Edward "Eddie" Byrne (born 31 October 1951 in Dublin) was an Irish soccer player during the 1970s and 1980s.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edward Byrne | ||
| Date of birth | 31 October 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1969–1971 | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1973 | Shamrock Rovers | 40 | (1) |
| 1973–1974 | Bohemian | 6 | (3) |
| 1974–1976 | Bluebell United | ? | (?) |
| 1976–1978 | Bohemian | 37 | (10) |
| 1978 | Philadelphia Fury | 18 | (1) |
| 1978–1981 | Shamrock Rovers | 49 | (13) |
| 1980–1981 | VfB Lübeck | ? | (?) |
| 1981–1982 | Shelbourne | 27 | (8) |
| 1982–1985 | Athlone Town | 56 | (8) |
| 1985–1986 | Longford Town | 17 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Byrne played for Shamrock Rovers and Bohemians (two spells) amongst others during his career in the League of Ireland. He began his career at Rovers in 1969 and spent three seasons at Glenmalure Park before joining Bohs for one season. He drifted out of league football to play for Bluebell United before returning to Bohs the following season. He made five appearances for Bohs in European competition.
Byrne joined Philadelphia Fury with Fran O'Brien and Pat Byrne in March 1978.[1]
He signed again for Rovers from Philadelphia Fury in August 1978 [2] along with Bobby Tambling and went on to make 1 European appearance for the Hoops.
Along with Eamonn Gregg he had a short spell at VfB Lübeck in Germany during the 1980–81 season.[3]
Sources
edit- The Hoops by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)