Jon O'Brien

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Jon O'Brien
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Mark O'Brien [1]
Date of birth (1961-11-02) 2 November 1961 (age 62)
Place of birth Southend-on-Sea, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1982–1983 Maldon Town
1983–1984 Tilbury
1984–1986 Southend United 11 (0)
1986–1988 Chelmsford City
1988–1990 Dartford
1990–1992 Barking
1992–1994 Hitchin Town
1988–1990 Wivenhoe Town 59 (0)
1991–1992 Wivenhoe Town 5 (0)
2006 Great Wakering Rovers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jonathan Mark O'Brien (born 2 November 1961) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

In 1984, O'Brien signed for hometown club Southend United on non-contract terms, after playing for Maldon Town and Tilbury. After new manager Bobby Moore was appointed Southend manager, O'Brien was invited to train with the first team. On 10 November 1984, O'Brien made his Southend debut in a 2–1 home victory against Peterborough United. [2] Following another ten Football League appearances for Southend, [1] O'Brien dropped back into non-league, playing for Chelmsford City, Dartford, Barking, Hitchin Town, Wivenhoe Town and Great Wakering Rovers. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jon O'Brien". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Moore of the same, but misunderstood?". Yellow Advertiser. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "Player search". English National Player Archive. Retrieved 21 March 2019.


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