O'Connor's current-season form is down 36% on last season (Season 33→21), while his Rating eased 19→11. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 36).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Harrogate Town · 23rd	26	0	1	7.23	11	21
2024/25	Harrogate Town · 18th	45	1	1	7.22	19	33
2023/24	Harrogate Town · 13th	43	4	1	7.22	21	35
2022/23	Harrogate Town · 19th	19	2	0	6.84	19	11
2022/23	Morecambe · 22nd	22	1	0	6.92	23	6
2021/22	Morecambe · 19th	40	2	3	6.88	35	28

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons in the full career.

Republic of Ireland · international

Side	Apps	G
Republic of Ireland U21	5	0
Republic of Ireland U19	7	2

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Central defender

A. O'Connor is a 33-year-old central defender at Harrogate Town, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 1 assists in 26 appearances, a Season grade of 21, top 36% of League Two centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 10.6, ranking 424th of 478 in the League Two. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (51.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.77 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on O'Connor.

Judged on this season alone, O'Connor graded 21 — a solid campaign that ranks top 36% of the 76 centre-backs in the League Two, on 5 clean sheets and 4.772 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 33 → 21). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 11, 62nd of 76 of the 76 centre-backs in the League Two. At 33 O'Connor is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2021/22

Current potential62nd of 76 centre-backs · League Two Current seasonTop 36% centre-backs · League Two27th-best centre-back in the League Two424th in the League Two · potential62nd-highest potential centre-back in the League Two

10.6

Ratingi

62nd of 76 centre-backs

21.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

51.9%

Minutes

rotation minutes

4.77

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Harrogate Town finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

4.77

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.77 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.77 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 51.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 10.6, O'Connor carries the 62nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League Two of 76. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.77 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %51.9%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.042

Goal contribution / 900.042

Defensive actions / 904.772

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %20

Pass accuracy %74

Dribble success %100

Cards / 900.293

Foul involvement / 901.34

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~2), then tapers with age. At 33, O'Connor sits on 0.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is O'Connor's projected Rating — 10.6 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target2

Shots10

Passing

Assists1

Chances created4—

Passes868—

Pass accuracy74%

Possession

Successful dribbles4

Dribble success100%

Duels won209—

Duels won %70.4%—

Fouls won13

Defending

Tackles31

Interceptions34

Blocks49

Fouls committed19

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards7

Red cards0

Transfer history

Harrogate Town2022/23 – nowFree

Morecambe2021/22 – 2022/23Free

Bradford2018/19 – 2021/22Free

Aberdeen2016/17 – 2018/19Free

Burton Albionuntil 2016/17

Plymouth2014/15 – 2016/17

Blackburn(back from loan)2014/15 – 2014/15

Torquay(on loan)2013/14 – 2014/15

Blackburn2013/14 – 2013/14Free

Burton Albion(on loan)2012/13 – 2013/14

Blackburnuntil 2012/13

About A. O'Connor

Anthony Dean O'Connor is a 33-year-old centre-back who plays for Harrogate Town, born on October 25, 1992 in Cork, standing 188 cm tall. He is from Republic of Ireland. Harrogate Town currently sit 23rd of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, A. O'Connor has made 26 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 2,150 minutes, averaging a 7.21 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 7 yellow cards. His season has spanned the League Two and the EFL Trophy.

When A. O'Connor plays, Harrogate Town's record this season is 7W-7D-16L — and his match ratings average 7.14 at home against 7.3 on the road.

Recent matches

February 14, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Chesterfield (66 minutes, 8.3 rating)
January 17, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Shrewsbury (89 minutes, 6.9 rating)
January 13, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Stockport County (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
January 10, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Crewe (90 minutes, 7.6 rating)
January 1, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs Tranmere (90 minutes, 7.5 rating)
December 29, 2025: 0-1 loss away at Accrington ST (90 minutes, 7.9 rating)
December 26, 2025: 0-1 loss away at Salford City (90 minutes, 7.6 rating)
December 20, 2025: 0-4 loss at home vs Milton Keynes Dons (45 minutes, 6.2 rating)
December 13, 2025: 1-1 draw away at Cheltenham (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
December 9, 2025: 0-2 loss at home vs Accrington ST (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates A. O'Connor at 10.6 with a Season form score of 21.2, ranking 424th of 478 centre-backs in the League Two. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, A. O'Connor has totalled 530 club appearances with 27 goals and 7 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2012/13, with 48 appearances for Burton Albion.

A. O'Connor's career has also included time at Morecambe, Bradford, Aberdeen, Burton Albion, Plymouth, Blackburn and Torquay.

On the international stage, A. O'Connor has represented Republic of Ireland U21 and Republic of Ireland U19 — 12 caps and 2 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Harrogate Town finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points