A. O'Connor · career
Anthony Dean O'Connor
Center Back · Harrogate Town · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
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
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs — 218 appearances with 18 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2020/21 at Bradford — Season rating 36, 2 goals and 1 assist in 45 games. 2023/24 was the leap — Season rating up 24 points at Harrogate Town. Form has slipped 14 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 15 Season points.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2021/22 (League One) and kept playing — 40 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Galway United | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | Harrogate Town | 26 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 21 |
| 2024/25 | Harrogate Town | 45 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 33 |
| 2023/24 | Harrogate Town | 43 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 35 |
| 2022/23 | Harrogate Town | 19 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 11 |
| 2022/23 | Morecambe | 22 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 6 |
| 2021/22 | Morecambe | 40 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 28 |
| 2020/21 | Bradford | 45 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 36 |
| 2019/20 | Bradford | 36 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Bradford | 42 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Aberdeen | 38 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Aberdeen | 32 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Burton Albion | 21 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Plymouth | 42 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | TorquayLoan | 31 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | Burton AlbionLoan | 48 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of Ireland U21 | 2015/16 | UEFA U21 Championship | 5 | 0 |
| Republic of Ireland U19 | 2011/12 | UEFA U19 Championship | 7 | 2 |
Honours
Premiership×3League Cup×2League One×2Scottish Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier Divisionat Galway United | 1 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 7.3 |
Schedule · 2026/27
0 played12 not in squad· 0 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11 | Friendlies Clubs | A Guiseley AFC | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 18 | Friendlies Clubs | A Cleethorpes Town | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 21 | Friendlies Clubs | A South Shields | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 25 | Friendlies Clubs | H Doncaster | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 1 | Friendlies Clubs | H Scarborough Athletic | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 8 | National League | H Solihull Moors | 5-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 15 | National League | A Wealdstone | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 22 | National League | H Barrow | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 28 | National League | A Aldershot Town | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 31 | National League | H Gateshead | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 5 | National League | A Scunthorpe | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 12 | National League | H Tamworth | 3-1 | Not in squad | — |