Joe Omigie

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Joe Omigie
Personal information
Full name Joseph Eghodalo Omigie [1]
Date of birth (1972-06-13) 13 June 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Hammersmith, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Hounslow
Abbey News
Hawker Athletic
1994 Watford 0 (0)
1994 Donna
1994–1998 Brentford 25 (1)
1995 → Woking (loan) 6 (0)
1998–1999 Welling United 1 (0)
1999–2000 Farnborough Town 18 (2)
2003–2004 Hounslow Borough
International career
Nigeria Schoolboys
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joseph Eghodalo Omigie (born 13 June 1972) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Brentford.

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Career

Early years

Born in Shepherd's Bush, London, Omigie began his senior career in non-League football with Hounslow, before dropping into Sunday league to play for Sportsmans Senior Sunday Football League clubs Abbey News and Hawker Athletic. [3] While playing Sunday league, Omigie, Charlie Oatway and Alan Mills were invited for trials with Second Division club Cardiff City, [4] but Oatway was the only one of the trio to win a contract. [3] Omigie joined First Division club Watford on trial and played in the club's 1994 Herts Senior Cup final win, but failed to earn a contract, having given what he described as "a performance to forget". [3] He moved to join non-League club Donna. [1]

Brentford

Omigie got his chance at League football when he signed a three-month contract with Second Division club Brentford in August 1994. [3] He failed to make a first team appearance during the 1994–95 season, but despite niggling injuries, he impressed enough in the reserves to be offered a new two-year contract. [3] Following a spell on loan at Conference club Woking early in the 1995–96 season, [5] Omigie made his Brentford debut on Boxing Day 1995, which came as a substitute for Dean Martin in a 1–0 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion. [6] [7] With the struggling Bees finally looking safe in mid-table late in the 1995–96 season, [7] Omigie made his first senior start for the club in a 0–0 draw versus Swansea City on 23 March 1996 and played the full 90 minutes. [6] He made a total of 11 appearances without scoring during the 1995–96 season. [8]

Omigie had to wait until 2 November 1996 to make his first appearance of the 1996–97 season for the table-topping Bees, [9] replacing Carl Asaba after 62 minutes of a 2–0 defeat to Watford. [10] He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–1 away victory over Plymouth Argyle on Boxing Day 1996. [10] [11] Omigie made semi-regular appearances through to the end of the season, but failed to appear in the Bees' unsuccessful playoff campaign. [10] He finished the 1996–97 season with 15 appearances and one goal. [10]

Omigie was transfer-listed during the 1997 off-season and made his only appearance of the 1997–98 season as a substitute for Ryan Denys late in a 0–0 draw with Chesterfield on 16 August 1997. [12] He was released in January 1998, after negotiating a settlement on his contract. [13] [12] Omigie made 31 appearances and scored two goals during four years at Griffin Park, [2] though he notably scored 34 goals for the reserve team and top-scored during the 1995–96 and 1996–97 Capital League seasons. [14]

Non-League football

After his release from Brentford, Omigie dropped back into non-League football and played for Welling United, Farnborough Town and Hounslow Borough. [15] [16] [17]

International career

As a youth, Omigie represented the Nigeria Schoolboys team in a match against a President's XI. [3]

Personal life

Omigie attended Southbank University. [3] He is of Nigerian descent. [3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Watford 1993–94 [3] First Division 00——1 [lower-alpha 1] 010
Brentford 1995–96 [8] Second Division 110000000110
1996–97 [10] Second Division13130003 [lower-alpha 2] 1192
1997–98 [12] Second Division1000000010
Total251300031312
Farnborough Town 1999–00 [16] Isthmian League Premier Division182——1 [lower-alpha 3] 0192
Career total433300051504
  1. ↑ Appearance in Herts Senior Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in Football League Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearance in Isthmian League Cup

Honours

Watford Reserves

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References

  1. 1 2 "Joe Omigie". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 Joe Omigie at Soccerbase
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Brentford F.C. Griffin Gazette versus Stockport County. Quay Design of Poole. 11 March 1995. pp. 24–25.
  4. ↑ Oatway, Charlie (2011). Tackling Life. Corgi. p. 45. ASIN   B00RWNPRGK.
  5. ↑ Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2013, p. 201.
  6. 1 2 Griffin Gazette versus AFC Bournemouth. Quay Design of Poole. 4 May 1996. pp. 30–31.
  7. 1 2 "Brentford Home Page for the 1995–1996 season". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  8. 1 2 Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2013). The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 481. ISBN   9781906796723.
  9. ↑ "Brentford results for the 1996–1997 season". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 "Games played by Joe Omigie in 1996/1997". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  11. ↑ "Forster's double boost for Brentford" . The Independent. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  12. 1 2 3 "Games played by Joe Omigie in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  13. ↑ Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2013, p. 259-263.
  14. ↑ Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2013, p. 512-520.
  15. ↑ Joe Omigie at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  16. 1 2 "Player Details". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  17. ↑ "Wise moves". Non-League Daily. 6 May 2003. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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