The Longside Reference

Name  : James O'Connor

Nickname : The Ginger Ninja, Ginge

D.O.B. : 1st August 1979

Previous Clubs : West Brom, Stoke, Burnley(loan), Burnley , Sheffield Wednesday.

Burnley Fee: £175.000 from West Bromwich Albion

Signed by Steve Cotterill

Burnley Debut:30th October 2004, Queens Park Rangers (A)

Last Game for Burnley:

Claret Stats: 140(9), Appearances, 9 Goals

Claret Honours: None

International Honours: Republic of  Ireland U21 International

Contract : After refusing the contract offer at Burnley, Jimmy signed a year deal with Sheffield Wednesday.

Claret Stat: James O'Connor born in Dublin on the first of August 1979 ,a former Republic of Ireland U21 International. Signed by Steve Cotterill Initially on loan in October 2004, he became a full time Claret soon after in a move that cost Burnley £175-000 from the Baggies (WBA).

James O'Connor who was a fans favorite with his energy and commitment ,who popped up with few goals from time to time . He was of very slight build, a posture not normally found in a hard tackling midfielder, but this tenacious player who never gave anything but 100% will be hard to replace.

Jimmy started 109 League games for the Clarets scoring on 9 occasions, and was a used substitute 9 times.

Sheffield Wednesday is O'Conner's next destination signing a 2 year deal June 2008, Burnley's first opponents in the 2008/09 campaign.