Padraig O'Connor was an Irish soccer player in the League of Ireland

League of Ireland

The League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...

 during the 1970s and 1980s.

He played for Bohemians from 1973 to 1978 winning 2 league titles and making 147 league appearances (8 as sub), scoring 11 goals. He also made 14 appearances in European competition for the club scoring 1 goal in the European Cup. He is the brother of Bohemian legend Turlough O'Connor

Turlough O'Connor (footballer)

Turlough O'Connor was an Irish soccer player during the 1960s and 1970s. He is a member of the Bohemians' Hall of Fame.His two brothers Padraig O'Connor and Michael O'Connor also played for Athlone Town.-Playing career:...

 and Michael O'Connor (Irish footballer).

He had a spell as caretaker manager of Bohemians in 1990 after the departure of Billy Young

Billy Young

Billy Young is an Irish soccer player who was born in Dublin. He represented Bohemian F.C. with distinction for nearly 30 years as player, coach and manager and was inducted into their Hall of Fame in November 2007.-Playing career:...

. He also managed Athlone Town

Athlone Town A.F.C.

Athlone Town F.C. is an Irish football club from Athlone, playing in the League of Ireland. The club was founded in 1887. First elected to the League of Ireland in 1922, they play their home matches in Lissywoollen their new stadium which opened in 2007...

 previous to his spell in charge at Bohs.

Shared a testimonial with Tom Conway (footballer)

Tom Conway (footballer)

Tom Conway was an Irish soccer player during the 1980s and 1990s. He comes from a famous footballing family with brothers Jimmy and John also being noted players.-Career:He made his League of Ireland debut for Athlone Town A.F.C...

 in May 1985 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1985/0513/Pg004.html#Ar00409:0CBA8F0FAAA5182A3F1A5A4D.

In 2009, he was a Gaelic football coach, co-managing the Na Fianna under 15 team.

Honours

• League of Ireland
  League of Ireland
  The League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...
  
  : 2
  • Bohemians - 1974/75, 1977/78

• FAI Cup
  FAI Cup
  The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup, known as the FAI Ford Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland...
  
  : 1
  • Bohemians - 1976

• League of Ireland Cup: 1
  • Bohemians - 1975

• PFAI Player of the Year:
  • Athlone Town - 1980/81