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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Anthony Brendan Byrne | ||
Date of birth | 2 February 1946 | ||
Place of birth | Rathdowney, Ireland | ||
Date of death | 13 June 2016 | (aged 70)||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1963–1964 | Millwall | 1 | (0) |
1964–1974 | Southampton | 93 | (3) |
1974–1977 | Hereford United | 55 | (0) |
1977–1979 | Newport County | 80 | (1) |
Trowbridge Town | |||
International career | |||
1969–1973 | Republic of Ireland | 14 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Anthony Brendan Byrne (2 February 1946 – 13 June 2016) was an Irish professional footballer. He won a total of 14 caps for the Republic of Ireland and during his career from 1963 to 1978 played for Millwall, Southampton, Hereford United and Newport County. He was originally a midfield player who switched to left-back and he had a career total of 229 league games scoring 4 goals.