O`Hara joined Billericay in March 2017 after leaving League One side Gillingham.

An ex-Premier League player and England under-21 international, he broke through into the Spurs first team at 21.

He spent five years in the Arsenal youth set-up until, aged 17, he switched to Tottenham in 2003.

Football development would come via successful loan spells at League One clubs Chesterfield and Millwall and with the extra motivation of being from a Lions supporting family, he developed rapidly at the New Den.

This brought him to the attention of then Spurs boss, Juande Ramos and in December 2007 he debuted in the North London derby.

A change in manager at Spurs saw him loaned in 2009/10 to then-Premier League side, Portsmouth.

An FA Cup Final appearance against Chelsea and selection as Pompey fans player of the season testified to a successful campaign.

After back surgery curtailed early 2010/11, he moved to Wolves on loan in January 2011. His spell started well enough to earn him a permanent £3.5m transfer in June 2011. However, persistent injuries, and two successive relegations under five different managers, meant his three-and-a-half-year stay ended in frustration.

Next stop in August 2014 for O`Hara was Blackpool where he impressed sufficiently to stay for the 2014/15 season.

In July 2015, he joined Championship side Fulham. After a successful season as an ever-present, he moved in summer 2016 to League One side Gillingham, where, due to a foot injury, he only briefly featured in the team and subsequently moved on to Billericay.

O'Hara, 32, had been assistant-manager to Wheeler.