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

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to ...

, and at club level for

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and

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, as a .

Playing career

Club career

Dennis O'Neill played , and scored a try in

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 Warriors, Wigan won the trophy by beating Widnes Vikings, Widnes by the score of 15-8 in the final. The match was played at Knowsley Road, Eccl ...

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 Final during the 1974–75 season at

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on Saturday 2 November 1974. Dennis O'Neill played in

' 7–15 defeat by Bramley in the 1973 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1973–74 season at Naughton Park,

on Tuesday 18 December 1973. Dennis O'Neill played right- in

' 2–3 defeat by

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in the 1974–75 Player's No.6 Trophy Final during the 1974–75 season at

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on Saturday 25 January 1975. Dennis O'Neill appeared as a substitute (replacing Alan Prescott) 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 R.F.C., St Helens and Widnes Vikings, Widnes at Wembley Stadium (1923), Wembley. St Helens R. ...

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Final during the 1975–76 season at

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on Saturday 8 May 1976, in front of a crowd of 89,982, and played in the 7-16 defeat by

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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 Rhinos, Leeds and Widnes Vikings, Widnes at Wembley Stadium (1923), Wembley. Leeds Rhinos, Leeds ...

Final during the 1976–77 season at

on Saturday 7 May 1977, in front of a crowd of 80,871. In October 1978, he was signed by

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International honours

Dennis O'Neill won

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s for

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

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against Australia (1- try), 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)