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Danny O'Shea
Personal information
Date of birth	26 March 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth	Newington, London, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1978–1980	Arsenal
Senior career*
Years	Team
1980–1984	Arsenal
1984	→ Charlton Athletic (loan)
1984–1985	Exeter City
1985–1989	Southend United
1989–1995	Cambridge United
1995–1997	Northampton Town
1995	→ Wimbledon (loan)
1997	Rushden & Diamonds
1997–1998	Aylesbury United
1998–1999	Canvey Island
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Daniel O'Shea (born 26 March 1963) is an English former professional footballer who made 461 appearances in the Football League in a career that lasted more than 15 years.^[1]

Career

O'Shea, born in Newington, London, came through the Arsenal youth system to make his league debut on 30 October 1982 in a goalless draw at home to Birmingham City,^[2] and played 9 times in all competitions for the Highbury outfit between 1982 and 1983.^[3] He also had a loan spell with Charlton Athletic before making a permanent move to Exeter City where he established himself as a regular first teamer and made 45 league appearances, scoring twice.^[1]

Predominantly a midfield player who moved into defence later in his career, in August 1985 he joined Southend United, where he spent four years and played 139 games in all competitions, scoring 12 goals.^[4] Released at the end of the 1988–89 season on a free transfer, he signed for Cambridge United together with Southend teammate Martin Robinson. While Robinson only spent a season at the Abbey Stadium, O'Shea stayed until 1995, playing a major role in the success the club enjoyed in nearly reaching the Premier League under manager John Beck. O'Shea captained the United side as they played a FA Cup quarter-final tie at his old club Arsenal in 1991, though he ended on the losing side that day.^[5]

After playing more than 250 games for the club^[6] and having a spell as player-coach when Gary Johnson took charge, O'Shea left the club in 1995. Following this, he joined Northampton Town as player-assistant manager to former Cambridge United manager Ian Atkins.^[7] During the Summer of 1995 O'Shea made an appearance on loan in Wimbledon's ill-fated Intertoto Cup campaign, though did not do enough to earn a full-time contract with the Premier League club. He played a further 80 league games for Northampton before moving into non-League football in 1997 first with Rushden & Diamonds, then Aylesbury United before finishing his playing career with Canvey Island.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "Danny O'Shea". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
^ "Danny O'Shea Arsenal FC". Football Heroes. Sporting Heroes Collections. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
^ "Danny O'Shea". Arsenal Player Database. Arsenal F.C. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
^ "Danny O'Shea". Southend United database. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
^ "CUFC DVDs". Cambridge United F.C. 13 December 2007. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
^ "Danny O'Shea". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
^ ^a ^b Flatman, Barry (17 February 2008). "Caught in time: Cambridge United's rise under John Beck, 1990". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 13 November 2009.^{[dead link‍]}

External links

Danny O'Shea at Soccerbase
Danny O'Shea at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database

[NB-1] "Danny O'Shea". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 13 November 2009.

[2] "Danny O'Shea Arsenal FC". Football Heroes. Sporting Heroes Collections. Retrieved 13 November 2009.

[3] "Danny O'Shea". Arsenal Player Database. Arsenal F.C. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2009.

[4] "Danny O'Shea". Southend United database. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2009.

[5] "CUFC DVDs". Cambridge United F.C. 13 December 2007. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2009.

[6] "Danny O'Shea". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2009.

[CiT-7] Flatman, Barry (17 February 2008). "Caught in time: Cambridge United's rise under John Beck, 1990". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 13 November 2009.^{[dead link‍]}

