George O'Callaghan

O'Callaghan started his career with Port Vale in 1995; he made 41 appearances for the club before joining Cork City in 2002.

After being named the club's Young Player of the Year, O'Callaghan was on the point of breaking into the first-team in the 1998–99 season, until John Rudge was sacked.

Shortly after, he signed for his hometown club Cork City, making his debut in the opening game of the 2002–03 season against Shelbourne in 3–0 home win in which he scored.

Following the arrival of Neale Fenn in 2004, O'Callaghan was moved to midfield by then manager Pat Dolan to accommodate the new player.

He scored eleven goals in all competitions, including in the 2005–06 UEFA Cup, and was also announced as the eircom League Player of the Year for 2005.

[8] He remained training at Ipswich for the following two months, unable to formally sign because of UEFA's transfer window system.

In January 2007, the clubs finally negotiated a deal despite strong words on both sides, concluding in an undisclosed fee[9] (speculated to be around £60,000) which saw him sign an eighteen-month contract with Ipswich.

On his full Ipswich debut, he was sent off playing in the FA Cup against Watford, after an alleged stamp on defender Danny Shittu.

In August 2007, Ipswich agreed terms with Brighton & Hove Albion to sell O'Callaghan for around £85,000, rising to £105,000 based on appearances.

[10] He rejected the chance to sign permanently at Brighton, stating that chairman Dick Knight was being unrealistic with the wages he was offering both himself and fellow striker Bas Savage.

"[11] On 31 January 2008, O'Callaghan returned home to Cork City, signing a three-year deal under new manager Alan Mathews.

After numerous man of the match displays at Cork City, it was announced on 9 July that O'Callaghan, along with ex-teammate Bas Savage, had joined Tranmere Rovers on a two-year contract.

At the end of June 2010 George decided to return to Cork City to help the club's attempt to achieve promotion from the First Division.

[24] He was sacked in January 2015, along with Singapore international Fazrul Nawaz, after the pair began missing training sessions.

[25] O'Callaghan drove through a red light in Cork at 2:40 am on 13 October 2004, and upon his arrest admitted that he had "had seven or eight pints, a few shots and a few cocktails".