Martin O'Neill

O'Neill was born in Kilrea,Said by O'Neill during lecture on theme of "[http://www.thescore.ie/martin-oneill-irish-identity-1089500-Nov2013/ What it means to be Irish] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826114244/http://www.thescore.ie/martin-oneill-irish-identity-1089500-Nov2013/ |date=26 August 2014 }}", part of the [http://www.rte.ie/radio1/presidential/ Ireland Of Tomorrow – A Presidential Lecture Series] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090118030838/http://www.rte.ie/radio1/presidential/ |date=18 January 2009 }} (first broadcast on RTÉ Radio on 31 December 2008) Derry, Northern Ireland, in 1952. He was the sixth child of nine siblings, and has four brothers and four sisters. O'Neill's father was a founding member of local GAA club Pádraig Pearse's Kilrea. His brothers Gerry and Leo played for the club as well as being on the Derry senior team which won the 1958 Ulster Championship and reached that year's All-Ireland Championship final. He played for both Kilrea and Derry at underage level as well. He also played Gaelic football while boarding at St Columb's College, Derry, and later at St Malachy's College, Belfast.

While at St Malachy's, he first came to public attention as a football player with local side Rosario and then eventually with Distillery. This breached the Gaelic Athletic Association prohibition on Gaelic footballers playing "foreign sports". When St Malachy's reached the 1970 MacRory Cup final, the Antrim GAA County Board refused to allow the game to go ahead at Belfast's Casement Park. The colleges involved switched the venue to County Tyrone to enable him to play. St Malachy's won the game.

Before playing for Distillery in the Irish League, O'Neill played for the South Belfast side Rosario. (Now he also has a conference room dedicated to him in Rosario Football Club's local Youth Club.) While at Distillery, he won the Irish Cup in 1971, scoring twice in a 3–0 win over Derry City in the final.{{cite web|title=Northern Ireland – Cup Finals|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilcuphist.html|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|work=RSSSF.com|access-date=6 September 2014}} His second goal was particularly impressive, a mazy run in which he dribbled past three opponents before scoring with a powerful shot.{{cite book|last1=Montgomery|first1=Alex|via=Google Books|title=Martin O'Neill – The Biography|date=2007|publisher=Virgin Books|isbn=978-0-7535-1241-8|page=108|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H7R5zEA1JLYC&q=martin+o%27neill+law+university+of+belfast&pg=PA99|access-date=6 September 2014}} As a result of winning the cup, Distillery qualified for Europe the following season. O'Neill scored against Barcelona in the European Cup Winners' Cup in a 3–1 home defeat in September 1971.{{cite web|last1=Pavlushko|first1=Anton|title=Lisburn Distillery 1971–1972 : Results|url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/lisburn-distillery/1971-1972/results|publisher=Statto Organisation|work=Statto.com|access-date=6 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907165144/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/lisburn-distillery/1971-1972/results|archive-date=7 September 2014|url-status=dead}} During this period he was spotted by a scout for Nottingham Forest. He signed for the English club in October 1971, leaving Distillery and quitting his law degree studies at the University of Belfast.{{Cite news|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/martin-oneill-waves-goodbye-to-republic-of-ireland-but-he-can-bounce-back-37553402.html|title = Martin O'Neill waves goodbye to Republic of Ireland – but he can bounce back|newspaper = Belfasttelegraph}}

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O'Neill went on to play an integral role in Forest's golden era. He scored on his league debut for the club, a 4–1 win over West Bromwich Albion on 13 November 1971.{{cite web|title=Martin O'Neill – Nottingham Forest|url=http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football/martin-o-neill-8740/league-appearances-for-forest_a17181/|work=Sporting Heroes|access-date=7 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907143323/http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football/martin-o-neill-8740/league-appearances-for-forest_a17181/|archive-date=7 September 2014|url-status=dead}} He went on to make a total of 17 league appearances that season, scoring twice, but could not prevent his side's relegation from the First Division in 1972. However, the appointment of Brian Clough as manager in January 1975 was the beginning of a revolution for Nottingham Forest.{{cite web|title=Martin O'Neill hopes glory days can return at Nottingham Forest|url=http://www.nottinghampost.com/Martin-O-Neill-hopes-glory-days-return-Nottingham/story-20024875-detail/story.html|publisher=Local World|work=Nottingham Post|access-date=6 September 2014|date=2 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906223950/http://www.nottinghampost.com/Martin-O-Neill-hopes-glory-days-return-Nottingham/story-20024875-detail/story.html|archive-date=6 September 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} Under Clough's management, O'Neill helped Forest gain promotion to the top flight in 1977 and win the league title and League Cup a year later,{{cite web|last1=Spencer|first1=Pete|title=Reliving The Classics: When Nottingham Forest Won The League In 1977–78|url=http://www.soccersouls.com/2014/07/06/reliving-the-classics-when-nottingham-forest-won-the-league-in-1977-78/|publisher=FFO Sports Publishing|work=Soccer Souls|access-date=6 September 2014|date=6 July 2014}} which was followed by further League Cup success in 1979.{{cite web|title=Martin O'Neill timeline|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/aug/09/martin-oneill-timeline-aston-villa|publisher=Guardian News and Media|work=The Guardian|access-date=6 September 2014|date=9 August 2010}} That same year, he was dropped to the substitutes' bench for Forest's first European Cup victory over Malmö after failing to fully recover from an injury,{{cite web|title=Season 1978–79|url=http://www.europeancuphistory.com/euro79.html|publisher=European Cup History|access-date=6 September 2014}}{{cite web|title=Malmo FF v Nottingham Forest, 30 May 1979|url=http://www.11v11.com/matches/malmo-ff-v-nottingham-forest-30-may-1979-307662/|publisher=AFS Enterprises|work=11v11.com|access-date=6 September 2014}} but he played in their 1980 win over Hamburg.{{cite web|title=European Cup 1980|url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/club/history-landing-page/european-cup-1980/|publisher=Nottingham Forest|access-date=28 June 2019}}

