John Byrne (footballer, born 1961)

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John Byrne
Personal information
Full name John Frederick Byrne
Date of birth (1961-02-01) 1 February 1961 (age 62)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [1]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1979–1984 York City 175 (55)
1984–1988 Queens Park Rangers 126 (30)
1988–1990 Le Havre 49 (16)
1990–1991 Brighton & Hove Albion 51 (14)
1991–1992 Sunderland 33 (8)
1992–1993 Millwall 17 (1)
1993 → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 7 (2)
1993–1995 Oxford United 55 (18)
1995–1996 Brighton & Hove Albion 39 (6)
1996–1999 Shoreham
2000 Steyning Town
2001 Whitehawk 3 (2)
Total555(152)
International career
1985–1993 Republic of Ireland 23 (4)
Managerial career
1997-1999 Shoreham (joint)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Frederick Byrne (born 1 February 1961) is a former professional footballer who played for the Republic of Ireland and various clubs in England and France in the 1980s and 1990s.

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Club career

Born in Manchester, Lancashire, Byrne began his career with York City and came to the attention of Queens Park Rangers during the League Cup match between the sides in 1984. He joined QPR in October 1984, making his debut against Norwich City.

He was a highly skilful player and once famously dribbled half the length of the pitch to score against Chelsea in a 6–0 victory in 1986. Shortly afterwards Byrne played at Wembley in the League Cup Final against Oxford United but ended up on the losing side.

Byrne moved from QPR to the French club Le Havre, in 1988, at the same time that his compatriot Frank Stapleton would move there from Ajax. He would remain at Le Havre one season longer than Stapleton before returning to England, in 1990, to play with Brighton & Hove Albion.

He would have spells with Sunderland, Millwall, and Oxford but returning to Brighton, on loan in 1993 before finishing his career there in 1996.

With Sunderland, he had the distinction of scoring in every round of the 1992 FA Cup except the final, which Liverpool won 2–0 with goals from Michael Thomas and Ian Rush, although he revealed in a pitch-side interview following the game that he was mistakenly handed a winner's medal.

Byrne played Sussex County League football for Shoreham [2] before spending two seasons as joint manager with Russell Bromage. [3] Byrne signed for Steyning Town in March 2000. [4] In 2001, aged 40, Byrne played for Whitehawk under his former Brighton & Hove Albion teammate Ian Chapman, although his appearances were restricted by work commitments. [5] [6]

International career

Byrne was called up to international duty under Eoin Hand's reign as Irish manager. With his first game being an international friendly against Italy. The game played at Dalymount Park, on 5 February 1985, finished 2–1 to the Italians.

Byrne would go on to earn 23 caps for the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]], and was in their squads for Euro 88 and the 1990 World Cup but didn't play any part. His best day in a green shirt came when he scored two fine goals in the 3–1 win over Turkey played in the BJK İnönü Stadium in Istanbul as part of the qualification for Euro 92. He donned the green jersey for the last time in an international friendly against Wales. The game, which finished in a 2–1 victory for Ireland, would also be Bernie Slaven's last international duty.

Honours

York City

Later career

Byrne is now a musculoskeletal podiatrist with the NHS based in Sussex. He received finance and backing from the PFA for his university training. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 302. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
  2. ↑ Official match day programme, Shoreham v Whitehawk 15 March 1997
  3. ↑ Official match day programme, Shoreham v Whitehawk 19 August 1997
  4. ↑ Brighton Sports Argus, March 11-16, 2000
  5. ↑ Match day programme Whitehawk v Lymington Town, FA Vase, 22 September 2001
  6. ↑ Matchday programme Tilbury v Whitehawk, FA Vase R1, 20 October 2001
  7. ↑ "Where 'R' they now? JOHN BYRNE". Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
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