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Richard O'Donnell

This article is about the English footballer. For other people, seeRichard O'Donnell (disambiguation).

Richard Mark O'Donnell(born 12 September 1988) is an English professionalfootballerwho plays as agoalkeeperforEFL League OnesideBlackpool.

Richard O'Donnell
O'Donnell in 2021
Personal information
Full name Richard Mark O'Donnell[1]
Date of birth (1988-09-12)12 September 1988(age 36)[2]
Place of birth Sheffield,England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Blackpool
Number 1
Youth career
0000–2005 Sheffield United
0000–2006 Sheffield Wednesday
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2012 Sheffield Wednesday 15 (0)
2007 →York City(loan) 0 (0)
2007–2008 →Buxton(loan) 2 (0)
2008 →Rotherham United(loan) 0 (0)
2008 →Oldham Athletic(loan) 4 (0)
2010 →Grimsby Town(loan) 10 (0)
2011 →Alfreton Town(loan) 0 (0)
2012 →Macclesfield Town(loan) 11 (0)
2012–2013 Chesterfield 14 (0)
2013 →Stockport County(loan) 20 (0)
2013–2015 Walsall 90 (0)
2015–2016 Wigan Athletic 10 (0)
2016 →Bristol City(loan) 4 (0)
2016–2017 Bristol City 25 (0)
2017–2018 Rotherham United 22 (0)
2018 Northampton Town 19 (0)
2018–2022 Bradford City 122 (0)
2022–2023 Rochdale 40 (0)
2023– Blackpool 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:00, 24 November 2024 (UTC)

Having started his career withSheffield Wednesday'syouth system,O'Donnell progressed to the first team, for which he was largely used as an understudy goalkeeper. He played 20 times for Wednesday between 2006 and 2012, earning a significant amount of first-team appearances elsewhere as he spent time onloanwithYork City,Buxton,Rotherham United,Oldham Athletic,Grimsby Town,Alfreton TownandMacclesfield Town.He was released in the summer of 2012 and joinedChesterfield.In 2013, following limited first-team appearances, he signed a one-year contract atWalsall.

Career

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Sheffield Wednesday

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O'Donnell training withSheffield Wednesdayin 2007

Born inSheffield,South Yorkshire,O'Donnell started his career withSheffield Wednesday'syouth system.[4]He was called up to first team at the start of the2006–07 seasonand was an unusedsubstitutefor theLeague Cupmatch againstWrexhamas back-up forChris Adamson.[5]O'Donnell joinedConference NationalclubYork Cityon 2 March 2007 on awork-experiencearrangement.[6]He was recalled by Wednesday later that month, to provide cover for injuries.[7]

O'Donnell signed his first professional contract with Wednesday in June 2007.[8]He joinedBuxtonof theNorthern Premier LeaguePremier Division in December 2007 on a one-monthloan,[9]where he made two appearances.[10]He joinedLeague TwoclubRotherham Unitedon 8 January 2008 on a three-month loan, as back-up forAndy Warrington,[11]but was recalled before the end of the deal as back-up to Wednesday's two first-choice goalkeepers.[12]O'Donnell was then loaned toLeague OneclubOldham Athleticon 14 March 2008 on an emergency seven-day loan.[13]He made hisFootball Leaguedebut the following day at the age of 19 in a match againstLuton Town.[14]

He joinedConference PremierclubGrimsby Townon 31 August 2010 on a one-month loan.[15]He made his debut on 4 September 2010 against Luton, Grimsby winning 2–0 at home.[16]On 4 February 2011, he joinedAlfreton Townon a one-month loan.[17]

He made his debut for Wednesday in a 2–0 defeat away toSouthamptonon 19 March 2011.[18]On 15 May 2012, O'Donnell was amongst the six first-team players to be released by the club.[19]

Chesterfield

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The day following his release, O'Donnell signed forChesterfieldon a one-year contract.[20]After appearing as an unused substitute in the first five matches, he made his debut on 4 September 2012 as an 89th-minute substitute forTommy Leein a 2–1 home win over Oldham Athletic.[21]O'Donnell made his first start four days later, in a 2–2 away draw against York City on 8 September 2012.[22]He appeared in the following 14 matches, mainly due to the absence of first-choice goalkeeper Tommy Lee, who was out for eight weeks. After Lee recovered and returned to the first team, O'Donnell was once again the club's back-up goalkeeper.

