Footballers who have played league football for both PNE and Notts.County
L-Z
871) Tinsley Lindley
PNE 1 app; 0 goals
Magpies 2 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 12/03/1892 v Sunderland (A) – Lost 1-4
848) Tony Lormor
PNE 12 apps; 3 goals
Magpies 7 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 08/11/1997 v Luton (A) – Won 3-1
831) Bobby Mimms
PNE 27 apps; 0 goals
Magpies 2 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 07/08/1996 v Bristol City (A) – Lost 1-2
925) Lewis Neal
PNE 65 apps; 5 goals
Magpies 4 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 08/08/2005 v Derby (H) – Drawn 1-1
928) Adam Nowland
PNE 14 apps 3 goals
Magpies 20 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 16/09/2005 v Stoke (H) – Lost 0-1
628) Don O’Riorden
PNE 158 apps; 8 goals
Magpies 109 apps; 5 goals
PNE debut 14/10/1978 v Crystal Palace (H) – Lost 2-3
834) David Reeves
PNE 47 apps; 12 goals
Magpies 13 apps; 2 goals
PNE debut 12/10/1996 v Stockport (A) – Lost 0-1
808) Stuart Rimmer
PNE 2 apps; 0 goals
Magpies 4 apps; 2 goals
PNE debut 10/12/1994 v Hereford (H) – Won 4-2
639) Mark Stallard
PNE 4 apps; 1 goal
Magpies 185 apps; 67 goals
PNE debut 15/02/1997 v Wycombe (H) – Won 2-1
743) Dave Thompson
PNE 46 apps; 4 goals
Magpies 55 apps; 8 goals
PNE debut 02/02/1991 v Bolton (H) – Lost 1-2
978) Tom Williams
PNE 10 apps; 0 goals
Magpies 1 app; 0 goals
PNE Debut 16/02/2010 v Derby (A) – Lost 3-5
936) Kelvin Wilson
PNE 27 apps; 1 goal
Magpies 78 apps; 3 goals
PNE debut 28/03/2006 v Crewe (H) – Won 1-0
Player Profile – Don O’Riordan
Donald Joseph O'Riordan was born in Ballyfermot, Dublin on14 May 1957.
O'Riordan, who could play as a central defender or in midfield, began his career as an apprentice with Derby managed by Brian Clough, turning professional in May 1975. His league debut came on 23 March 1977, as a 24th-minute substitute for Charlie George in a 0-0 draw away to Tottenham. His only goal came in a 3-1 defeat at Birmingham on 22 October 1977.
He played twice on loan to Doncaster in January 1978 and struggling to make an impact at Derby, moved to NASL side Tulsa Roughnecks where he played in every game in his first NASL season.
He returned to England in October 1978, joining Preston managed by Nobby Styles for a fee of £40,000 with a clause that meant he returned to Tulsa for the following US season on loan and at the end of that season he was voted Player of the Year by the Roughneck fans.
He made his PNE debut in a 3-2 home defeat to Crystal Palace on 14 October 1978. After being relegated to Division Three at the end of the 1980/81 season he was an ever present and was voted the player of the year by the fans in 1981/82. He scored 4 league goals during the season; his first was a 1-1 draw at home to Burnley on 20 October 1981.
His last match was a 1-0 win at Wigan on 14 May. He had scored 8 goals in 158 league appearances.
O’Riordan joined Carlisle managed by Bob Stokoe in August 1983 on a free transfer. He was an ever present with the Division Two side in both seasons. O’Riordan scored 8 goals in 1983/84 and 10 goals in 1984/85 with a brace in a 2-2 draw against Leeds on 26 February 1985. He was voted Player of the Year by the fans and in his 2nd season finished joint top scorer with Malcolm Poskett eventually scoring 18 goals from 84 league appearances.
His performances earned himself a £55,000 move toMiddlesbrough in August 1985. Despite missing only one game the following season, O'Riordan was released amidst Middlesbrough's financial crisis.
He joined Grimsby in August 1986. As well as playing 86 league games, scoring 14 goals, for Grimsby, he also acted as assistant manager to Grimsby manager Mike Lyons and later Bobby Roberts. While at Grimsby he started the Grimsby Town School of Excellence. Despite relegation in his 2nd season he won the fans Player of the Year award and the Sunday People Player of the Year for that Division.
