David Byrne (footballer, born 1961)

David Byrne
Personal information
Full name David Stuart Byrne[1]
Date of birth (1961-03-05) 5 March 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Hammersmith, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Brentford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Southall
Hounslow
0000–1981 Harrow Borough
1981–1982 Hayes 41 (3)
1982–1983 Hounslow
1983–1985 Kingstonian
1985–1986 Gillingham 23 (3)
1986–1988 Millwall 63 (6)
1988Cambridge United (loan) 4 (0)
1989Blackburn Rovers (loan) 4 (0)
1989–1991 Plymouth Argyle 59 (2)
1990Bristol Rovers (loan) 2 (0)
1990–1991 Watford 17 (2)
1991Reading (loan) 7 (2)
1992Fulham (loan) 5 (1)
1992–1993 Shamrock Rovers (loan) 4 (0)
1992–1993 St Johnstone 12 (0)
1993–1995 Partick Thistle 35 (0)
1994Walsall (loan) 5 (0)
1994–1995 St Mirren 6 (0)
1995 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
1995 Ayr United 10 (0)
1995–1997 Albion Rovers 46 (1)
Managerial career
Plymouth Argyle (youth team)
2006–2007 Swindon Town (youth)
2007–2008 Swindon Town (caretaker)
2008–2009 Swindon Town (assistant)
2008 Swindon Town (caretaker)
2015–2016 Yeovil Town (youth)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Stuart Byrne (born 5 March 1961) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. After retiring from the game he went on to be a coach, assistant manager, caretaker manager, director of football and head of recruitment for clubs north and south of the UK, his recent job was head of recruitment at Dundee United but recently left the club.

  1. ^ "David Byrne". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  2. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 246. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.