Neill Byrne

Neill Byrne (born 2 February 1993) is an Irish footballer who plays as a defender for FC Halifax Town.

Neill Byrne
Personal information
Full name Neill Byrne[1]
Date of birth (1993-02-02) 2 February 1993
Place of birth Portmarnock, Ireland
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 FC Halifax Town
Number 5
Youth career
Belvedere
2007–2011 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
2012–2013 Rochdale 3 (0)
2012 → Barrow (loan) 1 (0)
2013 → Southport (loan) 10 (2)
2013–2015 AFC Telford United 78 (6)
2015–2017 Macclesfield Town 60 (4)
2017–2018 Gateshead 39 (1)
2018–2020 AFC Fylde 44 (2)
2020– FC Halifax Town 0 (0)
National team
2011–2012 Republic of Ireland U19 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 June 2019 (UTC)

Career

Byrne was born in Portmarnock, Ireland. He started his career with Irish sides Portmarnock and Belvedere before joining the Nottingham Forest F.C. Youth Academy at the age of 14.[2] Despite interest from other clubs, two years later he signed apprentice terms with the club until 2011.[2] Byrne was released by Forest in December 2011 and joined Rochdale on trial, scoring in a reserve game against Manchester City.[3] After impressing on trial, Byrne signed an 18-month contract with the Football League One club on 1 January 2012.[4] He made his debut for the Dale on 31 March 2012, in a 3–3 draw with relegation rivals Walsall.[5] In November 2012, he joined Football Conference side Barrow on a one-month loan deal.[6]

He joined AFC Telford United in June 2013 after being released by Rochdale. He had the chance to join several clubs including Southport but decided to join Telford. On 26 April 2014 he won promotion to the Conference Premier with Telford after they clinched the Conference North title on the final game of the season.

Gateshead

After two years with Macclesfield Town, including reaching the final of the FA Trophy with the club in the 2016/17 season, Byrne agreed to join Gateshead on 26 May 2017 until the end of the season.[7] He made his debut on the opening day of the season in a 1–2 defeat against Woking,[8] scoring his first goal for the club three days later in a 1–0 victory over Guiseley.[9]

FC Halifax Town

On 23 September 2020, Byrne signed for National League side FC Halifax Town from newly-relegated AFC Fylde.[10]

Career statistics
As of match played 12 May 2019 [11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rochdale (loan) 2011–12 League One 3000000030
2012–13 League Two 0010000010
Total 3010000040
Barrow (loan) 2012–13 Conference Premier 10——0010
Southport (loan) 2012–13 Conference Premier 102——00102
AFC Telford United 2013–14 Conference North 40200—2[lower-alpha 1]0422
2014–15 Conference Premier 38430—2[lower-alpha 1]0434
Total 786300040856
Macclesfield Town 2015–16 National League 27210—4[lower-alpha 1]1323
2016–17 33220—9[lower-alpha 1]0442
Total 6043000131765
Gateshead 2017–18 National League 39120—00411
Total 391200000411
AFC Fylde 2018–19 National League 44200—30472
2019–20 0000—0000
Total 442000030472
Career total 19413900016121914
  1. Appearances in the FA Trophy

Honours

AFC Fylde

References
  1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/01/2012 and 31/01/2012" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
  2. "Academy Players 2010-11 Season". Nottingham Forest FC. 4 May 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  3. "Rochdale net young defender Neill Byrne". Trent End. 1 January 2012. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  4. "Rochdale net young defender Neill Byrne". BBC Sport. 1 January 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  5. "Rochdale 3-3 Walsall". BBC Sport. 1 January 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  6. "Rochdale defender Neill Byrne makes Barrow loan switch". BBC Sport. 23 November 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  7. "Gateshead make double transfer swoop as Neil Aspin strengthens his squad". Chronicle Live. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  8. "Woking 2-1 Gateshead FC". Gateshead FC. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  9. "Gateshead FC 1-0 Guiseley". Gateshead FC. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  10. "National League News - September 2020 (23 September)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  11. Neill Byrne at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  12. Stevens, Rob (19 May 2019). "AFC Fylde 1–0 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
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