Pat O'Connell (footballer)

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Pat O'Connell
Personal information
Full name Brian E. O'Connell [1]
Date of birth (1937-09-13) 13 September 1937 (age 85)
Place of birth Kensington, London, England
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1958–1966 Fulham 156 (26)
1966–1967 Crystal Palace 21 (2)
1968 Vancouver Royals 27 (6)
Managerial career
1973–1982 Epsom & Ewell
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Brian E. "Pat" O'Connell (born 13 September 1937) is an English former footballer who played as a half back or winger. He started his career as a junior at Fulham, for whom he made his professional debut in 1958. He spent eight years at Fulham, playing 156 league matches and scoring 26 goals. He moved to Crystal Palace in 1966, where he played for a single season, making 21 appearances in the league and scoring 2 goals. [1] In 1968, he moved to Canada to play for Vancouver Royals. [2]

After his playing career he went on to manage Epsom & Ewell from 1973 until 1982. [3] During his time there he went on to win the Surrey Senior League, division two of the Isthmian League and took the club to the first final of the FA Vase. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 336. ISBN   0907969542.
  2. ↑ "Pat O'Connell". neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
  3. ↑ "Club Statistical History - Epsom & Ewell Football Club". pitchero.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "Epsom & Ewell Football Club". Epsomandewellhistoryexplorer.org.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2013.


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