Joe Omigie
Joseph Eghodalo Omigie (born 13 June 1972) is an English retired professional football forward who played in the Football League for Brentford.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joseph Eghodalo Omigie[1] | ||
Date of birth | 13 June 1972 | ||
Place of birth | Hammersmith, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2] | ||
Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Hounslow | |||
Abbey News | |||
Hawker Athletic | |||
1994 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
1994 | Donna | ||
1994–1998 | Brentford | 25 | (1) |
1995 | → Woking (loan) | 6 | (0) |
1998–1999 | Welling United | 1 | (0) |
1999–2000 | Farnborough Town | 18 | (2) |
2003–2004 | Hounslow Borough | ||
National team | |||
Nigeria Schoolboys | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career
Early years
Born in Shepherd's Bush, London, Omigie began his senior career in non-league football with Hounslow, before dropping into Sunday league to play for Sportsmans Senior Sunday Football League clubs Abbey News and Hawker Athletic.[3] While playing Sunday league, Omigie, Charlie Oatway and Alan Mills were invited for trials with Second Division club Cardiff City,[4] but Oatway was the only one of the trio to win a contract.[3] Omigie joined First Division club Watford on trial and played in the club's 1994 Herts Senior Cup final win, but failed to earn a contract, having given what he described as "a performance to forget".[3] He moved to join non-league club Donna.[1]
Brentford
Omigie got his chance at league football when he signed for Second Division club Brentford in August 1994 on a three-month contract.[3] He failed to make a first team appearance during the 1994–95 season, but despite niggling injuries, he impressed enough in the reserves to be offered a new two-year contract.[3] Omigie had to wait until Boxing Day 1995 to make his professional debut, which came as a substitute for Dean Martin in a league match versus Brighton & Hove Albion.[5] With the struggling Bees finally looking safe in mid-table late in the 1995–96 season, Omigie made his first senior start for the club in a 0–0 draw versus Swansea City on 23 March 1996 and played the full 90 minutes.[5] He made a total of 11 appearances without scoring during the 1995–96 season.[6]
Omigie had to wait until 2 November 1996 to make his first appearance of the 1996–97 season for the table-topping Bees, replacing Carl Asaba after 62 minutes of a 2–0 defeat to Watford.[7] He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–1 away victory over Plymouth Argyle on Boxing Day 1996.[7][8] Omigie made semi-regular appearances through to the end of the season, but failed to appear in the Bees' unsuccessful playoff campaign.[7] He finished the 1996–97 season having made 15 appearances and scored one goal.[7]
Omigie was transfer-listed during the summer of 1997 and made his only appearance of the 1997–98 season as a late substitute for Ryan Denys in a 0–0 draw with Chesterfield on 16 August 1997.[9] He was released in January 1998, having negotiated a settlement on his contract.[10][9] Omigie made 31 appearances and scored two goals in four years at Griffin Park,[2] though he notably scored 34 goals for the reserve team and top-scored during the 1995–96 and 1996–97 seasons.[11]
Non-league football
After his release from Brentford, Omigie dropped back into non-league football, playing for Welling United, Farnborough Town and Hounslow Borough.[13][14][15]
International career
As a youth, Omigie represented the Nigeria Schoolboys team in a match against a President's XI.[3]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Watford | 1993–94[3] | First Division | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Brentford | 1995–96[6] | Second Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
1996–97[7] | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 19 | 2 | ||
1997–98[9] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 2 | ||
Farnborough Town | 1999–00[14] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 18 | 2 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
Career total | 43 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 50 | 4 |
- Appearance in Herts Senior Cup.
- Appearances in Football League Trophy.
- Appearance in Isthmian League Cup.
References
- "Joe Omigie". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- Joe Omigie at Soccerbase
- Brentford F.C. Griffin Gazette versus Stockport County 11/03/95. Quay Design of Poole. 1995. pp. 24, 25.
- Oatway, Charlie (2011). Tackling Life. Corgi. p. 45. ASIN B00RWNPRGK.
- Griffin Gazette versus AFC Bournemouth 04/05/96. Quay Design of Poole. 1996. pp. 30, 31.
- Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2013). The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 481. ISBN 9781906796723.
- "Games played by Joe Omigie in 1996/1997". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- "Forster's double boost for Brentford". The Independent. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- "Games played by Joe Omigie in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2013, p. 259-263.
- Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2013, p. 512-520.
- Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2013, p. 201.
- "Brentford : 1946/47 – 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
- "Player Details". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- "Wise moves". Non-League Daily. 6 May 2003. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
External links
- Joe Omigie at Soccerbase