O'Neill signed for Norwich City in February 1981 for £250,000. However, Norwich were relegated on the last day of the season and he activated a release clause which enabled him to sign for Manchester City.{{cite magazine|magazine=When Saturday Comes|date=May 2022|page=25|title=Focus on Martin O'Neill}} Despite a good start, he soon became out of favour with manager John Bond and returned to Norwich in February 1982, where he scored six goals to help them finish third and secure promotion. After another season at Norwich, he returned to Nottingham to play for Notts County where they had successive relegations. Hoping to get fit for Northern Ireland's 1986 World Cup squad, O'Neill attempted to make a comeback in 1984 with Chesterfield, but only played part of a reserve game before being forced off with a knee injury after 20 minutes. After leaving Chesterfield, then-Fulham manager Ray Harford invited O'Neill to join the club in a bid to regain his fitness. O'Neill only managed to take part in two reserve games for Fulham (neither of which he completed), before retiring as a result of his cruciate ligament injury in February 1985.{{cite web|title=Martin O'Neill – Manchester City|url=http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football/manchester-city-fc/martin-o-neill-8740/biography-of-his-football-career-at-man-city_a12031/|work=Sporting Heroes|access-date=7 September 2014}}{{cite web|title=In Profile: Martin O'Neill|date=3 December 2011 |url=http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/man-city/news/in-profile-martin-oneill_9361.html|publisher=SportsMole|access-date=7 September 2014}}

O'Neill first represented his country in an amateur international against Scotland at The Oval in February 1971. Then he made his senior debut in a UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying game against Soviet Union national football team on 13 October 1971.{{Cite news |title='Soul matters' – Martin O'Neill on Belfast, George Best and a classic encounter with Barcelona |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2022/11/26/martin-oneill-soul-matters-its-the-essence-of-a-team/ |access-date=2023-08-28 |newspaper=The Irish Times |language=en}} He was then a regular for Northern Ireland, captaining the side at the 1982 World Cup in Spain which reached the second group stage and defeated the host nation in Valencia. He played 64 times and scored eight goals for Northern Ireland between 1971 and 1984. He also won the British Home Championship twice as a player, in 1980 and 1984.

After his playing career, O'Neill worked at an insurance company before beginning a career in football management, initially at Grantham Town in 1987. This was followed by a brief spell at the helm of Shepshed Charterhouse.

He became manager of Wycombe Wanderers in February 1990. In May of that year, he played in the Martin O'Neill XI side, along with George Best, in a friendly match that was to be the last ever match held at Loakes Park. In the 1990–91 season, he took Wycombe to fifth in the Football Conference. In the 1991–92 season, he led Wycombe to second place in the Conference, losing out to Colchester United only on goal difference. The following season, he took Wycombe into the Football League for the very first time. In the 1993–94 season, he guided Wycombe to a second successive promotion via the Division 3 play-offs as a 4–2 win over Preston North End took them up into Division 2.{{cite web |url=https://www.fchd.info/WYCOMBEW.HTM |title=Wycombe Wanderers |publisher=Richard Rundle |work=Football Club History Database |access-date=9 August 2010}} In the 1994–95 season, Wycombe narrowly missed out on the Division 2 play-offs and he left the club on 13 June 1995 to become manager at Norwich City. O'Neill also won the FA Trophy with Wycombe in 1991 and 1993.{{cite news |title=Football: Prize at a price for Wycombe: Rupert Metcalf reports on the non-League history-makers with much to ponder after a victorious visit to Wembley |first=Rupert |last=Metcalf |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-prize-at-a-price-for-wycombe-rupert-metcalf-reports-on-the-nonleague-historymakers-with-much-to-ponder-after-a-victorious-visit-to-wembley-2322097.html |work=The Independent|date=10 May 1993 |access-date=23 April 2012}}

