Name: Michael Terence O’BrienBorn: 10 August 1893, Ushaw Moor, Durham (England)*
Died: 21 September 1940, Uxbridge (England)
Height: 6.01½ ft
Weight: 13.07 st
Position: Centre-Half
Representative Honours: Ireland: 10 Full Caps (1921-1927); Irish Free State: 4 Full Caps (1927-1932).
Club Career:
Teams
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Seasons
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Signed
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Fee
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League
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FA Cup
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Other
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Walker
Celtic
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Wallsend
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-
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-
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-
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-
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(North Eastern League)
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Blyth
Spartans
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-
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-
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-
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-
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(North Eastern League)
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Newcastle
East End
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Celtic
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-
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-
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-
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0/ 0
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-
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-
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Brentford
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14/15-19/20
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Dec-14
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Alloa
Athletic
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18/19
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-
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Trial
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-
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-
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-
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Norwich
City
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19/20
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Aug-19
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-
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-
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(Southern League)
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South
Shields
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19/20
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Dec-19
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-
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3/ 0
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-
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-
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Q.P.R.
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20/21-21/22
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May-20
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-
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66/ 3
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4/1
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-
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Leicester
City
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21/22-23/24
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Mar-22
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-
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65/ 6
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2/0
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-
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Hull
City
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24/25-25/26
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Jun-24
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-
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74/ 0
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6/1
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-
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Brooklyn
Wanderers
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1926
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May-26
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-
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7/ 0
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(American Soccer League)
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Derby
County
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26/27-27/28
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Dec-26
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-
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3/ 0
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2/0
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-
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Walsall
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28/29
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Jun-28
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-
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34/ 0
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3/0
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-
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Norwich
City
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29/30-30/31
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c/s-29
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-
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64/ 5
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1/0
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-
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Watford
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31/32-32/33
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Jun-31
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-
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61/ 5
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10/1
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-
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TOTALS
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-
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£-
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377/19
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28/3
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-
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Coaching Career:
Brentford (Assistant-Manager)
Middlesex County FA (Coach)
Middlesex County FA (Coach)
QPR (Manager) May/33 – Apr/35
Ipswich Town (Manager) May/36 – Aug/37
Biography:
To follow.
Wikipedia
Lives of the First World War
Ireland Cap Details:
26-02-1921 Scotland H L 0-2 BC
04-03-1922 Scotland A L 1-2 BC
01-04-1922 Wales... H D 1-1 BC
01-03-1924 Scotland A L 0-2 BC
15-03-1924 Wales... H L 0-1 BC
22-10-1924 England. A L 1-3 BC
28-02-1925 Scotland H L 0-3 BC
18-04-1925 Wales... A D 0-0 BC
13-02-1926 Wales... H W 3-0 BC
09-04-1927 Wales... A D 2-2 BC
Summary: 10/0. Won 1, Drew 3, Lost 6.
* Many sources claim O'Brien to have been born in Kilcock, Co. Kildare. It has been suggested that the man himself made the claim that he was born in Ireland in order to gain international recognition.
Ipswich Town (Manager) May/36 – Aug/37
Biography:
To follow.
Wikipedia
Lives of the First World War
Ireland Cap Details:
26-02-1921 Scotland H L 0-2 BC
04-03-1922 Scotland A L 1-2 BC
01-04-1922 Wales... H D 1-1 BC
01-03-1924 Scotland A L 0-2 BC
15-03-1924 Wales... H L 0-1 BC
22-10-1924 England. A L 1-3 BC
28-02-1925 Scotland H L 0-3 BC
18-04-1925 Wales... A D 0-0 BC
13-02-1926 Wales... H W 3-0 BC
09-04-1927 Wales... A D 2-2 BC
Summary: 10/0. Won 1, Drew 3, Lost 6.
* Many sources claim O'Brien to have been born in Kilcock, Co. Kildare. It has been suggested that the man himself made the claim that he was born in Ireland in order to gain international recognition.
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