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Jack O'Connell (English footballer)

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Jack O'Connell (English footballer)

Jack William O'Connell (born 29 March 1994) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. O'Connell began his career at Blackburn Rovers and came to prominence after captaining Rochdale to promotion from League Two in the 2013–14 season. He joined Championship club Brentford in February 2015, and remained there until July 2016 when signing for Sheffield United of League One. O'Connell was capped by England at under-18 and under-19 level, captaining the latter team.

Infobox

2012
England U18
2013
→ York City (loan)
2015
→ Rochdale (loan)
Full name
Jack William O'Connell
Date of birth
(1994-03-29) 29 March 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth
Liverpool, England
Height
6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)
Position
Centre-back
2010–2011
Litherland REMYCA
2011–2012
Blackburn Rovers
Years
Team
2012–2015
Blackburn Rovers
2012–2013
England U19
2013–2014
→ Rochdale (loan)
2014–2015
→ Rochdale (loan)
2015–2016
Brentford
2016–2023
Sheffield United

Tables

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · 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
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
Club
Blackburn Rovers
Season
2012–13
League
Championship
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
0
Other
0
2014–15
2014–15
Club
2014–15
Season
Championship
League
0
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
1
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
0
League
0
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
0
League Cup
—
League Cup
1
Other
0
Rotherham United (loan)
Rotherham United (loan)
Club
Rotherham United (loan)
Season
2012–13
League
League Two
League
3
League
0
FA Cup
2
FA Cup
0
League Cup
—
League Cup
—
Other
5
Other
0
York City (loan)
York City (loan)
Club
York City (loan)
Season
2012–13
League
League Two
League
18
League
0
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
—
League Cup
—
League Cup
18
Other
0
Rochdale (loan)
Rochdale (loan)
Club
Rochdale (loan)
Season
2013–14
League
League Two
League
38
League
0
FA Cup
4
FA Cup
0
League Cup
1
League Cup
0
Other
2
Other
0
Total
45
Total
0
2014–15
2014–15
Club
2014–15
Season
League One
League
29
League
5
League
—
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
2
League Cup
0
League Cup
31
Other
5
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
67
League
5
League
4
League
0
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
0
League Cup
4
League Cup
0
Other
76
Other
5
Brentford
Brentford
Club
Brentford
Season
2014–15
League
Championship
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
—
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Other
0
Other
0
2015–16
2015–16
Club
2015–16
Season
Championship
League
16
League
1
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
18
Other
1
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
16
League
1
League
1
League
0
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Other
18
Other
1
Sheffield United
Sheffield United
Club
Sheffield United
Season
2016–17
League
League One
League
44
League
4
FA Cup
2
FA Cup
1
League Cup
1
League Cup
0
Other
3
Other
1
Total
50
Total
6
2017–18
2017–18
Club
2017–18
Season
Championship
League
46
League
0
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
48
Other
0
2018–19
2018–19
Club
2018–19
Season
Championship
League
41
League
3
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
42
Other
3
2019–20
2019–20
Club
2019–20
Season
Premier League
League
33
League
0
League
2
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
35
Other
0
2020–21
2020–21
Club
2020–21
Season
Premier League
League
2
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
2
Other
0
2021–22
2021–22
Club
2021–22
Season
Championship
League
0
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
0
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
166
League
7
League
5
League
1
FA Cup
3
FA Cup
0
League Cup
3
League Cup
1
Other
177
Other
9
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
270
League
13
League
12
League
1
FA Cup
6
FA Cup
0
League Cup
7
League Cup
1
Other
296
Other
15
Club
Season
League
FA Cup
League Cup
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Blackburn Rovers
2012–13
Championship
0
0
—
0
0
—
0
0
2014–15
Championship
0
0
0
0
1
0
—
1
0
Total
0
0
0
0
1
0
—
1
0
Rotherham United (loan)
2012–13
League Two
3
0
2
0
—
—
5
0
York City (loan)
2012–13
League Two
18
0
—
—
—
18
0
Rochdale (loan)
2013–14
League Two
38
0
4
0
1
0
2
0
45
0
2014–15
League One
29
5
—
—
2
0
31
5
Total
67
5
4
0
1
0
4
0
76
5
Brentford
2014–15
Championship
0
0
—
—
0
0
0
0
2015–16
Championship
16
1
1
0
1
0
—
18
1
Total
16
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
18
1
Sheffield United
2016–17
League One
44
4
2
1
1
0
3
1
50
6
2017–18
Championship
46
0
1
0
1
0
—
48
0
2018–19
Championship
41
3
0
0
1
0
—
42
3
2019–20
Premier League
33
0
2
0
0
0
—
35
0
2020–21
Premier League
2
0
0
0
0
0
—
2
0
2021–22
Championship
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
0
0
Total
166
7
5
1
3
0
3
1
177
9
Career total
270
13
12
1
6
0
7
1
296
15

References

  1. Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. Appearances in EFL Trophy
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    https://www.efl.com/siteassets/image/201920/efl-professional-retain-list--free-transfers---2018-19.pdf
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    https://www.sufc.co.uk/players/jacko'connell
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  12. "Remyca Utd youth product captains England U19s"
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    http://www.rochdale.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=383221
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