived from the original on 24 January 2019.
  4. ↑ Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 148.
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