From Adams Park to European Football: Where Danny Cowley’s Last Lincoln City Squad Ended Up

Michael O’Connor

Michael O’Connor had already played for us on loan from Crewe Alexandra in 2009 when he returned on a permanent deal in 2018. He made 67 appearances and scored four goals in his second spell, helping us win League Two along the way. At Adams Park he was the player Cowley took off at half-time to get Akinde alongside Walker.

O’Connor moved to Salford City in January 2020 and went back to Northern Ireland later that year to play for Glenavon. After a spell on the coaching staff at Coleraine, he returned to Glenavon as manager in October 2025.

He is still in charge at Mourneview Park, having signed a two-year extension in April.