Pat Byrne
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Joseph Byrne | ||
| Date of birth | 15 May 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1974 | Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1978 | Bohemian | 98 | (20) |
| 1978 | Philadelphia Fury | 19 | (3) |
| 1978–1979 | Shelbourne | ? | (0) |
| 1979–1981 | Leicester City | 36 | (3) |
| 1981–1983 | Heart of Midlothian | 65 | (11) |
| 1983–1988 | Shamrock Rovers | 126 | (16) |
| 1988–1993 | Shelbourne | ? | (?) |
| 1993–1994 | Cobh Ramblers | 4 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | St James's Gate | 0 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Shelbourne | 1 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1974–1987 | League of Ireland XI | ? | (1) |
| 1984–1986 | Republic of Ireland | 8 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1988–1993 | Shelbourne F.C. | ||
| 1995–1996 | St James's Gate F.C. | ||
| 1996–1997 | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| 1999–2000 | Kilkenny City F.C. | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Patrick Joseph Byrne (born 15 May 1956, in Dublin) is an Irish former football player and manager.
A central midfielder, Byrne's playing career started with Bohemians, his debut coming against St Patricks Athletic on 25 August 1974 in a LFA President's Cup Final. He made 162 appearances in all competitions for Bohs (98 in the league, 10 in European competition) and won 2 League of Ireland titles and 1 FAI Cup before he moved to the USA in 1978, for a year with the Philadelphia Fury of the North American Soccer League where he played alongside fellow Irishmen Fran O'Brien (footballer) and Eddie Byrne (footballer). He played in eighteen matches plus one play-off game and scored three goals. Pat's team mates included Alan Ball, Peter Osgood and Johnny Giles. He played against the likes of Rodney Marsh, Carlos Alberto, Franz Beckenbauer, Giorgio Chinaglia and Bobby Moore.
He returned to Europe in 1979, playing for Leicester City until 1981, then Heart of Midlothian until 1983. While playing for the Tynecastle side he was based in Dublin, and would regularly commute for weekend fixtures. When this became too much of a burden, he was granted a free transfer and joined League of Ireland side Shamrock Rovers.
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