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+'''Daniel O'Shea''' (born 26 March 1963) is an English former professional [[association football|footballer]] who made 461 appearances in [[the Football League]] in a career that lasted more than 15 years.<ref name=NB>{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/dannyo%27shea.html |title=Danny O'Shea |work=UK A–Z Transfers |publisher=Neil Brown |accessdate=13 November 2009}}</ref>
+==Career==
-A product of the [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] youth policy, O'Shea played 6 times for the [[Arsenal Stadium|Highbury]] outfit between 1982 and 1983. He also spent a loan spell with [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] before a permanent move to [[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]] where he established himself as a regular first teamer and made 45 appearances, scoring twice.
+O'Shea, born in [[Newington, London]], came through the [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] youth system to make his league debut on 30 October 1982 in a goalless draw at home to [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=42661 |title=Danny O'Shea Arsenal FC |work=Football Heroes |publisher=Sporting Heroes Collections |accessdate=13 November 2009}}</ref> and played 9 times in all competitions for the [[Arsenal Stadium|Highbury]] outfit between 1982 and 1983.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arsenal.com/history/profiles/514/danny-o-shea |title=Danny O'Shea |work=Arsenal Player Database |publisher=Arsenal F.C |accessdate=13 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913015924/http://www.arsenal.com/history/profiles/514/danny-o-shea |archive-date=13 September 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He also had a loan spell with [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] before making a permanent move to [[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]] where he established himself as a regular first teamer and made 45 league appearances, scoring twice.<ref name=NB/>
-Prominently a midfield player who would move into defence later in his career, he joined [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]] for whom he played 118 games, scoring 12 goals. Released at the end of the 1988/89 season on a free transfer he signed for [[Cambridge United F.C.|Cambridge United]] along with Southend team-mate [[Martin Robinson]]. Whilst Robinson would only spend a season at the [[Abbey Stadium]], O'Shea stayed until 1995, playing a major role in the success the club enjoyed in nearly reaching the [[Premier League]] under controversial manager [[John Beck]]. One highlight for O'Shea was captaining the United side as they played a [[FA Cup]] Quarter-Final tie at his old club Arsenal in 1991, although he ended on the losing side that day.
+Predominantly a [[midfielder|midfield player]] who moved into [[defender (association football)|defence]] later in his career, in August 1985 he joined [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]], where he spent four years and played 139 games in all competitions, scoring 12 goals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sufcdb.co.uk/index.php?option=com_indplay&Itemid=61&pno=598 |title=Danny O'Shea |publisher=Southend United database |accessdate=13 November 2009 |archive-date=25 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725222647/http://www.sufcdb.co.uk/index.php?option=com_indplay&Itemid=61&pno=598 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Released at the end of the 1988–89 season on a free transfer, he signed for [[Cambridge United F.C.|Cambridge United]] together with Southend teammate [[Martin Robinson (footballer)|Martin Robinson]]. While Robinson only spent a season at the [[Abbey Stadium]], O'Shea stayed until 1995, playing a major role in the success the club enjoyed in nearly reaching the [[Premier League]] under manager [[John Beck (footballer)|John Beck]]. O'Shea [[captain (association football)|captained]] the United side as they played a [[FA Cup]] quarter-final tie at his old club Arsenal in 1991, though he ended on the losing side that day.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cambridge-united.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10423~1189678,00.html |title=CUFC DVDs |publisher=Cambridge United F.C |date=13 December 2007 |accessdate=13 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724173029/http://www.cambridge-united.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10423~1189678%2C00.html |archivedate=24 July 2011 }}</ref>
+After playing more than 250 games for the club<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=5951 |title=Danny O'Shea |work=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |access-date=9 November 2009}}</ref> and having a spell as player-coach when [[Gary Johnson (footballer, born 1955)|Gary Johnson]] took charge, O'Shea left the club in 1995. Following this, he joined [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]] as player-assistant manager to former Cambridge United manager [[Ian Atkins]].<ref name=CiT>{{cite news |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/article3383018.ece |title=Caught in time: Cambridge United's rise under John Beck, 1990 |first=Barry |last=Flatman |newspaper=The Sunday Times |date=17 February 2008 |accessdate=13 November 2009}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> During the Summer of 1995 O'Shea made an appearance on loan in [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]]'s ill-fated [[1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup|Intertoto Cup campaign]], though did not do enough to earn a full-time contract with the Premier League club. He played a further 80 league games for Northampton before moving into [[non-League football]] in 1997 first with [[Rushden & Diamonds F.C.|Rushden & Diamonds]], then [[Aylesbury United F.C.|Aylesbury United]] before finishing his playing career with [[Canvey Island F.C.|Canvey Island]].<ref name=CiT/>
-After playing 203 games for the club and having a spell as player-coach when [[Gary Johnson (footballer)|Gary Johnson]] took charge, O'Shea surprisingly left the club in 1995 to join [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]] as assistant player/manager to ex-United manager [[Ian Atkins]].
+==References==
-He played a further 80 league games whilst at [[Sixfields]] before dropping into [[non-league]] with [[Rushden & Diamonds F.C.|Rushden & Diamonds]] in 1997.
+{{reflist}}
+==External links==
+* {{Soccerbase}}
+* {{NeilBrownPlayers|player/dannyo%27shea|Danny O'Shea}}
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