Paddy Brennan (footballer)
Patrick Joseph Brennan (1 March 1924 – 11 January 1991) was an Irish professional footballer who played as a left half in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Joseph Brennan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 March 1924[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin,[1] England | ||
| Date of death | 11 January 1991 (aged 66)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Hove,[1] England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Left half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 19??–1948 | Shelbourne | ||
| 1948–1952 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 45 | (0) |
| 1952–1953 | Yeovil Town | ||
| 1953–1956 | Weymouth | ||
| 1956–1957 | Dover | ||
| 1957–19?? | Hove Town | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Life and career
Brennan was born in 1924 in Dublin.[1] He came to prominence with League of Ireland club Shelbourne before signing for Brighton & Hove Albion in 1948. He made his Football League Third Division South debut towards the end of the year, and became a regular in 1949–50, but inconsistency cost him his place, and he made just six senior appearances in two years. He spent a season with Yeovil Town before joining Southern League rivals Weymouth,[2] where he made 112 appearances in all competitions.[3] A season with Dover preceded a return to the Brighton area where he was player-coach of Sussex County League side Hove Town and worked as an ambulance officer. Brennan died in Hove in 1991 at the age of 66.[1]
References
- "Paddy Brennan". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
- "Player archive". Weymouth F.C. Retrieved 29 August 2018.