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John O'NEILL

Leicester City FC

John O'Neill - Leicester City FC - League appearances.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 04 December 1983

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    • POSITION
      Forward
    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Tuesday, 11 March 1958
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Derry, N.Ireland.
  • INTERNATIONAL
  • Northern Ireland
  • CLUBS
  • Leicester City FC
    • Club Career Dates
      1976-1987
    • League Debut
      Saturday, 19th August 1978 in a 2-2 draw at Burnley (Aged: 20)
    • Club Career
      313 League apps, 10 goals
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John O'NEILL - Leicester City FC - League appearances.

John is pictured above during Leicester City's 3-2 defeat

against Nottingham Forest.

 

Leicester:   1975-1976     Played   0     Scored   0   goals   (Division 1)
     1976-1977     Played   0     Scored   0   goals   (Division 1)
     1977-1978     Played   0     Scored   0   goals   (Division 1)
     1978-1979     Played   23     Scored   0   goals   (Division 2)
     1979-1980     Played   33     Scored   0   goals   (Division 2)
     1980-1981     Played   32     Scored   2   goals   (Division 1)
     1981-1982     Played   41     Scored   0   goals   (Division 2)
     1982-1983     Played   41     Scored   2   goals   (Division 2)
     1983-1984     Played   31     Scored   2   goals   (Division 1)
     1984-1985     Played   42     Scored   2   goals   (Division 1)
     1985-1986     Played   41     Scored   0   goals   (Division 1)
     1986-1987     Played   29     Scored   2   goals   (Division 1)
 
Transferred to Queens Park Rangers in July 1987

1987              Queen's Park Rangers    2    (0)
1987–1988    Norwich City    1    (0)
 


John O'Neill is pictured above during the 0-0 draw against Tottenham Hotspur on

2nd. February1980.   Photo & © George Herringshaw.

 

 

John made just one appearance for Norwich - against Wimbledon in 1987. On the field for just 34 minutes, an horrendous tackle from Dons player John Fashanu so severely damaged O'Neill's knee ligaments that he never played another professional game, and finished his playing career. O'Neill began legal proceedings against Fashanu for the tackle that ended his career, before settling out of court for £70,000.