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Gary O'Neil

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Gary O'Neil

Gary Paul O'Neil (born 18 May 1983) is an English football manager and former player who was most recently head coach of Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers. A midfielder, O'Neil made 214 Premier League appearances and scored 16 goals between 2003 and 2016, representing Portsmouth, Middlesbrough, West Ham United and Norwich City. He also played in the Football League First Division or EFL Championship for all four of those clubs plus Walsall, Cardiff City, Queens Park Rangers, Bristol City and Bolton Wanderers. In his first job as a manager, O'Neil led AFC Bournemouth to a 15th place finish in the 2022–23 Premier League, but was then dismissed ahead of the following season. He was appointed head coach by Wolverhampton Wanderers in August 2023 and sacked from the position in December 2024.

Infobox

2003
→ Walsall (loan)
2004
→ Cardiff City (loan)
Full name
Gary Paul O'Neil
Date of birth
(1983-05-18) 18 May 1983 (age 42)
Place of birth
Beckenham, England
Height
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position
Midfielder
Years
Team
2000–2007
Portsmouth
2007–2011
Middlesbrough
2011–2013
West Ham United
2013–2014
Queens Park Rangers
2014–2016
Norwich City
2016–2018
Bristol City
2018–2019
Bolton Wanderers
2001–2002
England U19
2002–2003
England U20
2003–2004
England U21
2022–2023
AFC Bournemouth
2023–2024
Wolverhampton Wanderers

