Michael Patrick Byrne (20 March 1880 – 1931) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for various clubs in the 1900s.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Patrick Byrne[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 March 1880[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
| Date of death | 1931 (aged 50–51)[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1902–1903 | Bristol Rovers | ||
| 1903–1905 | Southampton | 5 | (0) |
| 1905–1907 | Chelsea | 4 | (0) |
| 1907–1908 | Glossop | 11 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Football career edit
Byrne was born in Bristol and after serving in the Grenadier Guards and the Gloucestershire Regiment,[4] joined Bristol Rovers of the Southern League in 1902.[3] The following season, he moved to join the Southern League champions, Southampton as cover for George Clawley. He made his debut in a 2–0 victory over Swindon Town on 23 January 1904, and followed this with a clean sheet in the next match before Clawley's return.[5] He made three further appearances (all victories, with two further clean sheets)[6] before a move to Chelsea in August 1905, for their inaugural season in the Football League.[2]
At Chelsea, he was at first the understudy to William "Fatty" Foulke, making four appearances in the 1905–06 season.[2] Following Foulke's departure at the end of the season, Bob Whiting was promoted to the first-choice 'keeper, helping Chelsea gain promotion to the First Division at the end of the season, in which Byrne made a single appearance.[2]
Byrne then moved on to join Glossop, where he made 11 Second Division appearances before retiring in 1908.[1]
Later career edit
Byrne later returned to Bristol to settle and took up employment with the Imperial Tobacco Company.[3] He served as a private in the Royal Defence Corps during the First World War.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 48. ISBN 9781905891610.
- ^ a b c d "Michael Byrne Player Profile on Stamford-Bridge.com". Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ a b c Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. p. 59. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
- ^ a b "Michael Patrick Byrne | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (1987). Saints – A complete record. Breedon Books. pp. 34–35. ISBN 0-907969-22-4.
- ^ Chalk & Holley 1987, p. 36-37.