Cliff Byrne
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Clifford Byrne | ||
| Date of birth | 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) |
| 2002-2003 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2003–2012 | Scunthorpe United | 266 | (9) |
| 2012–2014 | Oldham Athletic | 38 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Scunthorpe 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). | |||
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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sunderland | 1999–2000[10] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000–01[11] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02[12] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03[13] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Scunthorpe United (loan) | 2002–03[14] | Division Three | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Scunthorpe United | 2003–04[15] | Division Three | 39 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 51 | 1 |
| League Two | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| League One | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||
| League One | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Championship | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| League One | 43 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 57 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10[21] | Championship | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 40 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11[22] | Championship | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12[23] | League One | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Total | 276 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 332 | 9 | ||
| Oldham Athletic | 2012–13[24] | League One | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Career totals | 306 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 367 | 10 | ||
- 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in Football League Trophy
- ↑ 7 appearances in Football League Trophy, 3 appearances in Football League One play-offs
References
- ↑ GiveMeSport
- ↑ http://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/page/Announcements/0,,10442~1497860,00.html
- ↑ "Cliff Byrne heads Scunthorpe United departures". BBC. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- ↑ "Oldham deals for Cliff Byrne and Youssouf M'Changama". BBC. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ↑ BBC Sport - Scunthorpe 2-2 Oldham
- ↑ "Defender Leaves Club". Oldham Athletic AFC. 17 January 2014.
- ↑ http://www.derrycityfc.net/2014/02/cliff-byrne-signs/
- ↑ http://www.derrycityfc.net/match/7633/
- ↑ http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Gainsborough-Trinity-set-sign-Scunthorpe-United/story-26049127-detail/story.html
- ↑ "Sunderland 1999/2000 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ↑ "Sunderland 2000/2001 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ↑ "Sunderland 2001/2002 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ↑ "Sunderland 2002/2003 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ↑ "Scunthorpe 2002/2003 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ↑ "Scunthorpe 2003/2004 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ↑ "Burnley 2004/2005 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ↑ "Scunthorpe 2005/2006 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ↑ "Scunthorpe 2006/2007 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ↑ "Scunthorpe 2007/2008 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ↑ "Scunthorpe 2008/2009 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ↑ "Scunthorpe 2009/2010 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ↑ "Scunthorpe 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ↑ "Scunthorpe 2011/2012 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ↑ "Oldham 2012/2013 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
External links
- Cliff Byrne career statistics at Soccerbase
- Republic of Ireland profile at Soccer Scene