Under O'Neill, Wycombe also reached the Conference League Cup final twice, winning the trophy in 1991–92. The team also won three Conference Shield titles and the London Five-a-Sides in 1994 and 1995.{{cite web | url=https://www.wycombewanderers.co.uk/news/2013/january/season-by-season/ | title=History: Season by season 20 January 2013 | publisher=WWFC | access-date=19 July 2020}}{{cite web | url=http://www.chairboys.co.uk/history/1993-1994/may1994-5-a-side.htm | title=Retro – A look back on the 1993/94 season: May 1994 – Shock Five-a-side success for Wanderers | publisher=Chair Boys | access-date=19 July 2020}}
{{cite web | url=http://www.chairboys.co.uk/history/1994-1995/1995_05_15_london_fives.htm | title=Wanderers take 5-a-title: Monday 15th May 1995: London Fives at Wembley | publisher=Chair Boys | access-date=19 July 2020}} Wycombe were also beaten finalists in both the Berks & Bucks Senior Cup and Drinkwise Cup.{{cite web | url=http://www.chairboys.co.uk/history/1992-1993/april1993-3.htm | title=Wycombe Wanderers 1992–1993 – retro April 1993 – League season completed but disappointment in Drinkwise Cup | publisher=Chair Boys | access-date=19 July 2020}}

O'Neill became manager of Norwich City in June 1995,{{cite news |title=O'Neill returns to Norwich |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/oneill-returns-to-norwich-1586454.html |work=The Independent |date=14 June 1995 |access-date=23 April 2012}} and left the club in December, due to differences with club chairman Robert Chase over the potential signing of striker Dean Windass, then in his first stint at Hull City, for £750,000.{{cite news |title=O'Neill's sudden resignation stuns Norwich |first=Trevor |last=Haylett |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-oneills-sudden-resignation-stuns-norwich-1526278.html |work=The Independent |date=18 December 1995 |access-date=17 August 2009}}

O'Neill joined Leicester City, immediately after leaving Norwich City. In his first season, Leicester were promoted from the Football League to the Premier League via the play-offs. They won the Football League Cup under him in 1997,{{cite news |title=Football: Heskey levels at the last to deflate Juninho |first=Glenn |last=Moore |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-heskey-levels-at-the-last-to-deflate-juninho-1265668.html |work=The Independent |date=7 April 1997 |access-date=23 April 2012}}{{cite news |title=Claridge's five-star silver service |first=Glenn |last=Moore |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/claridges-fivestar-silver-service-1267700.html |work=The Independent|date=17 April 1997 |access-date=23 April 2012}} and 2000,{{cite news |title=Leicester triumph at Wembley |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/658945.stm |publisher=BBC Sport|date=27 February 2000 |access-date=23 April 2012}} as well as reaching the 1999 final of the competition.{{cite news |title=Sport: Football – Nielsen nicks it for Spurs |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/300408.stm |publisher=BBC Sport|date=22 March 1999 |access-date=23 April 2012}} They finished ninth in the Premier League in 1997, tenth in 1998 and 1999, and eighth in 2000. The two League Cup triumphs saw them qualify for the UEFA Cup in 1997–98 and 2000–01.

In October 1998, he was favourite to take over the manager's job at Leeds United.{{cite news |title=O'Neill to stay with Leicester |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/fa_carling_premiership/197232.stm |publisher=BBC Sport|date=25 October 1998 |access-date=23 April 2012}} George Graham, who had just resigned from Leeds, brought his Spurs team to Filbert Street for his first game in charge. The Leicester Mercury organised a protest and printed thousands of "Don't Go Martin" posters, which were held up by fans throughout the game, which Leicester won. Thousands of balloons were also released. O'Neill remained as Leicester manager until his contract expired.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}

O'Neill left Leicester on 1 June 2000,{{cite news |title=Celtic win O'Neill tussle |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/769394.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=1 June 2000 |access-date=23 April 2012}} taking over from the team of John Barnes and Kenny Dalglish to become manager of Celtic, who had finished runners-up to Old Firm rivals Rangers in both of their previous seasons. In the season just gone, they had finished 21 points behind the champions.

O'Neill's first Old Firm game, in late August 2000, ended in a 6–2 victory for Celtic. It was their biggest victory over Rangers since the 1957 Scottish League Cup Final. His second Old Firm game saw a reversal of fortunes, however, as Celtic suffered a 5–1 defeat.{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/interactive/top_tens_story/0,25722,15881_5595879,00.html |work=Sky Sports |publisher=BSkyB |title=Topical Top Tens |access-date=22 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116071459/http://www.skysports.com/interactive/top_tens_story/0%2C25722%2C15881_5595879%2C00.html |archive-date=16 January 2014 }} In that first season, O'Neill won a domestic treble with Celtic, the first time this had been achieved since 1968–69. He was then touted as a potential successor to Alex Ferguson, who had announced he was to leave Manchester United in 2002.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/1340732.stm |title=Ferguson touts O'Neill as successor |date=20 May 2001 |access-date=13 June 2015 |publisher=BBC Sport}} Celtic then retained the league title in 2001–02, the first time since 1982 that Celtic had managed that feat. Celtic also qualified for the Champions League group stage, winning all of their home games but losing all of their away games.

