John O'Kane
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Andrew O'Kane | ||
| Date of birth | 15 November 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft (183 cm) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1998 | Manchester United | 15 | (0) |
| 1995 | → Wimbledon (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1996 | → Bury F.C. (loan) | 15 | (5) |
| 1997 | → Bury (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 1997 | → Bradford City (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 1997–1999 | Everton | 36 | (2) |
| 1998 | → Burnley (loan) | 8 | (3) |
| 1999 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 32 | (5) |
| 1999–2001 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | (5) |
| 2001–2003 | Blackpool | 95 | (10) |
| 2003–2006 | Hyde United | 120 | (12) |
| Total | 366 | (34) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
John Andrew O'Kane (born 15 November 1974 in Nottingham) is an English former professional footballer who last played professionally with Blackpool F.C.
Career
He began his professional career at Manchester United in 1990 and played 10 competitive games for the club before signing for Everton in January 1997. His last appearance for United was more than two years earlier, on 19 August 1995, when he played against Aston Villa on the opening day of the 1995–96 Premier League season. United went onto win the League with the so-called Class of 92.
O'Kane was a member of United's FA Youth Cup winning side in 1991–92. On the introduction of squad numbers in the FA Premier League for the 1993–94 season, he was issued with the number 30 shirt, and then with the number 24 shirt from the start of the 1996–97 season. He had a brief loan spell at Wimbledon in 1995, featuring in their makeshift squad for the 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup along with fellow United players Michael Appleton and Graeme Tomlinson. O'Kane played in the Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup for Manchester United.[1]
He was finally sold from Old Trafford after refusing another contract, in the 1997–98 season for a fee around £1 million , more than two years after his last appearance, when Howard Kendall signed him for Everton. He had more chance of first team football at Goodison Park and was a regular starter. O'Kane helped Everton stay in the League on the last day of the season against Coventry City in 1999. Howard Kendal got the sack and Walter Smith was his replacement. O'Kane wasn't given a chance of further development and fell out of favour and handed in a transfer immediately.
He joined Bolton Wanderers in November 1999, along with Everton teammate Gareth Farrelly, and after both made the move to the Reebok Stadium permanent they helped Wanderers back to the Premier League, via the Play Offs.
He made his final senior appearance at the age of 28 for Blackpool in 2002–03, captained and helped them secure promotion and win the Leyland Daf trophy before retirement through injury. O'Kane signed for non-league Hyde United, where he remained until retiring completely in 2006, and captained them to the double double.
References
- ↑ "Bursaspor's Sağlam aims for better back in England". uefa.com. 30 September 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
External links
- John O'Kane at Soccerbase
