James Francis Brennan (10 September 1884 – 6 September 1917) was an Irish professional footballer who made one appearance as an inside right in the Football League for Bury.[1] He also played in the Southern League for Brighton & Hove Albion.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Francis Brennan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 September 1884 | ||
| Place of birth | Templemore, Ireland | ||
| Date of death | 6 September 1917 (aged 32)[2] | ||
| Place of death | West Flanders, Belgium | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Valkyrie | |||
| 1903–1904 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 1904–1907 | Africa Royal | (32[a]) | |
| 1907–1908 | Bury | 1 | (0) |
| 1908–1909 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 10 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editBrennan attended Prior Park College in Bath.[1] He served in the King's Regiment (Liverpool) and the Lancashire Fusiliers during the First World War and was holding the rank of corporal when he was killed in action in West Flanders, Belgium on 6 September 1917.[5] Brennan is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing.[2]
Honours
editAfrica Royal
- West Cheshire League: 1906–07[6]
- Liverpool Shield: 1906–07[6]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 37. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ a b "James Francis Brennan Transferred to Bury". Play up, Liverpool. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
- ^ "James Francis Brennan | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ a b "James Francis Brennan (James Brennan)". Play Up, Liverpool. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
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