Francis Brennan (23 April 1924 – 5 March 1997) was a Scottish footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francis Brennan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 April 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | Annathill, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 5 March 1997 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||
| Position | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1941–1946 | Airdrieonians | 0 | (0) |
| 1946–1956 | Newcastle United | 318 | (3) |
| Total | 318 | (3) | |
| International career | |||
| 1946–1954 | Scotland | 8 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1956–1962 | North Shields | ||
| 1967–1971 | North Shields | ||
| 1971–1972 | Darlington | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Brennan was a tough centre half who moved to Newcastle United from Airdrieonians for £7,500 in 1946.[2] He made his debut for the club against Millwall in August 1946 and appeared on 351 occasions for the Magpies between 1946 and 1956.[3]
Brennan moved into management after his playing retirement, initially with North Shields between 1956 and 1962, then in Singapore and Trinidad.[2] He returned to North Shields in 1967 and helped them to victory in the 1969 FA Amateur Cup. He was appointed manager of Darlington in August 1971 but stayed in the post for only three months before joining South Shields in a coaching role in 1972.[2]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other[A] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Newcastle United | 1946–47 | Second Division | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 1947–48 | Second Division | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| 1948–49 | First Division | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
| 1949–50 | First Division | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| 1950–51 | First Division | 32 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
| 1951–52 | First Division | 38 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 1 | |
| 1952–53 | First Division | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | |
| 1953–54 | First Division | 39 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
| 1954–55 | First Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1955–56 | First Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Career total | 318 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 351 | 3 | ||
- A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Charity Shield and Coronation Cup.
Managerial statistics
edit| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| North Shields |  |
1956 | 1962 | |||||
| North Shields | |
1967 | 1971 | |||||
| Darlington | |
August 1971 | January 1972 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 25.0 |
Honours
editAs a player
editAs a manager
editNorth Shields
- FA Amateur Cup: 1969
- FA Amateur European Cup: 1969
References
edit- ↑ "Frank Brennan". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- 1 2 3 Lamming, Douglas (1987). A Scottish Soccer Internationalists Who's Who, 1872–1986. Hutton Press. ISBN 0-907033-47-4.
- 1 2 "Player Profile: Frank Brennan". toon1892.com. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- ↑ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 489. ISBN 0354 09018 6.
- ↑ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 490. ISBN 0354 09018 6.
External links
edit- Frank Brennan at the Scottish Football Association
- Frank Brennan at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Frank Brennan at Soccerbase
- Frank Brennan management career statistics at Soccerbase
- Player Profile: Frank Brennan at toon1892.co.uk
