Philip Byrne

For other people named Phil Byrne, see Phil Byrne (disambiguation).

Philip Byrne (born 6 April 1982 in Dublin) is an Irish former footballer.

Phil Byrne

Personal information
Full name	Philip Byrne
Date of birth	(1982-04-06) 6 April 1982
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
	Belvedere
	Shelbourne
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2004	Shelbourne	2	(0)
2004–2007	Kildare County	124	(1)
2008–2009	Sporting Fingal	41	(3)
2010	Longford Town	12	(0)
2011	Monaghan United	11	(1)
2012	Carrick Rangers	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In 2004, Byrne was signed by then Kildare County manager Eric Hannigan from Shelbourne. He has been a dependable fixture at the centre of the Kildare County defence for both Hannigan and current manager Ryan. Philip was awarded the Supporters Club Player of the Year in his debut season for the club in 2004. He was selected as Kildare County's captain for the 2007 season. He picked up a special award for his 100th appearance in April 2007 before Kildare's League Match versus Finn Harps. He left the club after four years at the end of the 2007 season signing for newly formed Sporting Fingal. In January 2010, Byrne joined Longford Town where he was club captain for the 2010 season before being released at the season's end.

In January 2012 he signed for Carrick Rangers .

Personal life

His father Damien Byrne was also a League of Ireland player.