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Senior
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Senior
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Reserve Appearances

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Reserve
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Youth
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Youth
Goals

James O'Connor

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CB James O'Connor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

James Francis Edward O'Connor

20 November 1984

Walsall ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Born
Birthplace
Country
Citizenship

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

(5ย ft 10ย in) 1.78 m

Right

Height
Foot

Transfer Notes

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July 2004: Aged 19, promoted to reserve team squad under David O'Leary.

2004: Aged 19, loaned to Port Vale ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ.

February 2005: Aged 20, released under David O'Leary on a free transfer to AFC Bournemouth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ.

Transfer In

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Transfer In:

2004-05

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Youth

1 July 2004

19

David O'Leary ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช

Transfer Out

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Transfer Out:

2004-05

AFC Bournemouth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Free

1 February 2005

20

David Oโ€™Leary ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช

Previous Clubs

James O'Connor

Previous Clubs:

-2004 Aston Villa Youth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Peak Villa

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Career Progression

James O'Connor

2001-02 Aston Villa u17s
2001-04 Aston Villa u19s

Reserve Career

James O'Connor

2004-05 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 10 | โœ… 10 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0~ | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |
2003-04 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 12 | โœ… 12 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 5 |
2002-03 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 7 | โœ… 7 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 4 |
2001-02 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 3 | โœ… 3 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0~ | ๐Ÿ‡บ 2* |
*2001-02 Substitutions & Goalscorers not recorded

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Youth Career

James O'Connor

2001-02 FA Youth Cup ๐Ÿ•’ 6 | โœ… 6 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0~ | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |
*2001-02 Substitutions & Goalscorers incomplete

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Squad Honours

James O'Connor

๐Ÿ† 2001-02 FA Youth Cup Winner
๐Ÿ† 2003-04 FA Premier Reserve League Champion
๐Ÿฅˆ2004-05 FA Premier Reserve League Runner-Up

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Loans Out

James O'Connor

Loans Out:

2004 Port Vale ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
1 Sep 2004 to 1 Nov 2004

Subsequent Clubs

James O'Connor

Subsequent Clubs:

2005-06 AFC Bournemouth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

2006-12 Doncaster Rovers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ โ‚ฌ200k

2012-14 Derby County ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

2013-14 Bristol City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐Ÿ‡ฑ

2014-17 Walsall ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

2017 Without Club

2017-19 Kidderminster Harriers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

2019 Retired

Reserve & Youth Appearances

James O'Connor

Premier League 2, FA Premier Reserve League, EFL Trophy, FA Youth Cup, UEFA Youth League, Birmingham Senior Cup, Premier League Cup

๐ŸŸฅ 6 Nov 2001 Manchester City 2-0 Villa

2001-02

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Nov 2001 Villa 2-1 Wednesday

2001-02

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๐ŸŸฉ 4 Dec 2001 Villa 2-1 Wimbledon

2001-02

FA Youth Cup 3rd Round

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๐ŸŸฅ 6 Dec 2001 Villa 0-1 Sunderland

2001-02

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๐ŸŸฉ 23 Dec 2001 Villa 4-3 Tranmere

2001-02

FA Youth Cup 4th Round

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๐ŸŸฉ 6 Feb 2002 Villa v Brighton

2001-02

FA Youth Cup 5th Round

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13 Feb 2002 Middlesbrough v Villa

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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21 Feb 2002 Villa v United

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Mar 2002 Fulham v Villa

2001-02

FA Youth Cup Quarter Final

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27 Mar 2002 Villa v Barnsley

2001-02

FA Youth Cup Semi-Final First Leg

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๐ŸŸฉ 14 May 2002, Villa 4-1 Everton, Goodison Park

2001-02

FA Youth Cup Final First Leg

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๐ŸŸฉ 3 Feb 2003 Sunderland 1-2 Aston Villa

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 11 Feb 2003 Villa 4-0 Bradford

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 24 Feb 2003 Villa 2-1 Birmingham

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 5 Mar 2003 Liverpool 3-0 Villa

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 11 Mar 2003 Villa 3-2 Leeds

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 28 Apr 2003 Albion 2-1 Villa

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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6 May 2003 Villa v Sunderland

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 12 Aug 2003 Villa 1-1 United

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 1 Sep 2003 Newcastle 1-2 Villa

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 11 Nov 2003 Villa 1-1 Sunderland

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 25 Nov 2003 Villa 3-1 Newcastle

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 5 Feb 2004 United 3-0 Villa

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 12 Feb 2004 Liverpool 3-2 Villa

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 24 Feb 2004 Villa 2-1 Boro

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 23 Mar 2004 Villa 1-2 Leeds

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 7 Apr 2004 Sunderland 1-1 Villa

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 21 Apr 2004 Manchester City 2-1 Villa

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 5 May 2004 Villa 2-1 Wolves

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 10 May 2004 Birmingham 2-2 Villa

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 17 Aug 2004 Villa 2-1 Leeds

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 31 Aug 2004 Villa 4-1 Birmingham

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 30 Nov 2004 Leeds 3-2 Villa

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 13 Dec 2004 Birmingham 1-2 Villa

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 13 Jan 2005 Villa 4-4 United

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 19 Jan 2005 Wolves 1-3 Villa

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 25 Jan 2005 Villa 3-3 Forest

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 29 Jan 2005 Villa 4-0 Liverpool

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 8 Feb 2005 Blackburn 2-1 Villa

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 15 Feb 2005 Villa 2-1 Bolton

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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Trophiesโ€จ

๐Ÿ† European Cup Winners: (1) 1981-82โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Champions: (7) 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†  FA Cup Winners: (7) 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Cup Winners: (5) 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Second Division Champions: (2) 1937-38, 1959-60โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Third Division Champions: (1) 1971-72โ€จ
๐Ÿ† European Super Cup Winners: (1) 1982-83โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Intertoto Cup Winners: (1) 2001-02โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Peace Cup Winners: (1) 2009 (Friendly)โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† FA Youth Cup Winners: (5) 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
๐Ÿ† NextGen Series Winners: (1) 2012-13
๐Ÿ† Premier League Cup Winners: (1) 2017-18
๐Ÿ† u18s Premier League Champions (3): 2024-25, 2007-08, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: (20) 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Premier Reserve League Champions: (5) 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Central League Champions: (3) 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

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