George_O'Brien_(footballer,_born_1935)
George O'Brien (footballer, born 1935)
Scottish footballer (1935–2020)
George O'Brien (22 November 1935 – 18 March 2020) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George O'Brien[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1935-11-22)22 November 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Dunfermline, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 18 March 2020(2020-03-18) (aged 84) | ||
| Place of death | Southampton, England | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Blairhall Colliery | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952–1957 | Dunfermline Athletic | 93 | (25) |
| 1957–1959 | Leeds United | 44 | (6) |
| 1959–1966 | Southampton | 244 | (154) |
| 1966 | Leyton Orient | 17 | (3) |
| 1966–1968 | Aldershot | 41 | (8) |
| Total | 439 | (196) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He began his career with Blairhall Colliery before becoming a professional with Scottish Football League club Dunfermline Athletic in 1952.[2] He spent five years with Dunfermline, scoring 25 league goals in 93 appearances. In 1957, he moved to England to play for Leeds United in the Football League. He was transferred to Southampton in 1959, having scored six times in 44 appearances during his time at Elland Road.[2]
O'Brien spent six years at The Dell, scoring 154 league goals in 244 matches.[2] He left Southampton in March 1966,[3] spending a few months with Leyton Orient before moving on to Aldershot in December 1966, where he finished his playing career.[2]
O'Brien died in Southampton on 18 March 2020 at the age of 84.[4][5]
- "George O'Brien". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- "George O'Brien". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (2003). In That Number – A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC. Hagiology Publishing. pp. 558–559. ISBN 0-9534474-3-X.
- "George O'Brien (1935-2020) | Dunfermline Athletic Football Club". dafc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- "George O'Brien: An appreciation". Southampton FC.