John-Joe O'Toole

Watford

Born in Harrow, Greater London, O'Toole spent the end of the 2006–07 season on loan at Wealdstone in the Southern Football League Premier Division where he made nine appearances and scored three goals. His Watford debut was against Southend United in the League Cup as a 71st-minute substitute on 28 August 2007. He made his League debut four days later as an 88th-minute substitute against Ipswich Town. In September 2007 he signed his first professional contract, a one-year deal. O'Toole scored his first goal for Watford at home against Bristol City on 1 December 2007. Coming on as substitute in the 82nd minute, he headed a goal three minutes later to make the score 1–1, although Watford went on to lose 1–2. In the next game he started in place of captain Gavin Mahon and scored again, another header, in a 2–3 win away to Colchester United. His third goal for the club came on 26 January 2008 in a 4–1 home defeat against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the FA Cup fourth round. His performance the next weekend, once again at home to Wolves, won him a place in the Football League team of the week.

Loans

O'Toole signed a three-month loan deal for Sheffield United in February 2009 making his debut a couple of weeks later in a 2–1 away victory over Coventry City. O'Toole went on to make nine appearances for The Blades that season, scoring one goal in a local derby against Barnsley at the start of April. He picked up a training-ground injury in the final week of…

O'Toole qualifies for the Republic of Ireland through his grandparents, who were born in County Mayo. He made his under-21 debut in a 1–0 away loss to Montenegro on 23 November 2007. Four days later he came on as an 83rd-minute substitute against Bulgaria and scored with a header in the 93rd minute, securing a 1–0 win. His third appearance came against England on 5 February 2008, a 3–0 defeat in which he played the entire game.

As of match played 2 April 2025

Northampton Town

Football League Two: 2015–16 Individual

EFL League One Player of the Month: January 2018 Northampton Town Player of the Year: 2015–16 PFA Team of the Year: 2013–14 League Two, 2015–16 League Two