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Tony Byrne (footballer, born 1941)

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Anthony 'Tony' Byrne (born 1940 in Dublin) is a former Irish football player who played as an inside right.

He joined Shamrock Rovers in 1960, and scored twice as Rovers beat Red Star Belgrade 5-1 in July 1961 in New York [1].

Byrne played once in the European Champion Clubs' Cup for Rovers.

He shared a benefit game with Tommy Farrell in May 1965 [2].

Byrne signed for Shelbourne F.C. in 1965 and later played for Transport F.C..

In September 1982 Byrne bought Shelbourne Football Club Limited.

Honours

Sources

  • The Hoops by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)