He then guided Celtic to the 2003 UEFA Cup Final in Seville, which Celtic lost 3–2 in extra time to a Porto side managed by José Mourinho.{{cite news |title=Porto end Celtic's Uefa dream |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/3043029.stm |publisher=BBC Sport|date=21 May 2003 |access-date=23 April 2012}} This was Celtic's first European final since 1970 and they beat Blackburn, Celta Vigo, Stuttgart, Liverpool and Boavista on the way to the final. He was named on the five-man shortlist for UEFA Team of the Year in the manager category in 2003

{{cite news |title=uefa.com Team of the Year 2003 nominations |url=https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/133586.pdf | website = UEFA |access-date=31 January 2021}} The following season Celtic regained the league title from rivals Rangers and reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup, with their run seeing them knock out Barcelona.

On 25 May 2005, Celtic announced that O'Neill would resign as manager to care for his wife, Geraldine, who had lymphoma. His last competitive game in charge of Celtic was the Scottish Cup final 1–0 victory over Dundee United on 28 May 2005, decided by an eleventh-minute goal by Alan Thompson.{{cite news |title=O'Neill leaves Bhoys with Cup win |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_div_1/4589807.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=28 May 2005 |access-date=23 April 2012}}

Under O'Neill, Celtic won 213, drew 29 and lost 40 of 282 games played, making him the most successful Celtic manager since Jock Stein. In his five seasons at Celtic Park, O'Neill won three Scottish Premier League titles, three Scottish Cups, and a League Cup. The two league titles he lost were by margins of a goal and a point, respectively. He also oversaw a record seven consecutive victories in Old Firm derbies, and in the 2003–04 season Celtic created a British record of 25 consecutive league victories.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/mar/11/manchester-united-consecutive-league-wins-the-knowledge|title=Have Manchester United just set a record for consecutive league wins?|publisher=Guardian News and Media|work=The Guardian|date=11 March 2009|access-date=14 January 2011|first1=Rob|last1=Smyth|first2=John|last2=Ashdown}} His win rate of 75.5% is the highest of any manager in the club's history.{{cite news |title=Celtic Manager Records |url=https://www.fitbastats.com/celtic/manager_records.php |publisher=fitba stats |access-date=31 January 2021}}

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O'Neill was introduced as the Aston Villa manager at a press conference on 4 August 2006. At this, he stated: "It's absolutely fantastic to be back and with a club such as this. This is a fantastic challenge. I am well aware of the history of this football club. Trying to restore it to its days of former glory seems a long way away – but why not try? It is nearly 25 years since they won the European Cup but that is the dream."{{cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/match_preview/0,19764,11065_3242664,00.html|title=Carling Cup final preview|date=28 February 2010|access-date=15 January 2011|publisher=Sky Sports }}

Villa had the year's longest unbeaten start of any Premier League side in 2006–07, going 9 games without a league defeat until 28 October. Villa suffered a mid-season slump but recovered late in the season, winning their three away games in April to end the season how it began with a run of 9 unbeaten fixtures. For this O'Neill was named the Premier League Manager of the Month for April.{{cite news|url=http://www.myfootballfacts.com/Premier_League_Manager_of_the_Month_Awards.html|title=Premier League Manager of the Month Awards from August 1993 to April 2014 |access-date=15 January 2011 |publisher=www.myfootballfacts.com }} Villa's final points tally was 50,{{cite web|url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/aston-villa/2006-2007/table|title=Aston Villa 2006–2007 : English Premier League Table|publisher=Statto|access-date=28 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329005216/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/aston-villa/2006-2007/table|archive-date=29 March 2014|url-status=dead}} an improvement of 8 over the previous season and finished 11th, 5 places higher than the previous season.{{cite web|url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/aston-villa/2005-2006/table|title=Aston Villa 2005–2006 : English Premier League Table|publisher=Statto|access-date=28 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329005214/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/aston-villa/2005-2006/table|archive-date=29 March 2014|url-status=dead}} In October 2007, Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner said that he would not stop O'Neill from leaving Villa if he was offered the vacant post of England manager.{{cite news|url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/19102007/58/euro-2008-villa-free-o-neill-england.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021035714/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/19102007/58/euro-2008-villa-free-o-neill-england.html |archive-date=21 October 2007 |title=Villa free O'Neill for England|publisher=Eurosport|access-date=4 November 2007}} O'Neill later dismissed the reports, calling them "unfair speculation".{{cite news|url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/19102007/58/premier-league-o-neill-unfair-speculation.html|title=O'Neill dismisses "unfair speculation"|publisher=Eurosport|access-date=4 November 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021234446/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/19102007/58/premier-league-o-neill-unfair-speculation.html|archive-date=21 October 2007}}

Aston Villa just missed out on a UEFA Cup spot on the final day of the 2007–08 season and qualified for the Intertoto Cup by finishing sixth. They scored 71 goals, (their second best ever tally in the Premier League and best tally since winning the title in 1981), gained 60 points which was Villa's highest points tally since 1996–97, and were the third highest goalscorers.{{cite news|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/tables/_/league/eng.1/season/2007/barclays-premier-league?cc=5739|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024042914/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/tables/_/league/eng.1/season/2007/barclays-premier-league?cc=5739|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 October 2012|title=2007–2008 English Premier League Table|access-date=15 January 2011|publisher=soccernet.espn.go.com.com}}

