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Brendan ORMSBY

Brendan Ormsby - Aston Villa  - League appearances.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 27 October 1979

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    • POSITION
      Central Defender
    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Saturday, 01 October 1960
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Birmingham, England
  • CLUBS
  • Aston Villa
    • Club Career Dates
      1978-1986
    • League Debut
      Wednesday, 11th April 1979 in a 3-3 draw at Derby County (Aged: 18)
    • Club Career
      115 League apps (+2 as sub), 4 goals
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Brendan ORMSBY - Aston Villa - League appearances.

Brendan  Ormsby is pictured above during Aston Villa's 1-1 draw 

with Wolves.

 

 

Aston Villa:   1978-1979     Played   2     Scored   0   goals   (Division 1)
     1979-1980     Played   23     Scored   0   goals   (Division 1)
     1980-1981     Played   0     Scored   0   goals   (Division 1)
     1981-1982     Played   12     Scored   0   goals   (Division 1)
     1982-1983     Played   0     Scored   0   goals   (Division 1)
     1983-1984     Played   34     Scored   2   goals   (Division 1)
     1984-1985     Played   32     Scored   2   goals   (Division 1)
     1985-1986     Played   14     Scored   0   goals   (Division 1)
 
Transferred to Leeds United in February 1986
 

Senior career

Years    Team                          Games  Goals

 

1978-1986    Aston Villa             117    (4)
1986-1990    Leeds United           57    (7)
1990           Shrewsbury Town       1    (0)
1990-1992    Doncaster Rovers    78    (7)
1992-1993    Scarborough            16    (1)
1993-1994    Waterford United      23    (2)
1994-1995    Wigan Athletic           2    (0)


After retiring from playing Brendan (who despite being born in Birmingham,
speaks with an Irish accent) became a postman in Leeds and for over a decade
worked for  the Press Association, providing live by the second actions from
Leeds United, Bradford City and Manchester City as part of the Football Live Project.
Brendan served as First Team Manager at Pontefract Collieries between 2012 and
2014, finishing fifth in each season.