Dermot O'Neill (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dermot O'Neill | ||
| Date of birth | 27 November 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1979 | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1981 | Dundalk | 0 | (0) |
| 1981–1991 | Bohemians | 283 | (0) |
| 1991–1995 | Derry City | ||
| 1995–1998 | Glenavon | 118 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Ballymena United | ||
| National team | |||
| 1982–1986 | League of Ireland XI | ||
| 1985 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:07, 21 November 2013 (UTC). |
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Dermot "Monkey" O'Neill (born 27 November 1960 in Dublin) was a football goalkeeper who played in the League of Ireland during the 1980s and 1990s.
Son of Robert who played for Shelbourne he was educated at Scoil Mhuir in Marino and Ard-Scoil Rís where he played Gaelic football and made it into the Dublin GAA minor team. But soccer was O'Neill's first love and he signed for Shamrock Rovers youth team where his brother Alan was the first choice goalkeeper. He also won 5 caps for the Irish youth team around this time.
He then moved to Jim McLaughlin's Dundalk team where he struggled to break into the first team but at Reserve level won 2 Reserve league titles. Those performances attracted Billy Young and O'Neill was soon on his way to Bohemians where he made his League of Ireland debut, alongside Paul Doolin at Sligo on 13 September 1981, keeping a clean sheet. He would stay at "Dalyer" for the rest of the decade, missing only 1 league game between 1981 and 1988. He was to make 6 appearances in European competition for Bohs against the likes of Rangers, Dundee United and Aberdeen. He had near misses while at Dalymount Park but never managed to pick up a winners medal – winning numerous League runners-up medals and 2 FAI Cup runners up medal (1982 and 1983).
Dermot earned one cap for the Republic of Ireland U21 at Fratton Park in March 1985.
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