After 25 games of the 2008–09 season, having qualified for the UEFA Cup as joint winners of the Intertoto Cup, the club were third in the table on 51 points, two points above Chelsea on level games and seven points above Arsenal in fifth place and on course for a place in the Champions League for the first time since 1983. O'Neill decided to prioritise Champions League qualification above all else, fielding a virtual reserve side for a UEFA Cup game against CSKA Moscow which was subsequently lost.{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/02/26/uefacup.roundup/index.html|title=Villa 'reserves' crash out to CSKA Moscow|publisher=CNN|date=26 February 2009|access-date=14 December 2013}} Following this, Villa failed to win any of the next 8 league games and improving form for Arsenal & Chelsea meant that Villa failed to reach the top 4.

At the start of the 2009–10 season, Villa failed to qualify for the group stage of the newly named Europa League, but continued their progress in the league with wins against Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool. Arsenal defeated Villa 3–0 at Emirates Stadium, and drew at home.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8423583.stm|title=Arsenal 3 – 0 Aston Villa|date=27 December 2009|access-date=15 January 2011|publisher=BBC Sport}}

Once again Villa finished sixth for the third season running, and once again improved their points tally finishing with 64 points; their poor home form (they drew eight times at home) denied them a chance to qualify for the UEFA Champions League.

Aston Villa reached their first final under O'Neill, and their first final in ten years on 28 February 2010 against Manchester United in the League Cup, but lost 2–1.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/7338947/Aston-Villa-1-Manchester-United-2-Carling-Cup-final-match-report.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/7338947/Aston-Villa-1-Manchester-United-2-Carling-Cup-final-match-report.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Aston Villa 1 Manchester United 2: Carling Cup final match report|date=1 March 2010|access-date=15 January 2011|publisher=www.telegraph.co.uk|location=London|first=Henry|last=Winter}}{{cbignore}}

On 9 August 2010, O'Neill resigned as manager of Aston Villa with immediate effect.{{cite news|url=http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2116445,00.html|title=Club Statement|publisher=Aston Villa|date=9 August 2010|access-date=28 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923191145/http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2116445,00.html|archive-date=23 September 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

On his departure, O'Neill said: "I have enjoyed my time at Aston Villa immensely. It's obviously a wrench to be leaving such a magnificent club."{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/8898993.stm|title=Martin O'Neill resigns as Aston Villa manager |date=9 August 2010|work=BBC Sport|access-date=9 August 2010}} O'Neill was reportedly unhappy about the funds available for transfers,{{cite news|title=Martin O'Neill quits as Aston Villa manager after transfer funds row|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/aug/09/martin-oneill-quits-aston-villa|date=9 August 2010|access-date=13 December 2010|location=London|first=Stuart|last=James}} but his departure just five days before the start of the new season still came as a shock to the club and its players. Lerner issued a statement two days later, saying he and O'Neill "no longer shared a common view as to how to move forward, but the two remain good friends."{{cite news|title=Aston Villa's Randy Lerner breaks silence over Martin O'Neill exit|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/aug/11/randy-lerner-aston-villa-oneill|work=The Guardian|access-date=13 December 2010|date=11 August 2010|location=London|first=Stuart|last=James}}

On 3 December 2011, O'Neill signed a three-year contract with the Premier League club Sunderland, the team he had supported as a boy.{{cite news|url=http://www.safc.com/news/20111203/sunderland-appoint-martin-oneill_2256213_2536081|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713001004/http://www.safc.com/news/20111203/sunderland-appoint-martin-oneill_2256213_2536081|archive-date=13 July 2012|title= Sunderland appoint Martin O'Neill|publisher=Sunderland A.F.C.|date=3 December 2011|access-date=3 December 2011}} In O'Neill's first game in charge, Sunderland came from 1–0 down to beat Blackburn Rovers 2–1 at the Stadium of Light. Under O'Neill, Sunderland began to improve dramatically with four wins from his first six games, including one over league leaders Manchester City.{{cite news

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| last=Edwards}} Sunderland continued to perform well in the first few months under O'Neill. They rose to ninth in the league and continued their challenge for a Europa League spot. On 18 February, they beat Arsenal 2–0 to knock them out of the FA Cup fifth round. A week after this, they lost 4–0 to West Bromwich Albion.{{cite news

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| access-date = 3 March 2012}} The next week was O'Neill's first Tyne–Wear derby. The 'fiercely contested' match finished 1–1 with two red cards for Sunderland.{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/sunderland/9122374/Sunderland-manager-Martin-ONeill-accuses-Newcastle-counterpart-Alan-Pardew-of-influencing-the-referee.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/sunderland/9122374/Sunderland-manager-Martin-ONeill-accuses-Newcastle-counterpart-Alan-Pardew-of-influencing-the-referee.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | first=Luke | last=Edwards | title=Sunderland manager Martin O'Neill accuses Newcastle counterpart Alan Pardew of influencing the referee | date=4 March 2012}}{{cbignore}} The following week, Sunderland defeated Liverpool 1–0 at the Stadium Of Light. Sunderland's form declined towards the end of the season and they finished in 13th place.

