# Shane Byrne (footballer)

Shane William Byrne (born 25 April 1993) is an Irish professional footballer who usually plays as a central midfielder for National League North club Brackley Town. Byrne has also represented the Republic of Ireland U17 and Republic of Ireland U19 teams.

## Career
### Leicester City

Byrne started his career at Leicester City and was part of the youth team that reached the quarter-finals of the FA Youth Cup in the 2010–11 season. On the international transfer deadline day in 2011 Byrne withdrew from the Republic of Ireland U19 squad in order to move on loan to Bury.

### Bury (loan)

In August 2011 Byrne moved on loan to Bury for an initial 3 months. Byrne made his professional début for the club against Sheffield United on 3 September 2011. In October he had his loan extended. He made his F.A. Cup debut on 12 November in a 2–0 defeat to Crawley Town. On 28 December Byrne signed the loan papers to extend his loan at Bury until the end of January. His time at Bury was curtailed after picking up an ankle injury at Colchester United on 10 December 2011.
Bury confirmed on 14 August 2013 that Byrne had been released from his contract by mutual consent.

### Bray Wanderers

In 2014 Byrne announced that he was released from his contract by mutual consent. A few weeks later it was announced that he had returned to Ireland to join an Irish club Bray Wanderers for an undisclosed fee.

### Corby Town

Byrne joined Corby Town in August 2014. He made his Corby Town debut in a pre-season friendly victory over a Nottingham Forest XI, however was made to wait for international clearance before his maiden competitive outing against Cirencester Town.

### Nuneaton Town

On 23 June 2015 Byrne joined Nuneaton Town. Due to contractual issues, Byrne left the club at the end of the 2015-2016 season.

### Brackley Town

He moved to Brackley Town for the 2016–17 season. On 20 May 2018 he won the Fa trophy at Wembley.

### Boston United

On 20 June 2021, Byrne signed for Boston United Byrne went on to play 52 times that season and was named in the National League North Team of the Season.

### Kidderminster Harriers

On 4 July 2022, Byrne joined Kidderminster Harriers having defeated his new club the previous season in the play-offs. He captained the side to promotion to the National League.

## International career
### Republic of Ireland U17

Byrne has represented the Republic of Ireland at U-17 on two occasions.

### Republic of Ireland U19

On 10 February 2011 he made his debut for the Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team against Croatia. Byrne was called up by the U19s to face a double header against Slovenia in October 2011 but withdrew in order to extend his loan at Bury.

## Career statistics

    As of 2 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Bury (loan) | 2011–12 | League One | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bury | 2012–13 | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bray Wanderers | 2014 | Irish Premier Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| Corby Town | 2014–15 | SFL - Premier Division | 40 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 47 | 5 |
| Nuneaton Town | 2015–16 | National League North | 40 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 46 | 6 |
| Brackley Town | 2016–17 | National League North | 40 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
| Brackley Town | 2017–18 | National League North | 44 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 3 | 56 | 8 |
| Brackley Town | 2018–19 | National League North | 43 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 47 | 10 |
| Brackley Town | 2019–20 | National League North | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 7 |
| Brackley Town | 2020–21 | National League North | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 |
| Brackley Town | Total | Total | 175 | 29 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 5 | 206 | 33 |
| Boston United | 2021–22 | National League North | 41 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 50 | 5 |
| Kidderminster Harriers | 2022–23 | National League North | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3 |
| Kidderminster Harriers | 2023–24 | National League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Kidderminster Harriers | Total | Total | 57 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 57 | 3 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 423 | 50 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 6 | 480 | 57 |
* ↑ Appearance in the Football League Trophy
* ↑ One appearance in the Northamptonshire Senior Cup and four in the Southern League Cup
* ↑ One appearance in the FA Trophy and four in the Birmingham Senior Cup
* 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in the FA Trophy
* ↑ Three appearances in National League North play-offs and three appearances, one goal in FA Trophy

## Honours

Corby Town
Southern League Premier Division winners 2014-15 http://www.englishfootballstats.co.uk/Non-League%20Tables/Southern%20Football%20League/Combined%20Tables/2014-15.htm
Brackley Town
* FA Trophy: 2017–18
* National League North play-offs: 2022-23