Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael Terrance O'Brien | ||
Date of birth | 10 August 1893 | ||
Place of birth | Ushaw Moor, England | ||
Date of death | 21 September 1940[1] | (aged 47)||
Place of death | Uxbridge, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre half, forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1911 | Walker Celtic | ||
Wallsend | |||
1912 | Blyth Spartans | ||
1912–1913 | Celtic | 0 | (0) |
1913–14 | Blyth Spartans | ||
1914–1915 | Brentford | 9 | (3) |
1918–1919 | Alloa Athletic (trial) | ||
1919 | Norwich City | 10 | (1) |
1919–1920 | South Shields | 3 | (0) |
1920–1922 | Queens Park Rangers | 66 | (3) |
1922–1924 | Leicester City | 65 | (6) |
1924–1926 | Hull City | 74 | (0) |
1926 | Brooklyn Wanderers | 7 | (0) |
1926–1928 | Derby County | 3 | (0) |
1928–1929 | Walsall | 34 | (0) |
1929–1931 | Norwich City | 64 | (5) |
1931–1933 | Watford | 61 | (5) |
International career | |||
1921–1927 | Ireland | 10 | (0) |
1927–1932 | Irish Free State | 4 | (0) |
1921 | English League XI | 1 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
1933–1935 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
1935–1936 | Brentford (assistant) | ||
1936–1937 | Ipswich Town | ||
1939–1940 | Cork City[3] | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Michael Terrance O'Brien (10 August 1893 – 21 September 1940) was an Irish footballer and coach whose career took him to at least 17 different clubs. A well-built six-footer, O'Brien was highly regarded as a centre-half. O'Brien was a dual international and played for both Ireland teams – the IFA XI and the FAI XI. In April 1927, O'Brien made his debut for the FAI XI, four days after he made his last appearance for the IFA XI. During the 1930s, O'Brien managed both Queens Park Rangers and Ipswich Town.