Iain O'Connell

Iain Andrew O'Connell (born 9 October 1970) is an English former footballer who played as a central defender.

Iain O'Connell
Personal information
Full name Iain Andrew O'Connell[1]
Date of birth (1970-10-09) 9 October 1970
Place of birth Southend-on-Sea, England
Position(s) Central defender
Youth career
1987–1989 Southend United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1990 Southend United 4 (0)
1990–1997 Dover Athletic
1997–2003 Margate
2003–2005 Chelmsford City
2005–2007 Great Wakering Rovers
Teams managed
2005–2010 Great Wakering Rovers
2010–2011 Margate
2017–2018 Great Wakering Rovers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

After playing for the club as a youth player, O'Connell signed professional terms with hometown club Southend United in 1989. O'Connell made four Football League appearances for the club during the 1989–90 season, before being released.[1] In 1990, O'Connell signed for Dover Athletic, making over 250 appearances in seven years at the club. In August 1997, O'Connell joined fellow Kent club Margate for a fee of £4,000. O'Connell made over 200 appearances in all competitions for Margate, scoring 19 times. On 24 December 2003, O'Connell signed for Chelmsford City. Chelmsford initially made an offer for O'Connell in the summer of 2003, however he declined the offer in order to stay at Margate.[2]

Managerial career

In February 2005, O'Connell was appointed player-manager of Great Wakering Rovers. In the 2007–08 season, O'Connell retired from playing, focusing solely on managing Great Wakering. In February 2010, O'Connell returned to Margate as manager, before leaving in March 2011.[2] In February 2017, O'Connell returned to Great Wakering Rovers as manager. O'Connell guided the club to the 2017–18 Essex Senior League title, before resigning from his post in July 2018.[3]

References
  1. "Iain O'Connell". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  2. "Iain O'Connell". Margate Football Club History. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  3. "Iain O'Connell resigns as Great Wakering manager". Basildon Echo. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2019.


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