Cliff Byrne

Cliff Byrne
Personal information
Full name Clifford Byrne
Date of birth (1982-04-26) 26 April 1982
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2003 Sunderland 0 (0)
2002-2003Scunthorpe United (loan) 13 (0)
2003–2012 Scunthorpe United 266 (9)
2012–2014 Oldham Athletic 38 (1)
2013Scunthorpe United (loan) 10 (0)
2014 Derry City 15 (1)
2014-2015 Alfreton Town 5 (1)
2015- Gainsborough Trinity 11 (1)
National team
2002–2003 Republic of Ireland U21 7 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:21, 12 December 2014 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:56, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Clifford "Cliff" Byrne (born 26 April 1982) is a former Irish footballer, who is currently a youth team coach at Sunderland.

Byrne previously played for Sunderland. He took part in a UEFA 'B' coaching course in summer 2005.[1]

Following the departure of Izzy Iriekpen[2] Byrne was given the captaincy .

He scored two goals in the last two games of the 2008–2009 season; his 89th-minute goal against Tranmere Rovers was enough to help Scunthorpe seal the last playoff place.

After missing just under a year of action due to injury, Byrne made his first start of the 11/12 season on 26 November 2011, away to Notts County.

He was released by the club in May 2012.[3]

On 27 July 2012, it was announced that Byrne had signed for Oldham Athletic.[4] Byrne scored his first goal for Oldham against his old club Scunthorpe United in a 2–2 draw on 1 January 2013[5] He rejoined former club Scunthorpe on loan in September 2013.

On 17 January 2014, Cliff had his contract at Oldham Athletic cancelled by mutual agreement.[6]

In February 2014 Byrne signed for Roddy Collins at the Brandywell Stadium to play for Derry City for the 2014 League of Ireland season.[7]

He scored his first League goal on his third league appearance.[8]

On 19th February 2015 it was reported he had joined Gainsborough Trinity [9]

Career statistics

As of 3 February 2013.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sunderland 1999–2000[10] Premier League 00000000
2000–01[11] Premier League 00000000
2001–02[12] Premier League 00000000
2002–03[13] Premier League 00000000
Total 00000000
Scunthorpe United (loan) 2002–03[14] Division Three 130300000160
Scunthorpe United 2003–04[15] Division Three 39160204[lower-alpha 1]0511
2004–05[16]
League Two 29130001[lower-alpha 1]0331
2005–06[17]
League One 32140103[lower-alpha 1]0401
2006–07[18]
League One 24030102[lower-alpha 1]0300
2007–08[19]
Championship 2501010270
2008–09[20]
League One 432301010[lower-alpha 2]0572
2009–10[21] Championship 3622020402
2010–11[22] Championship 2120030242
2011–12[23] League One 140000000140
Total 27692501102003329
Oldham Athletic 2012–13[24] League One 30130101[lower-alpha 1]0351
Career totals 3061028012021036710

References

  1. GiveMeSport
  2. http://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/page/Announcements/0,,10442~1497860,00.html
  3. "Cliff Byrne heads Scunthorpe United departures". BBC. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  4. "Oldham deals for Cliff Byrne and Youssouf M'Changama". BBC. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  5. BBC Sport - Scunthorpe 2-2 Oldham
  6. "Defender Leaves Club". Oldham Athletic AFC. 17 January 2014.
  7. http://www.derrycityfc.net/2014/02/cliff-byrne-signs/
  8. http://www.derrycityfc.net/match/7633/
  9. http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Gainsborough-Trinity-set-sign-Scunthorpe-United/story-26049127-detail/story.html
  10. "Sunderland 1999/2000 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  11. "Sunderland 2000/2001 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  12. "Sunderland 2001/2002 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  13. "Sunderland 2002/2003 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  14. "Scunthorpe 2002/2003 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  15. "Scunthorpe 2003/2004 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  16. "Burnley 2004/2005 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  17. "Scunthorpe 2005/2006 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  18. "Scunthorpe 2006/2007 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  19. "Scunthorpe 2007/2008 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  20. "Scunthorpe 2008/2009 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  21. "Scunthorpe 2009/2010 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  22. "Scunthorpe 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  23. "Scunthorpe 2011/2012 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  24. "Oldham 2012/2013 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.

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