On 14 January 2013, O'Donnell joined Conference Premier clubStockport Countyon a one-month loan.[23]O'Donnell had his loan spell extended with the club until 16 April 2013.[24]While at Stockport, he made 20 appearances and established himself as first-choice goalkeeper, but the club was relegated to theConference North.[25]In the last match of the season, O'Donnell made his first Chesterfield appearance in over six months, a 4–0 home victory overExeter City.[22]

He was released at the end of that one-year contract, in April 2013, following limited first-team opportunities.[26]

Walsall

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Following his release from Chesterfield, O'Donnell signed a one-year contract with League One clubWalsallon 18 July 2013.[27]He was voted as their Player of the Year in2014–15.[28]

Wigan Athletic

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On 22 May 2015, O'Donnell signed a three-year contract with League One clubWigan Athletic.[29]

Bristol City

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After losing his place toJussi Jääskeläinenin the Wigan team, he joinedChampionshipclubBristol Cityon 12 January 2016 on loan until the end of2015–16as cover for the injuredFrank Fielding.[30]He went straight into the team againstPreston North Endon the same day, in a 2–1 home defeat.[31]He signed permanently on 1 February 2016, for an undisclosed fee, on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[32]

Rotherham United

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He re-signed for Championship club Rotherham United on 19 January 2017, on a two-and-a-half-year contract, for an undisclosed fee.[33]

Northampton Town

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O'Donnell signed for League One clubNorthampton Townon 8 January 2018, on a two-and-a-half-year contract, a for an undisclosed fee.[34]

Bradford City

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O'Donnell signed for League One clubBradford Cityon 27 June 2018 on a two-year contract, having been able to leave Northampton on a free transfer because of a relegation clause in his contract.[35]He was offered a new contract by Bradford City in July 2020, following the expiry of his existing contract,[36]signing a new two-year contract later that month.[37]

He was appointed as Bradford Citycaptainon 4 September 2020.[38]

O'Donnell was released by the club at the end of the2021–22 season,[39]having not featured for the club since 30 November 2021.[40]

Rochdale

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On 18 May 2022, O'Donnell signed a two-year contract withRochdalewhich came into effect on 1 July after his contract expired at Bradford City.[41]At the end of the2022–23season, O'Donnell was awarded with the Supporters' Player of the Year trophy.[42]

Blackpool

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O'Donnell joined Blackpool on 27 June 2023.[43]

Career statistics

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As of match played 18 February 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sheffield Wednesday 2006–07[44] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2007–08[14] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2008–09[45] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2009–10[46] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2010–11[18] League One 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
2011–12[47] League One 6 0 2 0 2 0 1[a] 0 11 0
Total 15 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 20 0
York City(loan) 2006–07[48] Conference National 0 0 — — — 0 0
Buxton(loan) 2007–08[10] Northern Premier League
Premier Division 		2 0 — — — 2 0
Rotherham United(loan) 2007–08[14] League Two 0 0 — — — 0 0
Oldham Athletic(loan) 2007–08[14] League One 4 0 — — — 4 0
Grimsby Town(loan) 2010–11[49] Conference Premier 10 0 — — — 10 0
Alfreton Town(loan) 2010–11[50] Conference North 0 0 — — — 0 0
Macclesfield Town(loan) 2011–12[47] League Two 11 0 — — — 11 0
Chesterfield 2012–13[22] League Two 14 0 1 0 0 0 2[a] 0 17 0
Stockport County(loan) 2012–13[51] Conference Premier 20 0 — — — 20 0
Walsall 2013–14[52] League One 46 0 2 0 2 0 1[a] 0 51 0
2014–15[53] League One 44 0 2 0 2 0 6[a] 0 54 0
Total 90 0 4 0 4 0 7 0 105 0
Wigan Athletic 2015–16[54] League One 10 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12 0
Bristol City(loan) 2015–16[54] Championship 4 0 — — — 4 0
Bristol City 2015–16[54] Championship 17 0 — — — 17 0
2016–17[55] Championship 8 0 1 0 2 0 — 11 0
Total 29 0 1 0 2 0 — 32 0
Rotherham United 2016–17[55] Championship 12 0 — — — 12 0
2017–18[56] League One 10 0 1 0 2 0 2[b] 0 15 0
Total 22 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 27 0
Northampton Town 2017–18[56] League One 19 0 — — — 19 0
Bradford City 2018–19[57] League One 42 0 3 0 0 0 3[b] 0 48 0
2019–20[58] League Two 33 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 35 0
2020–21[59] League Two 28 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 32 0
2021–22[40] League Two 19 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 22 0
Total 122 0 9 0 3 0 3 0 137 0
Rochdale 2022–23[60] League Two 28 0 1 0 1 0 2[b] 0 32 0
Career total 396 0 20 0 15 0 17 0 448 0
  1. ^abcdAppearance(s) inFootball League Trophy
  2. ^abcAppearances inEFL Trophy

Honours

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Walsall

Individual

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