Joe Omigie
Personal information
Full name Joseph Eghodalo Omigie[1]
Date of birth (1972-06-13) 13 June 1972
Place of birth Hammersmith, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Hounslow
Abbey News
Hawker Athletic
1994 Watford 0 (0)
1994 Donna
1994–1998 Brentford 25 (1)
1995 → Woking (loan) 6 (0)
1998–1999 Welling United 1 (0)
1999–2000 Farnborough Town 18 (2)
2003–2004 Hounslow Borough
International career
Nigeria Schoolboys
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joseph Eghodalo Omigie (born 13 June 1972) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Brentford.

Career

Early years

Born in Shepherd's Bush, London, Omigie began his senior career in non-League football with Hounslow, before dropping into Sunday league to play for Sportsmans Senior Sunday Football League clubs Abbey News and Hawker Athletic.[3] While playing Sunday league, Omigie, Charlie Oatway and Alan Mills were invited for trials with Second Division club Cardiff City,[4] but Oatway was the only one of the trio to win a contract.[3] Omigie joined First Division club Watford on trial and played in the club's 1994 Herts Senior Cup final win, but failed to earn a contract, having given what he described as "a performance to forget".[3] He moved to join non-League club Donna.[1]

Brentford

Omigie got his chance at League football when he signed a three-month contract with Second Division club Brentford in August 1994.[3] He failed to make a first team appearance during the 1994–95 season, but despite niggling injuries, he impressed enough in the reserves to be offered a new two-year contract.[3] Following a spell on loan at Conference club Woking early in the 1995–96 season,[5] Omigie made his Brentford debut on Boxing Day 1995, which came as a substitute for Dean Martin in a 1–0 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion.[6][7] With the struggling Bees finally looking safe in mid-table late in the 1995–96 season,[7] Omigie made his first senior start for the club in a 0–0 draw versus Swansea City on 23 March 1996 and played the full 90 minutes.[6] He made a total of 11 appearances without scoring during the 1995–96 season.[8]

Omigie had to wait until 2 November 1996 to make his first appearance of the 1996–97 season for the table-topping Bees,[9] replacing Carl Asaba after 62 minutes of a 2–0 defeat to Watford.[10] He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–1 away victory over Plymouth Argyle on Boxing Day 1996.[10][11] Omigie made semi-regular appearances through to the end of the season, but failed to appear in the Bees' unsuccessful playoff campaign.[10] He finished the 1996–97 season with 15 appearances and one goal.[10]

Omigie was transfer-listed during the 1997 off-season and made his only appearance of the 1997–98 season as a substitute for Ryan Denys late in a 0–0 draw with Chesterfield on 16 August 1997.[12] He was released in January 1998, after negotiating a settlement on his contract.[13][12] Omigie made 31 appearances and scored two goals during four years at Griffin Park,[2] though he notably scored 34 goals for the reserve team and top-scored during the 1995–96 and 1996–97 Capital League seasons.[14]

Non-League football

After his release from Brentford, Omigie dropped back into non-League football and played for Welling United, Farnborough Town and Hounslow Borough.[15][16][17]

International career

As a youth, Omigie represented the Nigeria Schoolboys team in a match against a President's XI.[3]

Personal life

Omigie attended Southbank University.[3] He is of Nigerian descent.[3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Watford 1993–94[3] First Division 0 0 — — 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 1 0
Brentford 1995–96[8] Second Division 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
1996–97[10] Second Division 13 1 3 0 0 0 3[lower-alpha 2] 1 19 2
1997–98[12] Second Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 25 1 3 0 0 0 3 1 31 2
Farnborough Town 1999–00[16] Isthmian League Premier Division 18 2 — — 1[lower-alpha 3] 0 19 2
Career total 43 3 3 0 0 0 5 1 50 4

Honours

Watford Reserves

References

  1. 1 2 "Joe Omigie". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 Joe Omigie at Soccerbase
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Brentford F.C. Griffin Gazette versus Stockport County. Quay Design of Poole. 11 March 1995. pp. 24–25.
  4. ↑ Oatway, Charlie (2011). Tackling Life. Corgi. p. 45. ASIN B00RWNPRGK.
  5. ↑ Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2013, p. 201.
  6. 1 2 Griffin Gazette versus AFC Bournemouth. Quay Design of Poole. 4 May 1996. pp. 30–31.
  7. 1 2 "Brentford Home Page for the 1995–1996 season". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  8. 1 2 Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2013). The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 481. ISBN 9781906796723.
  9. ↑ "Brentford results for the 1996–1997 season". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 "Games played by Joe Omigie in 1996/1997". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  11. ↑ "Forster's double boost for Brentford". The Independent. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  12. 1 2 3 "Games played by Joe Omigie in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  13. ↑ Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2013, p. 259-263.
  14. ↑ Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2013, p. 512-520.
  15. ↑ Joe Omigie at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  16. 1 2 "Player Details". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  17. ↑ "Wise moves". Non-League Daily. 6 May 2003. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
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