The following season, O'Neill had bought Steven Fletcher and Adam Johnson in an attempt to build on his previous 13th place and push on for the top ten. He claimed a solid 0–0 draw at the Emirates against Arsenal in the first game of the season. Sunderland went unbeaten for the first five games before a 3–0 defeat at Manchester City. They then claimed a 1–1 draw in O'Neill's first Tyne-Wear derby at the Stadium of Light after a late Demba Ba own goal. Sunderland then suffered a 0–1 home defeat to Aston Villa and a 1–0 defeat to Middlesbrough in the League Cup. Sunderland slipped into the relegation zone following a 1–3 home defeat to Chelsea. Sunderland's form started to improve over the winter as they climbed the table following an impressive run of results, including another 1–0 success over Manchester City and a 2–3 success over Wigan as they reached a season high of eleventh. However, this proved to be O'Neill's last victory, as Sunderland endured a run of eight games without a win.

O'Neill was dismissed by Sunderland on 30 March 2013 following a 1–0 defeat by Manchester United, which left the team one point above the Premier League relegation zone with seven games left to play in the season. Sunderland had failed to secure victory in the eight matches leading up to O'Neill's departure, winning only three points out of a possible 24 during that spell.{{cite news

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O'Neill was confirmed as the new Republic of Ireland national football team manager on 5 November 2013. He was joined by former team captain Roy Keane as his assistant manager.{{cite news| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24819018| title = Martin O'Neill & Roy Keane: Republic of Ireland appoint duo| publisher = BBC |work= BBC Sport| date = 5 November 2013| access-date = 5 November 2013}}

His first game in charge on 15 November 2013 against Latvia was a 3–0 win at the Aviva Stadium.{{cite web|url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24921761|title= Rep of Ireland 3 Latvia 0|date=15 November 2013|work=BBC Sport|access-date=20 November 2013}} On 19 November 2013, O'Neill's first away game as manager saw the team draw 0–0 against Poland at the Stadion Miejski in Poznań.{{cite web|url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24961598|title= Poland 0 Rep of Ireland 0|date=19 November 2013|work=BBC Sport|access-date=20 November 2013}} His first loss as manager came on 5 March 2014, a 2–1 scoreline in a home friendly against Serbia.{{cite web| url = https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/mar/05/ireland-serbia-international-friendly-match-report| title = Ireland loosen up in second half and Serbia take full advantage {{!}} Republic of Ireland {{!}} The Guardian| website = TheGuardian.com| date = 5 March 2014}}

On 16 November 2015, the Republic of Ireland qualified for UEFA Euro 2016 after defeating Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–1 on aggregate in the play-offs.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/nov/16/republic-of-ireland-bosnia-euro-2016-play-off-match-report|title=Jon Walters' double against Bosnia sends Republic of Ireland through|date=16 November 2015|work=Guardian|access-date=18 November 2015}}

In March 2016, O'Neill made comments made about the physical appearance of players' female partners, which were criticised as sexist. Orla O'Connor of the National Women's Council of Ireland said: "There is no place for sexist comments of this nature in Irish football, particularly at this level" {{cite news|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/republic-of-ireland/martin-oneill-in-sexism-storm-after-quip-only-pretty-wags-welcome-at-euros-34571018.html|title=Martin O'Neill in sexism storm after quip only pretty WAGs welcome at Euros|work=Belfast Telegraph|access-date=13 June 2016}}

On 7 June 2016, O'Neill signed a contract extension until the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/euro-2016/martin-oneill-and-roy-keane-sign-contract-extensions-with-ireland-34780294.html|title= Martin O'Neill and Roy Keane sign contract extensions with Ireland|date=7 June 2016|work=Irish Independent|access-date=9 June 2016}} On 22 June 2016, Ireland defeated Italy 1–0 in their final group game of Euro 2016 to qualify for the knock-out stages and round of 16 match against France.{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/euro-2016/daniel-mcdonnell-no-time-to-dwell-on-famous-win-for-irelands-tired-heroes-34828736.html|title=No time to dwell on famous win for Ireland's tired heroes|date=24 June 2016|work=Irish Independent|access-date=24 June 2016}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jun/22/italy-republic-of-ireland-euro-2016-match-report|title=Robbie Brady's header earns Ireland win over Italy and last-16 spot|date=22 June 2016|work=The Guardian|access-date=24 June 2016}}

In June 2016, O'Neill was criticised for using a derogatory term to describe LGBT people. During a public appearance in Cork that month, O'Neill informed a gathering of Ireland football fans that he had two others accompany assistant Roy Keane and him on a recent visit to San Francisco, as he was worried people might think they were "queers". The Gay and Lesbian Equality Network (GLEN) condemned the comments and called on him to apologise to the LGBT community. The National LGBT Federation also called on O'Neill to withdraw the remarks and apologise, stating that O'Neill's behaviour could only have a detrimental effect on attempts to tackle homophobic prejudice in sport. He apologised for the derogatory remark several days later.{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/ireland-world/article/oneill-accused-of-event-queer-jibe-fkt3pmlrp|title=O'Neill accused of event 'queer' jibe|website=The Times|access-date=13 June 2016}}{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/international/martin-o-neill-apologises-for-queers-remark-1.2674620|title=Martin O'Neill apologises for 'queers' remark|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en-US|access-date=13 June 2016}}

