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Clifford "Cliff" Byrne (born 26 April 1982) is an Irish former footballer, who is currently Assistant Manager at Peterborough United.

Cliff Byrne

Personal information
Full name	Clifford Byrne
Date of birth	(1982-04-26) 26 April 1982 (age 40)
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Club information
Current team	Peterborough United (assistant manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2003	Sunderland	0	(0)
2002–2003	→ Scunthorpe United (loan)	13	(0)
2003–2012	Scunthorpe United	266	(9)
2012–2014	Oldham Athletic	38	(1)
2013	→ Scunthorpe United (loan)	10	(0)
2014	Derry City	15	(1)
2014–2015	Alfreton Town	5	(1)
2015	Gainsborough Trinity	11	(1)
Total		358	(13)
National team
2002–2003	Republic of Ireland U21	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Byrne previously played for Sunderland. He took part in a UEFA 'B' coaching course in summer 2005.[1]

Following the departure of Izzy Iriekpen[2] Byrne was given the captaincy of the side. He scored two goals in the last two games of the 2008–09 season; his 89th-minute goal against Tranmere Rovers was enough to help Scunthorpe seal the last playoff place.[3] After missing just under a year of action due to injury, Byrne made his first start of the 2011–12 season on 26 November 2011, away to Notts County. He was released by the club in May 2012.[4]

On 27 July 2012, it was announced that Byrne had signed for Oldham Athletic.[5] Byrne scored his first goal for Oldham against his old club Scunthorpe United in a 2–2 draw on 1 January 2013[6] He rejoined former club Scunthorpe on loan in September 2013. On 17 January 2014, Cliff had his contract at Oldham Athletic cancelled by mutual agreement.[7]

In February 2014, Byrne signed for Roddy Collins at the Brandywell Stadium to play for Derry City for the 2014 League of Ireland season.[8] He scored his first League goal on his third league appearance.[9]

On 19 February 2015, it was reported he had joined Gainsborough Trinity.[10]

On 30 June 2018, he was appointed assistant manager to Grant McCann at Doncaster Rovers F.C.

On 21 June 2019, he was appointed assistant manager again to Grant McCann, following his appointment as head coach at Hull City.[11] Following the takeover of Hull City by Acun Medya Group, backed by Acun Ilıcalı, on 19 January 2022, [12] Byrne was sacked a few days later.[13]

Career statistics

As of 3 February 2013.

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sunderland	1999–2000[14]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2000–01[15]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2001–02[16]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2002–03[17]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Scunthorpe United (loan)	2002–03[18]	Division Three	13	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
Scunthorpe United	2003–04[19]	Division Three	39	1	6	0	2	0	4[lower-alpha 1]	0	51	1
	2004–05[20]	League Two	29	1	3	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	33	1
	2005–06[21]	League One	32	1	4	0	1	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	40	1
	2006–07[22]	League One	24	0	3	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	30	0
	2007–08[23]	Championship	25	0	1	0	1	0	—		27	0
	2008–09[24]	League One	43	2	3	0	1	0	10[lower-alpha 2]	0	57	2
	2009–10[25]	Championship	36	2	2	0	2	0	—		40	2
	2010–11[26]	Championship	21	2	0	0	3	0	—		24	2
	2011–12[27]	League One	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
	Total		276	9	25	0	11	0	20	0	332	9
Oldham Athletic	2012–13[28]	League One	30	1	3	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	35	1
Career totals			306	10	28	0	12	0	21	0	367	10

References

External links

• Cliff Byrne at Soccerbase
• Republic of Ireland profile at Soccer Scene

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