Jimmy O'Neill (footballer born 1941)
- Jimmy O'Neill (footballer born 1941)
Jimmy O'Neill (born 24 November 1941 at Larne, Northern Ireland) was a Northern Irish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Northern Ireland national football team as a forward.
Club career
O'Neill made his first appearance for Sunderland on 13 January 1962 against Bristol Rovers in a 6–1 win at Roker Park where he scored two goals. [cite web|url=http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Imatchdets/IMD2099.asp|title=Sunderland 6-1 Bristol Rovers|publisher=The Stat Cat|accessdate=2008-08-12] Overall, during 1961 to 1962 he made 7 league appearances, scoring 6 goals before moving to Walsall. [cite web|url=http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Mplayers/MPG663.asp|title=Jimmy O'Neill|publisher=The Stat Cat|accessdate=2008-08-12] He spent from 1962 to 1965 at Walsall, but only managed to make 38 appearances, scoring 13 goals.[cite web|url=http://nifootball.blogspot.com/2007/08/jimmy-oneill.html|title=Jimmy O'Neill|publisher=Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats|accessdate=2008-08-12] He then moved to Australia with Sydney Hakoah before returing to England with Darlington.][cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/jimmyo'neill.htm|title=Jimmy O'Neill|publisher=Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database|accessdate=2008-08-12] At his time with Darlington he made 23 appearances, and scored four goals.]International career
He won his first cap for Northern Ireland on 11 April 1962 against Wales in a 4–0 defeat. This proved to be his first and only cap for his country.
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