Jimmy O'Neill (footballer, born 1931)

Jimmy O'Neill
Personal information
Full name James Anthony O'Neill[1]
Date of birth (1931-10-13)13 October 1931[1]
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland[1]
Date of death 15 December 2007(2007-12-15) (aged 76)
Place of death Ormskirk, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Bulfin United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1949–1960 Everton 201 (0)
1960–1964 Stoke City 130 (0)
1964–1965 Darlington 32 (0)
1965–1966 Port Vale 42 (0)
1966–1967 → Cork Celtic (loan) 16 (0)
1967–1968 Cork Celtic 2 (0)
Total 423 (0)
International career
1952–1959 Republic of Ireland 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Anthony O'Neill (13 October 1931 – 15 December 2007) was an Irish international football goalkeeper. He played 405 league games in a 17-year career in the Football League, and also won 17 caps for the Republic of Ireland. Though only 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m), he was able to use his acrobatic ability to save the ball.

He spent the whole of the 1950s with Everton, helping the "Toffees" to win promotion out of the Second Division in 1953–54. He was sold on to Stoke City for £5,000 in July 1960 and helped the "Potters" to top the Second Division table in 1962–63. He moved on to Darlington in March 1964 before signing with Port Vale in February 1965. He was loaned out to Cork Celtic in December 1966 before being allowed to join the club permanently on a free transfer in May 1967. He retired the following year and later ran a taxi firm in Ormskirk.

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