O'Connor out for four months

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Garry O'Connor: Hip injury
Birmingham City striker Garry O'Connor is set to miss around four months and is likely to need another operation because of complications arising from his groin injury, Alex McLeish said. [+]
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Ex-Blue given the Blues as Faddy is Given a shock!
The arrival of the new Birmingham City board has sent shockwaves...through the club, through the fanbase, through the Premier League, and poignantly, through the team. Two fantastic home performances against quality opposition have given new belief to a side in need of insipration. The visit of Manchester City brought with it a frustrating night where the ball just wouldn't drop for the forwards, but first came the visit of Sunderland and a trio of men who were extremely familiar to the Blues faithful. Continued...
| Latest Transfers | ||||
| Date | Player In | Team | Fee |   |
| Sep 1 | Teemu Tainio | Sunderland | Loan | |
| Aug 13 | Gregory Vignal | Lens | Free | |
| Aug 10 | James O'Shea | Galway Utd | Undisclosed | |
| Date | Player Out | Team | Fee |   |
| Oct 30 | Marcus Bent | Middlesbrough | Loan | |
| Aug 10 | Artur Krysiak | Burton Albion | Loan | |
| Jul 18 | Krystian Pearce | Peterborough United | Loan | |
| Full Index | ||||
| Current Squad | |
| G13 Colin Doyle | M26 Lee Carsley |
| G25 Joe Hart | M18 Keith Fahey |
| G35 Dean Lyness | M12 Barry Ferguson |
| G1 Maik Taylor | M22 Damien Johnson |
| D2 Stephen Carr | M7 Sebastian Larsson |
| D15 Scott Dann | M31 Mitchell McPike |
| D17 Giovanny Espinoza | M19 Gary McSheffrey |
| D14 Roger Johnson | M Jordan Mutch |
| D3 David Murphy | M29 Ashley Sammons |
| D21 Stuart Parnaby | M28 Teemu Tainio |
| D30 Dan Preston | F11 Cristian Benitez |
| D20 Franck Queudrue | F10 Cameron Jerome |
| D6 Liam Ridgewell | F16 James McFadden |
| D5 Martin Taylor | F8 Garry O'Connor |
| D27 Gregory Vignal | F24 James O'Shea |
| D Jared Wilson | F9 Kevin Phillips |
| M4 Lee Bowyer | F32 Robin Shroot |
| · Complete Squad | |
| Latest Fixtures/Results | |||
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | Competition |
| Sun 1/11 | H- Manchester City | D 0 - 0 | Premier League |
| Mon 9/11 | A - Liverpool | D 2 - 2 | Premier League |
| Sat 21/11 | H - Fulham | 15:00 UK | Premier League |
| Sun 29/11 | A - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12:00 UK | Premier League |
| Sat 5/12 | A - Wigan Athletic | 15:00 UK | Premier League | · Complete Club Fixtures/Results |
| 2009/10 Tables: English Premier League | ||||||
| CLUB | P | W | L | D | GD | Pts |
| Chelsea | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 30 |
| Arsenal | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 25 |
| Manchester United | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 25 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 22 |
| Aston Villa | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 21 |
| Manchester City | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 20 |
| Liverpool | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 19 |
| Liverpool | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 19 |
| Sunderland | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| Sunderland | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| Stoke City | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 16 |
| Stoke City | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 16 |
| Burnley | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | -10 | 16 |
| Burnley | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | -10 | 16 |
| Fulham | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| Fulham | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| Everton | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 15 |
| Everton | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 15 |
| Wigan Athletic | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | -9 | 14 |
| Wigan Athletic | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | -9 | 14 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | -11 | 13 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | -11 | 13 |
| Birmingham | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | -4 | 12 |
| Birmingham | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | -4 | 12 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | -9 | 11 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | -9 | 11 |
| Hull City | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | -15 | 11 |
| Hull City | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | -15 | 11 |
| West Ham United | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -4 | 10 |
| West Ham United | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -4 | 10 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -10 | 10 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -10 | 10 |
| Portsmouth | 12 | 2 | 9 | 1 | -8 | 7 |
| Portsmouth | 12 | 2 | 9 | 1 | -8 | 7 |
| · Complete Tables | ||||||
| 2009/10 Leaders: Premier League | |||||
| PLAYER | Goals | ||||
| James McFadden | 2 | ||||
| Lee Bowyer | 2 | ||||
| Garry O'Connor | 1 | ||||
| Kevin Phillips | 1 | ||||
| Liam Ridgewell | 1 | ||||
| Sebastian Larsson | 1 | ||||
| PLAYER | Yellow Cards | ||||
| Stephen Carr | 4 | ||||
| James McFadden | 2 | ||||
| Garry O'Connor | 2 | ||||
| Roger Johnson | 2 | ||||
| Scott Dann | 2 | ||||
| Barry Ferguson | 2 | ||||
| PLAYER | Red Cards | ||||
| Barry Ferguson | 1 | ||||
| · Complete Statistics | |||||
| Club History | ||||||||
| LC | GP | W | L | D | PT | GD | POS | |
| 2009/2010 | P | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -4 | 15 |
| 2008/2009 | LC | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 83 | 17 | 2 |
| 2007/2008 | P | 38 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 35 | -16 | 19 |
| 2006/2007 | LC | 46 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 86 | 25 | 2 |
| 2005/2006 | P | 38 | 8 | 20 | 10 | 34 | -22 | 18 |
| 2004/2005 | P | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 45 | -6 | 12 |
| 2003/2004 | P | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 50 | -5 | 10 |
| 2002/2003 | P | 38 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 48 | -8 | 13 |
| 2001/2002 | LC | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 76 | 21 | 5 |
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Alex McLeishDOB: January 21, 1959 Birthplace: Barrhead, Scotland · Manager Profile |

