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| Position |
Striker |
| Born |
22 Nov 1935, Dunfermline (Scotland) |
| Height |
167 cm |
| Weight |
68 kg |
| International Caps |
none |
Leeds Career
League
FA Cup
League Cup
Europe
Other
Season
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
| 1956 - 1957 |
8 | |
0 | |
0 | |
0 | |
0 | |
| 1957 - 1958 |
19 | 3 |
0 | |
0 | |
0 | |
0 | |
| 1958 - 1959 |
17 | 3 |
0 | |
0 | |
0 | |
0 | |
| Total |
44 | 6 |
0 | |
0 | |
0 | |
0 | |
| Jabba's Comments |
Scottish inside-forward who had a couple of seasons at Elland Road
in the late 1950s. Signed by Raich Carter from Dunfermline, he never
managed to translate his apparent skills on the training ground into
on-field success - scoring just 6 goals in 44 games - but the manager
persisted with him. When Leeds failed to renew Carter's contract,
O'Brien's days were numbered. He proved the doubters at Leeds wrong
with a highly successful spell at Southampton as they climbed up from
Division 3 to the top flight, finally retiring from the professional
game at the comparatively young age of 33 and stayed on the south
coast.
Paddy Maxwell says: I am a big Southampton fan and George O'Brien
was my favourite player in the sixties. He was quick and strong and
had a tremendous shot. He played a big part in Saints' promotion to Div 1
in 1966. He was very unlucky not to win a Scottish cap.
Anon says: george was the landlord of the waterloo arms in
southampton where i used to drink.he is now working as a taxi driver
in southampton
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