O'Toole playing for Northampton Town in 2014
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Joseph O'Toole | ||
Date of birth | 30 September 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Harrow, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Northampton Town | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2007 | Watford | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2010 | Watford | 57 | (10) |
2007 | → Wealdstone (loan) | 9 | (3) |
2009 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 9 | (1) |
2009 | → Colchester United (loan) | 17 | (1) |
2010–2013 | Colchester United | 55 | (1) |
2013 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 18 | (3) |
2013–2014 | Bristol Rovers | 41 | (13) |
2014– | Northampton Town | 113 | (24) |
2014 | → Southend United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
National team | |||
2007–2011 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 5 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:37, 28 April 2017 (UTC). |
John Joseph "John-Joe" O'Toole (born 30 September 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Northampton Town. He has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-21 level.
Born in Harrow, London, O'Toole spent the end of the 2006–07 season on loan at Wealdstone in the Southern Football League Premier Division where he made nine appearances and scored three goals. His Watford debut was against Southend United in the League Cup as a 71st-minute substitute on 28 August 2007. He made his League debut four days later as an 88th-minute substitute against Ipswich Town. In September 2007 he signed his first professional contract, a one-year deal.
O'Toole scored his first goal for Watford at home against Bristol City on 1 December 2007. Coming on as substitute in the 82nd minute, he headed a goal three minutes later to make the score 1–1, although Watford went on to lose 1–2. In the next game he started in place of captain Gavin Mahon and scored again, another header, in a 2–3 win away at Colchester United. His third goal for the club came on 26 January 2008 in a 4–1 home defeat against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the FA Cup 4th round. His performance the next weekend, once again at home to Wolves, won him a place in the Football League team of the week.
O'Toole signed a three-month loan deal for Sheffield United in February 2009 making his debut a couple of weeks later in a 2–1 away victory over Coventry. O'Toole went on to make nine appearances for The Blades that season, scoring one goal in a local derby against Barnsley at the start of April. He unfortunately picked up a training-ground injury in the final week of the season and so was unable to appear with Sheffield United in the play-off final at Wembley. With The Blades failing to win promotion, O'Toole returned to Watford at the end of his loan period.