John Byrne (footballer, born 1961)

John Byrne
Personal information
Full name John Frederick Byrne
Date of birth (1961-02-01) 1 February 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1984 York City 175 (55)
1984–1988 Queens Park Rangers 126 (30)
1988–1990 Le Havre 49 (16)
1990–1991 Brighton & Hove Albion 51 (14)
1991–1992 Sunderland 33 (8)
1992–1993 Millwall 17 (1)
1993Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 7 (2)
1993–1995 Oxford United 55 (18)
1995–1996 Brighton & Hove Albion 39 (6)
1996–1999 Shoreham
2000 Steyning Town
2001 Whitehawk 3 (2)
Total 555 (152)
International career
1985–1993 Republic of Ireland 23 (4)
Managerial career
1997-1999 Shoreham (joint)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Frederick Byrne (born 1 February 1961) is a former professional footballer who played for the Republic of Ireland and various clubs in England and France in the 1980s and 1990s.

  1. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 302. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.