In July 1988, O'Riordan was transferred to Notts County for a fee of £16,000. He made his County debut in a 0-0 draw against Bristol City on 27 August 1988. His first goal came in a 2-1 defeat at Brentford on 8 November.
He had a spell on loan to Mansfield in September 1989 before returning to County.
On 10 March 1990 he scored a terrific goal against Tottenham in an FA Cup Quarter Final at White Hart Lane, a match Notts County lost 2-1 live TV. His role as a front sweeper (in front of the defense) was particularly pivotal in Notts County's rise to the top flight in the 1990/1991 season. Unfortunately O'Riordan's career was shortened at County by an injury on the opening day of the 1991/92 season against Manchester United on Old Trafford. He would play no further effective part in the season which Neil Warnock cited as being a big factor in County getting relegated that season.
His last match for County was on 5 December 1992 in a 2-0 home defeat to Newcastle. He had scored 5 goals in 109 appearances.
In February 1993 O'Riordan joined Torquay as Player Coach at a time when Torquay looked favourites to get relegated out of the Football League but he played a big role in their survival and that summer took over as manager. In his first season as manager, a young Torquay side made the Division Three play-offs and lost the semi final against his old club Preston. The key decision was to send off the Torquay defender Darren Moore which gave Preston an advantage and they went on to score four times to win 4-1 and 4-3 over the two legs. After selling some of his key players from the play off season the following season was to produce a mid-table position of safety. The 1995/96 season started badly for Torquay, and O'Riordan was sacked after a heavy defeat at home to Scunthorpe in October.
He joined Scarborough as a player coach in December 1995, but played just once in a 1-0 defeat at Barnet on 23 March 1996 to bring down the curtain on his Football League playing career.
He had a season at Gloucester City as a player and also as assistant to manager Leroy Rosenior which saw Gloucester just miss out on promotion and saw them lose the FA Trophy semi final also. O'Riordan guided Gloucester's very young Reserve team to a Cup Final victory when he played in the win against local rivals Cheltenham Town. After a loan spell at Dorchester he left Gloucester, having been appointed as manager of Irish side Galway in the summer of 1997.
During his time in charge he was responsible for starting a Youth Policy for United and they were the first team from the West of Ireland to win an Irish National Cup at any level in what was their first year of existence when they defeated St Josephs of Dublin in the historic under 17 final.
In July 2001, he was appointed as manager of Sligo Rovers but never really managed to bring any real success to the club on the playing field despite a lot of hard work both on and off the pitch that also saw him work on the commercial side of the club looking to bring much needed funds into the club.
He left Ireland and in 2004 and subsequently joined the Sheffield United coaching staff under then manager Neil Warnock, whom O'Riordan played for when Warnock was in charge of Notts County.
On 27 April 2009, after the departure of Head Coach Li Bing he was appointed as the caretaker manager of Chengdu Blades FC. His interim role with the team next to bottom of the table lasted only about a week but he managed to end the team's four-game losing streak when they drew 1-1 away to the then Super League leaders. The club appointed a new Head Coach on 4 May and O'Riordan returned to his usual role of Technical Director/ Coach.
O'Riordan found himself involved in the Beijing Olympics when he was asked to help with the preparation of the China women's national team. After spending a week working with the team in a coaching role and also as an analyst the Women's team Head Coach Shang asked the Chengdu Blades club for O'Riordan to be allowed to work with him for the duration of the team's involvement in the Olympic football tournament. His influence was seen during the build up games just prior to the start of the tournament when China crushed Australia 5-0 and drew 0-0 with the eventual Olympic Champions the USA. China won their group by beating a very good Swedish team followed by a tough game versus a robust Canadian team before beating Argentina in their final game. Having done so well in the group stage the Chinese lost to Japan in the quarter final and so ended their dream of gold on home soil. O'Riordan's input was publicly appreciated by the Women's Head Coach Shang when he spoke to the press after the tournament had finished.
As a result of his involvement with the China women's team O'Riordan was invited in January 2010 to work with the South Africa women's under-20 team in the build up to their World Cup Qualifier v Zambia. He spent the week working with the team helping the Head Coach Augustine and South Africa won the first leg 6-0 in Johannesburg.
In March 2010 he was appointed as Head Coach/Technical Director of FC New York a new professional club that entered the USL Division 1 in 2011. O'Riordan oversaw the club's under 15s, under 16s and under 20s who competed in the Super Y and Super 20 Leagues in the 2010 season. He resigned from FCNY in July 2010.