Tables

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[62] · Career statistics
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
FA Cup
Apps
FA Cup
Goals
League Cup
Apps
League Cup
Goals
Other
Apps
Other
Goals
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Club
Portsmouth
Season
1999–2000
League
First Division
League
1
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Other
—
Other
1
Total
0
2000–01
2000–01
Club
2000–01
Season
First Division
League
10
League
1
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
2
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
12
Other
1
2001–02
2001–02
Club
2001–02
Season
First Division
League
33
League
1
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
35
Other
1
2002–03
2002–03
Club
2002–03
Season
First Division
League
30
League
3
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
32
Other
3
2003–04
2003–04
Club
2003–04
Season
Premier League
League
3
League
2
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
2
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
5
Other
2
2004–05
2004–05
Club
2004–05
Season
Premier League
League
24
League
2
League
2
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
2
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
28
Other
2
2005–06
2005–06
Club
2005–06
Season
Premier League
League
36
League
6
League
2
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
1
League Cup
—
Other
39
Other
7
2006–07
2006–07
Club
2006–07
Season
Premier League
League
35
League
1
League
2
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
37
Other
1
2007–08
2007–08
Club
2007–08
Season
Premier League
League
2
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
3
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
174
League
16
League
8
League
0
FA Cup
10
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Other
192
Other
17
Walsall (loan)
Walsall (loan)
Club
Walsall (loan)
Season
2003–04
League
First Division
League
7
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Other
—
Other
7
Total
0
Cardiff City (loan)
Cardiff City (loan)
Club
Cardiff City (loan)
Season
2004–05
League
Championship
League
9
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Other
—
Other
9
Total
1
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
Club
Middlesbrough
Season
2007–08
League
Premier League
League
26
League
3
FA Cup
3
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Other
—
Other
29
Total
3
2008–09
2008–09
Club
2008–09
Season
Premier League
League
29
League
3
League
4
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
2
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
35
Other
3
2009–10
2009–10
Club
2009–10
Season
Championship
League
36
League
4
League
1
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
37
Other
5
2010–11
2010–11
Club
2010–11
Season
Championship
League
18
League
0
League
1
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
19
Other
1
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
109
League
10
League
9
League
2
FA Cup
2
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Other
120
Other
12
West Ham United
West Ham United
Club
West Ham United
Season
2010–11
League
Premier League
League
8
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
1
League Cup
0
Other
—
Other
9
Total
0
2011–12
2011–12
Club
2011–12
Season
Championship
League
16
League
2
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
3
Other
0
Other
20
Total
2
2012–13
2012–13
Club
2012–13
Season
Premier League
League
24
League
1
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
2
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
27
Other
1
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
48
League
3
League
2
League
0
FA Cup
3
FA Cup
0
League Cup
3
League Cup
0
Other
56
Other
3
Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers
Club
Queens Park Rangers
Season
2013–14
League
Championship
League
29
League
1
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Other
3
Other
0
Total
33
Total
1
Norwich City
Norwich City
Club
Norwich City
Season
2014–15
League
Championship
League
22
League
0
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
0
League Cup
1
League Cup
0
Other
1
Other
0
Total
25
Total
0
2015–16
2015–16
Club
2015–16
Season
Premier League
League
29
League
0
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
4
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
34
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
51
League
0
League
2
League
0
FA Cup
5
FA Cup
0
League Cup
1
League Cup
0
Other
59
Other
0
Bristol City
Bristol City
Club
Bristol City
Season
2016–17
League
Championship
League
29
League
1
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Other
—
Other
30
Total
1
2017–18
2017–18
Club
2017–18
Season
Championship
League
4
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
2
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
6
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
33
League
1
League
1
League
0
FA Cup
2
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Other
36
Other
1
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers
Club
Bolton Wanderers
Season
2018–19
League
Championship
League
29
League
3
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
0
League Cup
1
League Cup
0
Other
—
Other
31
Total
3
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
489
League
35
League
24
League
2
FA Cup
22
FA Cup
1
League Cup
7
League Cup
0
Other
542
Other
38
Club
Season
League
FA Cup
League Cup
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Portsmouth
1999–2000
First Division
1
0
0
0
0
0
—
1
0
2000–01
First Division
10
1
0
0
2
0
—
12
1
2001–02
First Division
33
1
1
0
1
0
—
35
1
2002–03
First Division
30
3
1
0
1
0
—
32
3
2003–04
Premier League
3
2
0
0
2
0
—
5
2
2004–05
Premier League
24
2
2
0
2
0
—
28
2
2005–06
Premier League
36
6
2
0
1
1
—
39
7
2006–07
Premier League
35
1
2
0
0
0
—
37
1
2007–08
Premier League
2
0
0
0
1
0
—
3
0
Total
174
16
8
0
10
1
0
0
192
17
Walsall (loan)
2003–04
First Division
7
0
0
0
0
0
—
7
0
Cardiff City (loan)
2004–05
Championship
9
1
0
0
0
0
—
9
1
Middlesbrough
2007–08
Premier League
26
3
3
0
0
0
—
29
3
2008–09
Premier League
29
3
4
0
2
0
—
35
3
2009–10
Championship
36
4
1
1
0
0
—
37
5
2010–11
Championship
18
0
1
1
0
0
—
19
1
Total
109
10
9
2
2
0
0
0
120
12
West Ham United
2010–11
Premier League
8
0
0
0
1
0
—
9
0
2011–12
Championship
16
2
1
0
0
0
3
0
20
2
2012–13
Premier League
24
1
1
0
2
0
—
27
1
Total
48
3
2
0
3
0
3
0
56
3
Queens Park Rangers
2013–14
Championship
29
1
1
0
0
0
3
0
33
1
Norwich City
2014–15
Championship
22
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
25
0
2015–16
Premier League
29
0
1
0
4
0
—
34
0
Total
51
0
2
0
5
0
1
0
59
0
Bristol City
2016–17
Championship
29
1
1
0
0
0
—
30
1
2017–18
Championship
4
0
0
0
2
0
—
6
0
Total
33
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
36
1
Bolton Wanderers
2018–19
Championship
29
3
1
0
1
0
—
31
3
Career total
489
35
24
2
22
1
7
0
542
38
Managerial record by team and tenure · Managerial statistics
P
P
Team
P
From
W
To
D
Record
L
Record
Win %
AFC Bournemouth
AFC Bournemouth
Team
AFC Bournemouth
From
30 August 2022
To
19 June 2023
Record
37
Record
11
Record
6
Record
20
Record
029.73
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Team
Wolverhampton Wanderers
From
9 August 2023
To
15 December 2024
Record
63
Record
20
Record
11
Record
32
Record
031.75
Total
Total
Team
Total
From
100
To
31
Record
17
Record
52
Record
031.00
Team
From
To
Record
Ref
P
W
D
L
Win %
AFC Bournemouth
30 August 2022
19 June 2023
37
11
6
20
029.73
Wolverhampton Wanderers
9 August 2023
15 December 2024
63
20
11
32
031.75
Total
100
31
17
52
031.00

References

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    https://web.archive.org/web/20121001170418/http://www.premierleague.com/page/PlayerProfile/0%2C%2C12306~8801%2C00.html
  4. "Gary O'Neil"
    https://www.premierleague.com/players/2550/Gary-O'Neil/overview
  5. "Pompey ease to vital victory"
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/1310997.stm
  6. "Portsmouth hit Leeds for six"
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  7. "Millwall 2–2 Cardiff"
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  8. "Portsmouth 1-3 Man City"
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  9. "Milan warns Reds over O'Neil"
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  10. "Tottenham 3-1 Portsmouth"
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  11. "Portsmouth 0-1 Everton"
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    https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=19134&season_id=141
  76. Soccerbase
    https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=19134&season_id=142
  77. Soccerbase
    https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=19134&season_id=143
  78. Soccerbase
    https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=19134&season_id=144
  79. Soccerbase
    https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=19134&season_id=145
  80. Soccerbase
    https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=19134&season_id=149
  81. Soccerbase
    https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=19134&season_id=150
  82. Soccerbase
    https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=19134&season_id=151
  83. "Managers: Gary O'Neil"
    https://www.soccerbase.com/managers/manager.sd?manager_id=6215
  84. "Middlesbrough 0–2 Norwich City"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32776552
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