Mark O'Connor (English footballer)

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Mark O'Connor
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Personal information
Full name Mark Andrew O'Connor [1]
Date of birth (1963-03-10) 10 March 1963 (age 61) [1]
Place of birth Rochford, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
West Bromwich Albion (coach)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1981–1983 Queens Park Rangers 3 (0)
1983–1984Exeter City (loan) 38 (1)
1984–1985 Bristol Rovers 80 (10)
1985–1990 AFC Bournemouth 128 (12)
1990–1993 Gillingham 116 (8)
1993–1995 AFC Bournemouth 58 (3)
1995–1998 Gillingham 40 (1)
Total463(35)
International career
1985 Republic of Ireland-U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mark Andrew O'Connor (born 10 March 1963) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Queens Park Rangers, Exeter City, Bristol Rovers, AFC Bournemouth and Gillingham. [3]

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Playing career

O'Connor was born in Rochford and began his career with Queens Park Rangers. He made only three appearances for Rangers in three seasons, and the 1983–84 campaign he spent out on loan at Exeter City. He joined Bristol Rovers in the summer of 1984. O'Connor earned one cap for the Republic of Ireland U21 side against England in 1985. He spent one and half years at Eastville Stadium making 99 appearances scoring 13 goals before leaving for AFC Bournemouth in March 1986. O'Connor spent five seasons at Dean Court making 148 appearances and helped the Cherries win the Third Division title in 1986–87. He then went on to play for Gillingham and then made a return to Bournemouth before ending his career back at Gillingham helping the side gain promotion in 1995–96. He broke his leg against Fulham on 25 November 1995 in a tackle with Martin Thomas which resulted in his retirement from playing just over a year later. [4]

Coaching career

After ending his playing career in 1998 he moved into coaching with manager Tony Pulis at Gillingham whom he played with at Bournemouth. He moved with Pulis to Portsmouth in June 2000 and became their academy manager where he remained until 2005 when he linked up again with Pulis at Plymouth Argyle. [5] He spent a season at Plymouth before moving back to Stoke City with Pulis to become one of his first-team coaches alongside former teammate Adrian Pennock in June 2006. [6] He left Stoke at the end of the 2012–13 season. [7] On 22 July 2013 O'Connor joined Bristol City as their under-21 manager. [8]

In January 2015 O'Connor joined West Bromwich Albion to work again with Pulis and Kemp. [9]

Career statistics

Source: [10]

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOther [A] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Queens Park Rangers 1981–82 Second Division 1000000010
1982–83 Second Division2000000020
1983–84 First Division 0000000000
Total3000000030
Exeter City (loan) 1983–84 Third Division 381210031432
Total381210031432
Bristol Rovers 1984–85 Third Division468314020559
1985–86 Third Division342404121444
Total80107181419913
AFC Bournemouth 1985–86 Third Division9100000091
1986–87 Third Division437200030487
1987–88 Second Division372105000432
1988–89 Second Division332401010392
1989–90 Second Division6000201090
Total1281270805014812
Gillingham 1989–90 Fourth Division 151000010161
1990–91 Fourth Division413102020463
1991–92 Fourth Division393202020453
1992–93 Third Division211504021322
Total11688080711399
AFC Bournemouth 1993–94 Second Division453404010543
1994–95 Second Division130004000170
Total583408010713
Gillingham 1995–96 Third Division181202000221
1996–97 Second Division220301000260
1997–98 Second Division0000100010
Total401504000491
Career Total4633533236120355241
A.  ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League Trophy and Full Members Cup.

Honours

AFC Bournemouth

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References

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  5. "Coach O'Connor departs Plymouth". BBC Sport. 8 July 2006. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  6. "Stoke City's Mark O'Connor pleased with squad depth". BBC Sport. 23 November 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  7. "Dave Kevan heads list of departures from the Britannia". The Sentinel. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  8. "O'Connor takes Under-21 role". Bristol City F.C. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  9. "Tony Pulis: West Brom have plenty of targets". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  10. Mark O'Connor at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)