David O'Leary

Full name:
David Anthony O'Leary

Born:
Stoke Newington, London, 2 May 1958

Position:
Centre-back

Height/weight:
185 cm/83 kg

Joined Arsenal:
As an apprentice (signed professional forms in July 1975)

Clubs:
Arsenal (1975–93)
Leeds United (1993–94)

Managerial career:
Leeds United (1998–2002)
Aston Villa (2003–)

First Arsenal appearance:
League vs Burnley, 16 August 1975 (0–0)

Last Arsenal appearance:
FA Cup final (sub) vs Sheffield Wednesday, 20 May 1993 (2–1)

International matches:
68 caps (1 goal) for the Republic of Ireland

International debut:
-

	League		FA Cup		FL Cup		Ch.Shld		Europe		Total
Season	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls
1975–76	27	-	1	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	30	-
1976–77	33	2	3	-	4	1	-	-	-	-	40	3
1977–78	41	1	6	1	6	-	-	-	-	-	53	2
1978–79	37	2	11	-	1	-	-	-	5	-	54	2
1979–80	34	1	9	-	6	-	1	-	9	-	59	1
1980–81	24	1	1	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	27	1
1981–82	40	1	1	-	5	-	-	-	4	-	50	1
1982–83	35	1	5	-	7	-	-	-	2	-	49	1
1983–84	36	-	1	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	41	-
1984–85	35	-	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	41	-
1985–86	36	-	5	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	48	-
1986–87	39	-	4	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	52	-
1987–88	23	-	4	-	6	1	-	-	-	-	33	1
1988–89	26	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	28	-
1989–90	28+6	1	3	-	4	-	1	-	-	-	36+6	1
1990–91	11+10	1	5+1	-	0+1	-	-	-	-	-	16+12	1
1991–92	10+14	-	1	-	0+1	-	1	-	1	-	13+15	-
1992–93	6+5	-	1+3	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	9+8	-
Total	523+35	11	66+4	1	68+2	2	3	-	21	-	681+41	14

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