Fran Brennan

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Fran Brennan
Personal information
Full name Francis Brennan
Date of birth (1940-02-14) 14 February 1940 (age 84)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1957–1961 Shelbourne 3 (0)
1961–1962 Transport 34 (1)
1962–1966 Drumcondra 74 (0)
1966–1973 Dundalk 153 (2)
1973–1974 Shelbourne 8 (0)
1974–1977 Belgrove
1977–1978 Galway Rovers 29 (0)
1978–1979 Bray Wanderers
1979–1985 Bluebell United
International career
1965 Republic of Ireland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fran Brennan (born 14 February 1940) is an Irish former association football player.

He played for Transport, Drumcondra, Dundalk and Shelbourne at club level, winning the league title with Drumcondra in 1965 and Dundalk in 1967. He later served as manager of Dundalk.

On 24 March 1965, he won his only senior cap for the Republic of Ireland national football team when he lined out in defence in a 2–0 defeat to Belgium in a friendly international played at Dalymount Park. [1]

Fran subsequently was involved in the underage set up assisting Paddy Hilliard with Under 14 International teams.

Fran came from a family of 10, with 4 sisters and 6 brothers. His brother Tom was an Irish Senior Cross Country Champion, winning the title in 1975 and was a significant contributor to the development of the Liffey Valley Athletic Club. [2]

His nephew is Louth county football team manager Ger Brennan [3]

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References

  1. "Statistics: Republic of Ireland [Powered by tplSoccerStats]".
  2. "Tom Brennan Memorial 5k | Liffey Valley AC 1". register.enthuse.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. "'I've seen it all now, a Rabbitte chasing a Fox around Croke Park': Pat Fox on Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh's famous quote". The Irish Times. Retrieved 14 August 2024.