Gavin Brennan

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Gavin Brennan
Personal information
Place of birth Drogheda, Ireland
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1995–2004 Drogheda Boys
2005 Drogheda United Reserves
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2009 Duleek F.C
2010 Drogheda Town
2011–2014 Drogheda United 91 (20)
2015–2016 Shamrock Rovers 44 (4)
2017 Drogheda United 13 (1)
2018 Boyne Harps 0 (0)
2018 Warrenpoint Town 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gavin Brennan is an Irish retired footballer who played as a midfielder for clubs in the League of Ireland and NIFL Premiership.

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Playing career

Brennan signed with Drogheda United in June 2011. [1] While playing with Drogheda, he was voted "Supporters Player of the Year" on two occasions, [2] and captained the side several times during the 2014 season. [1]

In 2015 he moved from Drogheda to Shamrock Rovers, [3] and played for the club during the 2015 League of Ireland Premier Division season. [4] He scored against Odds BK during the 2015 Europa League qualifying round. [5] His contract with Shamrock Rovers was "terminated by mutual agreement" following a "social media outburst" in 2016. [6] In late 2016, he returned to Drogheda United. [1]

After a short spell with Boyne Harps, he joined Warrenpoint Town in 2018. [5]

Personal life

He has a brother Killian Brennan who previously played for St Patrick's Athletic, a brother Seán who previously played for Drogheda United and a brother Ryan Brennan who has played for Monaghan United. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gavin Brennan". extratime.com. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Gavin Brennan bucked trend in 2012". Irish Independent. 16 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Gavin Brennan: If I stayed at Shamrock Rovers, I would have had to pay in". RTÉ. 13 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Gavin Brennan helps Rovers tighten grip on Europa League spot". The Irish Times. 26 September 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Former Shamrock Rovers and Drogheda winger Gavin Brennan joins Warrenpoint Town". extratime.com. 18 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Shamrock Rovers terminate Gavin Brennan's contract following social media outburst". Irish Independent. 13 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Gavin Brennan, 4th Brother in LOI". extratime.com. 26 July 2011.


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