Johnny Byrne (footballer)

Johnny Byrne
Byrne pictured in Cape Town, South Africa, in the early 1970s.
Personal information
Full name John Joseph Byrne
Date of birth (1939-05-13)13 May 1939
Place of birth West Horsley, Surrey, England
Date of death 27 October 1999(1999-10-27) (aged 60)
Place of death Cape Town, South Africa
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.74 m)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Epsom Town
Guildford City
Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1962 Crystal Palace 203 (85)
1962–1967 West Ham United 156 (79)
1967–1968 Crystal Palace 36 (5)
1968–1969 Fulham 19 (2)
1969–1973 Durban City 69 (22)
1980 Hellenic 1 (0)
Total 484 (193)
International career
1961–1962 England under-23 7 (4)
1961–1965 England 11 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Joseph Byrne (13 May 1939 – 27 October 1999) was an English professional footballer who played as a striker. He was nicknamed "Budgie" due to his constant chattering.[2]

He played non-league football for Epsom Town and Guildford City Youth, before signing a professional contract with Crystal Palace in 1956. He joined West Ham United in 1962, and spent the next five years with the "Hammers". He returned to Crystal Palace in 1967, before joining Fulham the following year. He emigrated to South Africa in 1969 and spent four years with Durban City. He went on to coach in South Africa for many years, and turned out as a player for Hellenic in 1980.

He won seven caps for the England under-23 team, before scoring eight goals in eleven full England internationals between 1961 and 1965.

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