Fran Brennan

Fran Brennan

Personal information
Full name	Francis Brennan
Date of birth	(1940-02-14) 14 February 1940
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1957–1961	Shelbourne	3	(0)
1961–1962	Transport	34	(1)
1962–1966	Drumcondra	74	(0)
1966–1973	Dundalk	153	(2)
1973–1974	Shelbourne	8	(0)
1974–1977	Belgrove
1977–1978	Galway Rovers	29	(0)
1978–1979	Bray Wanderers
1979–1985	Bluebell United
International career
1965	Republic of Ireland	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fran Brennan (born 14 February 1940) is an Irish former association football player.

He played for Transport, Drumcondra, Dundalk and Shelbourne at club level, winning the league title with Drumcondra in 1965 and Dundalk in 1967. He later served as manager of Dundalk.

On 24 March 1965, he won his only senior cap for the Republic of Ireland national football team when he lined out in defence in a 2-0 defeat to Belgium in a friendly international played at Dalymount Park.

Fran subsequently was involved in the underage set up assisting Paddy Hilliard with Under 14 International teams.

Fran came from a family of ten, with four sisters and six brothers. His brother Tom was an Irish Senior Cross Country Champion, winning the title in 1975 and being a significant contributor to the development of the Liffey Valley Athletic Club.

Honours

• League of Ireland: 2
  • Drumcondra F.C. 1964/65
  • Dundalk F.C. 1966/67