Tony Byrne (footballer, born 1946)

Tony Byrne
Byrne in 1973
Personal information
Full name Anthony Brendan Byrne
Date of birth (1946-02-02)2 February 1946
Place of birth Rathdowney, Ireland
Date of death 13 June 2016(2016-06-13) (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.

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