On 9 October 2017, Ireland defeated Wales 1–0 in Cardiff to qualify for the qualification play-offs.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/oct/09/wales-republic-ireland-world-cup-qualifier-match-report|title= James McClean stuns Wales and sends Republic of Ireland into play-offs|date=9 October 2017|work=Guardian|access-date=10 October 2017}} In the first leg of the play-offs on 11 November, Ireland drew 0–0 against Denmark in Copenhagen.{{cite web|url=http://www.the42.ie/denmark-ireland-world-cup-play-off-first-leg-3692296-Nov2017/ |title=Ireland's World Cup play-off on a knife edge after draw away to Denmark|date=10 November 2017|work=The 42|access-date=14 November 2017}} In the second leg on 14 November in Dublin, Ireland lost 5–1 to Denmark after taking the lead in the game.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/nov/14/republic-of-ireland-denmark-world-cup-2018-play-off-match-report |title=Republic of Ireland's World Cup dream shattered by Eriksen and Denmark|date=14 November 2017|work=Guardian|access-date=15 November 2017}} In January 2018, O'Neill signed a new two-year contract with the FAI after previously verbally agreeing to the contract in October 2017.{{cite news|url= https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/international-soccer/confirmed-republic-of-ireland-manager-martin-oneill-signs-new-deal-with-the-fai-36523205.html|title=Republic of Ireland manager Martin O'Neill signs new deal with the FAI|date=23 January 2018|work=Irish Independent|access-date=25 January 2018}}

On 6 September 2018, an understrength Ireland lost 4–1 to Wales in their opening game in the UEFA Nations League.{{cite news|url= https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/sep/06/wales-republic-of-ireland-nations-league-match-report|title =Gareth Bale's brilliance and Ampadu's impudence help Wales rout Ireland|date=6 September 2018|work=The Guardian|access-date=7 September 2018}}{{cite web|url= https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/international-soccer/comment-this-looked-like-the-end-of-an-era-for-ireland-not-the-start-of-one-37291819.html|title =Comment: This looked like the end of an era for Ireland, not the start of one|date=6 September 2018|work=Irish Independent|access-date=7 September 2018}} Ireland went on to finish bottom of their group, picking up just two points in two 0–0 draws against Denmark and were relegated to UEFA Nations League C for the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League (although were later restored to League B following a format change).{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/international-soccer/toothless-ireland-stretch-goal-drought-to-four-matches-after-disappointing-denmark-draw-37545664.html |title =Toothless Ireland stretch goal drought to four matches after disappointing Denmark draw|date=19 November 2018|work=Irish Independent|access-date=20 November 2018}} On 21 November 2018, O'Neill parted company with the FAI.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/international-soccer/martin-oneills-statement-in-full-37553830.html |title =Martin O'Neill's statement in full|date=22 November 2018|work=Irish Independent|access-date=22 November 2018}}

It was announced on 15 January 2019 that O'Neill had become the manager of Nottingham Forest.{{Cite web |title=Martin O'Neill takes charge at Nottingham Forest |publisher=Sky Sports |date=15 January 2019 |access-date=15 January 2019 |url= https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11727/11607787/martin-oneill-takes-charge-at-nottingham-forest}} O'Neill guided the club to a ninth-place finish in the Championship; however, he was sacked as manager on 28 June 2019, soon after assistant Roy Keane had departed the club.{{cite web |date=28 June 2019 |title=Sabri Lamouchi: Nottingham Forest appoint Frenchman 18 minutes after sacking Martin O'Neill |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48800839 |access-date=13 December 2024 |website=BBC Sport}}

Despite never completing his law degree at Queen's University Belfast, O'Neill remains a follower of criminology. His interest began with the James Hanratty case of 1961.{{cite news|first=Ian|last=Kehoe|title=Bhoy wonder|url=http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2004/05/30/story549886948.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100222014045/http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2004/05/30/story549886948.asp|archive-date=22 February 2010|work=The Sunday Business Post|date=30 May 2004|access-date=29 January 2009}}

He has worked in television as an analyst for BBC and ITV at the World Cup, the European Championship and on UEFA Champions League matches.

O'Neill was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1983 New Year Honours for services to association football,UK & Commonwealth list: {{London Gazette |issue=49212 |date=30 December 1982 |pages=15 |supp=y |nolink=yes}} and promoted to Officer of the same Order (OBE) for services to football in the 2004 New Year Honours.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/3357679.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|title=O'Neill becomes OBE|date=31 December 2003|access-date=29 January 2009}}United Kingdom: {{London Gazette |issue=57155 |date=31 December 2003 |pages=12 |supp=1 }} In 2002, Norwich supporters voted him into the club's Hall of Fame.

