- John O'Neil (footballer)
:"This page refers to the Scottish professional footballer John O'Neil. For John O'Neill, the ex-Celtic player, see here."
Infobox Football biography
playername = John O'Neil
fullname = John Thomas O'Neil
height = height|ft=5|in=8
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1971|6|7
cityofbirth =Bellshill
countryofbirth =Scotland
currentclub = Cowdenbeath
position =Midfielder
years = 1988–1994
1994–2000
2000–2003
2003–2006
2006–2007
2007–
clubs = Dundee United
St. Johnstone
Hibernian
Falkirk
Gretna
Cowdenbeath
caps(goals) = 078 0(4)
186 (22)
086 (10)
070 0(5)
022 0(2)
020 0(0)
nationalyears = 2001
nationalteam = Scotland
nationalcaps(goals) = 001 0(0)
manageryears =
managerclubs =
pcupdate = 13:59, 25 February 2008 (UTC)John Thomas O'Neil (born
June 7 1971 inBellshill ,North Lanarkshire ) is a Scottish professional footballer. He currently plays for Cowdenbeath.Career
O'Neil, a right winger, began his career at Dundee United, where he progressed through the youth ranks. O'Neil's final match for United saw him score in their 1994
Scottish Cup final defeat against Motherwell, with his header reducing Motherwell's lead to 3-2. At the start of the 1994-95 season, he was signed by ex-United colleaguePaul Sturrock , manager of United'sTayside rivals St. Johnstone. During his six years atMcDiarmid Park , O'Neil became a regular, playing in nearly 200 league matches - over double his tally in the same time with United. In June 2000, O'Neil moved to Hibernian and it was during his spell with theEdinburgh club that O'Neil gained his only cap for Scotland, a start in a 1-1 draw against Poland in an away friendly onApril 25 2001 .cite web|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=306192|title=Poland 1-1 Scotland, April 25, 2001| publisher=Soccerbase|dateaccessed=2008-02-24 ]After three years with Hibs, O'Neil joined Falkirk in 2003, but swapped a second
Scottish First Division title for a Second Division title by joining Gretna in January 2005. O'Neil won the First Division title with the borderers the following season, also collecting a second Scottish Cup runners-up medal in the defeat on penalties to Hearts. He left Gretna to joinCowdenbeath F.C. at the start of the 2007-08 season after another former Dundee United team mateBrian Welsh signed him.Honours
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External links
* [http://www.cowdenbeathfc.com/onfield/squad/joneil.shtml Official website profile]
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* [http://sport.independent.co.uk/football/scotland/article364627.ece Gretna's journeymen prepare for trip of a lifetime from their field of dreams] - "The Independent"
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