Dennis O'Neill is a

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winning former professional

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footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for

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and

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, and at club level for

Widnes Widnes ( ) is an Industrial city, industrial town in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England, which at the 2011 United Kingdom census, 2011 census had a population of 61,464. Historic counties of England, Historically in Lancashire, it is on t ...

and

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, as a .

Playing career

Club career

Dennis O'Neill played , and scored a

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8–15 defeat by

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in the

1971–72 Lancashire Cup The 1971–72 Lancashire Cup was the fifty-ninth occasion on which the completion had been held. Wigan won the trophy by beating Widnes by the score of 15-8 in the final. The match was played at Knowsley Road, Eccleston, St Helens, (historicall ...

Final during the 1970–71 season at

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, St. Helens on Saturday 28 August 1971, and played right- in the 6-2 victory over

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in the

1974–75 Lancashire Cup The 1974–75 Lancashire Cup was the 62nd occasion on which the Lancashire Cup competition had been held. Widnes won the trophy by beating Salford by the score of 19-9. Background The total number of teams entering the competition remained unc ...

Final during the 1974–75 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 2 November 1974. Dennis O'Neill played in

' 7–15 defeat by Bramley in the

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Final during the 1973–74 season at Naughton Park, Widnes on Tuesday 18 December 1973. Dennis O'Neill played right- in

' 2–3 defeat by Bradford Northern in the 1974–75 Player's No.6 Trophy Final during the 1974–75 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 25 January 1975. Dennis O'Neill appeared as a substitute (replacing

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) in

' 5–20 defeat by St, Helens in the

1975–76 Challenge Cup The 1975–76 Challenge Cup was the 75th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. The final was contested by St Helens and Widnes at Wembley. St Helens beat Widnes 20–5 at Wembley in front of a crowd of 89,982 ...

, London Final during the 1975–76 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 8 May 1976, in front of a crowd of 89,982, and played in the 7-16 defeat by Leeds in the

1976–77 Challenge Cup The 1976–77 Challenge Cup was the 76th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. The final was contested by Leeds and Widnes at Wembley. Leeds beat Widnes 16-7 at Wembley in front of a crowd of 80,871. The winne ...

Final during the 1976–77 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 7 May 1977, in front of a crowd of 80,871. In October 1978, he was signed by Whitehaven.

International honours

Dennis O'Neill won caps for

while at Widnes in 1971 against New Zealand, and in the

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against Australia (1-

), and France.

Personal life

Dennis O'Neill is the brother of the rugby league footballer

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"Jim"/ "Jimmy" O'Neill.

References

External links

Statistics at rugby.widnes.tv
{{DEFAULTSORT:Oneill, Dennis Living people English rugby league players Great Britain national rugby league team players Lancashire rugby league team players Oldham R.L.F.C. players Place of birth missing (living people) Rugby league five-eighths Whitehaven R.L.F.C. players Widnes Vikings players Year of birth missing (living people)