He was awarded the Nottingham Lifetime Achievement Award on 3 November 2013 for his services to football and achievements with Nottingham Forest.{{cite news

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In November 2022, O'Neill's memoir, On Days Like These: The Incredible Autobiography of a Football Legend, was published.{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Ewan |date=11 November 2022 |title=Martin O'Neill: 'I deserved criticism. But it was an absolute outpouring' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/nov/11/martin-oneill-i-deserved-criticism-but-it-was-an-absolute-outpouring |access-date=13 December 2024 |website=The Guardian}}

In June 2024, O'Neill began co-hosting The Football Authorities podcast alongside his friend Clive Tyldesley. The podcast provides an in-depth analysis of football's major stories. The podcast also features a segment where listeners' questions are addressed.{{cite web |date=2024-05-23 |title=Clive Tyldesley and Martin O'Neill to front new football podcast |work=podcastingtoday.co.uk|url=https://podcastingtoday.co.uk/clive-tyldesley-and-martin-oneill-to-front-new-football-podcast/ |access-date=2024-08-01 |language=en-GB}}

O'Neill and his wife Geraldine have two daughters.{{cite news| url = https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/footballs-great-oneills-are-honoured-by-uu-35896559.html| title = Football's great O'Neills are honoured by UU | newspaper = Belfast Telegraph}}

In his youth, O'Neill supported Sunderland and Celtic. His favourite player was Sunderland captain and centre-half Charlie Hurley, who won Sunderland's Man of the Century award in 1979.{{cite web|url = https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/dec/10/martin-oneill-sunderland|title=Martin O'Neill ready to fulfil his destiny at boyhood club Sunderland|date=10 December 2011|work=Guardian |access-date=5 November 2013}}

{{cite web|url = http://www.11v11.com/players/martin-oneill-26727/|title= Martin O' Neill International Playing Record|work=11v11|access-date=20 November 2013}}

Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first.

{{updated|match played 5 May 2019}}{{cite web |title=Martin O'Neils' managerial career |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/managers/manager.sd?manager_id=932 |work=Racing Post |access-date=26 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070816194844/http://www.soccerbase.com/managers2.sd?managerid=932 |archive-date=16 August 2007 |url-status=live }}

Distillery

• Irish Cup: 1970–71

Nottingham Forest

• First Division: 1977–78
• League Cup: 1977–78, 1978–79
• European Cup: 1978–79, 1979–80
• FA Charity Shield: 1978{{cite web|title=Martin O'Neill|url=http://nifootball.blogspot.co.uk/2007/04/martin-oneill.html|publisher=Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats|access-date=7 September 2014}}
• European Super Cup: 1979{{cite web|title=European Super Cup 1979/80|url=http://www.footballsite.co.uk/Statistics/European/SuperCup/SuperCup1979-80.htm|publisher=footballsite.co.uk|access-date=6 September 2014}}
• Anglo-Scottish Cup: 1976–77

Northern Ireland

• British Home Championship: 1979–80,{{cite web|title=British Champions 1980|url=http://nifootball.blogspot.co.uk/2006/11/british-champions-1980.html|publisher=Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats|access-date=7 September 2014}} 1983–84{{cite web|title=British Champions 1984|url=http://nifootball.blogspot.co.uk/2006/11/british-champions-1984.html|publisher=Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats|access-date=7 September 2014}}

Wycombe Wanderers

• Football League Third Division play-offs: 1994
• Football Conference: 1992–93{{cite web | url=http://www.footballconference.co.uk/history.php | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100916192508/http://www.footballconference.co.uk/history.php |url-status=dead | archive-date=16 September 2010 | title=History | publisher=Football Conference |access-date=11 November 2017}}
• FA Trophy: 1990–91, 1992–93
• Conference League Cup: 1991–92
• Berks & Bucks Senior Cup: 1989-90
• Football Conference Shield: 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94

Leicester City

• Football League First Division play-offs: 1996
• Football League Cup: 1996–97, 1999–2000; runner-up: 1998–99{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/300408.stm |title=Nielsen nicks it for Spurs |website=BBC Sport |date=22 March 1999 |access-date=30 March 2024}}

Celtic

• Scottish Premier League: 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04
• Scottish Cup: 2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05
• Scottish League Cup: 2000–01
• UEFA Cup runner-up: 2002–03

Aston Villa

• Football League Cup runner-up: 2009–10{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/8531179.stm|publisher=BBC|work=BBC Sport|first=Phil|last=McNulty|title=Aston Villa 1–2 Man Utd|date=28 February 2010|access-date=28 April 2020}}

Individual

• Premier League Manager of the Month: September 1997, October 1998, November 1999, April 2007, November 2007, December 2008, April 2010, December 2011{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/managers/1203/Martin-ONeill/overview |title=Manager profile: Martin O'Neill |publisher=Premier League |access-date=15 September 2018}}
• Scottish Premier League Manager of the Month: August 2000, December 2000, February 2001, August 2001, April 2002, November 2002, October 2003, November 2003, January 2005
• LMA Football League Third Division Manager of Year: 1993–94
• LMA Football League First Division Manager of Year: 1995–96
• SFWA Manager of the Year: 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04
• Scottish Premier League Manager of the Year: 2003–04

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