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| Gerry Byrne: Defender |
| Nickname: |
| Date of Birth: 29.08.1938 |
| Squad: number: |
| With the Reds: 1955-1969 |
| Height: |
| Weight: |
| Bought from: Liverpool
schools |
| Signed for LFC:
Ј0 Joined 1953 - Professional 30.08.1955 |
| Debut: 28th September 1957 v
Charlton Athletic (A) D2 lost 1-5 (Aged 19) |
| Debut goal: 03.02.1962 |
| 1st team
league games: 274 (1 as sub) |
| 1st team
league goals: 2 |
| Total 1st team
games: 333 (1 as sub) |
| Total 1st team
goals: 4 |
| Contract expiry:
December 1969 |
| International caps:
2 (2 as Liverpool) England |
| International goals: |
| International debut:
06.04.1963 vs. Scotland |
| Characteristics: |
| Former clubs: |
| Birth Place: Liverpool, England |
Honours: 2 Division One
Championship 63-64, 65-66 1 FA Cup 64-65 1 Division Second Championship 61/62, Charity
Shield 64 (shared), 65 (shared), 66
Runners up: 1 European Cup Winners Cup 65-66 |
| Personal Honours: |
| Fact: |
| Website: |
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Total LFC
games/goals
|
League |
FA Cup |
FL Cup |
Europe |
Other |
Total |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
| 1957-58 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
| 1958-59 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
| 1959-60 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
| 1960-61 |
33 |
|
2 |
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
38 |
|
| 1961-62 |
42 |
1 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
47 |
1 |
| 1962-63 |
38 |
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
44 |
|
| 1963-64 |
33 |
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
37 |
|
| 1964-65 |
40 |
|
8 |
|
|
|
7 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
56 |
2 |
| 1965-66 |
42 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
1 |
|
53 |
1 |
| 1966-67 |
9 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
12 |
|
| 1967-68 |
27 |
|
1 |
|
2 |
|
6 |
|
|
|
36 |
|
| 1968-69 |
2/1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2/1 |
|
| 1969-70 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
273/1 |
2 |
29 |
|
5 |
|
22 |
1 |
3 |
|
332/1 |
4 |
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
| Total |
started/substitutions |
|
Total |
Competition |
| 332 |
Started |
|
274 |
League |
| 1 |
On the bench |
|
29 |
FA Cup |
| 1 |
Substitute |
|
9 |
European Cup Winners Cup |
| 1 |
Substituted |
|
7 |
European Cup |
| |
|
|
6 |
European Fairs Cup |
| |
|
|
5 |
League Cup |
| |
|
|
3 |
Charity Shield |
Career Milestones for Gerry Byrne:
Appearances in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| 1 |
28.09.1957 |
Charlton Athletic |
1-5 |
The Valley |
League |
| 50 |
02.09.1961 |
Norwich City |
2-1 |
Carrow Road |
League |
| 100 |
12.09.1962 |
West Ham United |
2-1 |
Anfield |
League |
| 150 |
26.10.1963 |
Ipswich Town |
2-1 |
Portman Road |
League |
| 200 |
19.12.1964 |
Blackburn R |
3-2 |
Anfield |
League |
| 250 |
20.11.1965 |
Stoke City |
0-0 |
Victoria Ground |
League |
| 300 |
05.09.1967 |
Nottingham F |
1-0 |
City Ground |
League |
Goals in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Min |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| 1 |
03.02.1962 |
52 |
Brighton & H A |
3-1 |
Anfield |
League |
Update 16.06.2007 |
PROFILE
The hero of Liverpool's first FA Cup triumph when he played for 117 minutes of the
extra-time contest against Leeds at Wembley with a broken collar bone sustained in an
early challenge by Bobby Collins.
The player, his team-mates, manager Bill Shankly and right hand man and physio Bob
Paisley kept Byrne's injury a secret from Leeds. Not only did Byrne complete the match and
the half-hour extra period but also supplied the cross for Roger Hunt to score the first
Liverpool goal in their 2-1 win.
"Gerry's collar bone was split and grinding together yet he played on in
agony", said Shankly. "It was a performance of raw courage from the boy".
Liverpool-born Byrne joined his home-town club as an amateur and signed professional in
1955. He had been put up for sale when Shankly arrived in December 1959 and one of the new
manager's first acts was to remove him from the transfer list.
At home on either full back flank he settled down on the left partnered on the
right by Chris Lawler. A solid tackler he was an ever present in the Second Division title
winning side in 1962, won League Championship medals in 1964 and 1966 and collected two
England caps before retiring through injury in 1969. Total LFC club games/goals
for Reserves
|
Reserves |
|
League |
LS Cup |
Total |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
| 1968-69 |
12 |
2 |
|
|
12 |
2 |
| Total |
12 |
2 |
|
|
12 |
2 |
The statistics of matches and goals at the top is included in the table by the
conducted player of a reserve in a seasons 1968-69 not completely.
ENGLAND
1963 v Scotland; 1966 v Norway (2)
The hero of Liverpool's first FA Cup triumph when he played for 117 minutes of the
extra-time contest against Leeds at Wembley with a broken collar bone sustained in an
early challenge by Bobby Collins.
The player, his team-mates, manager Bill Shankly and right hand man and physio
Bob Paisley kept Byrne's injury a secret from Leeds. Not only did Byrne complete the match
and the half-hour extra period but also supplied the cross for Roger Hunt to score the
first Liverpool goal in their 2-1 win.
"Gerry's collar bone was split and grinding together yet he played on in
agony", said Shankly. "It was a performance of raw courage from the boy".
Liverpool-born Byrne joined his home-town club as an amateur and signed professional in
1955. He had been put up for sale when Shankly arrived in December 1959 and one of the new
manager's first acts was to remove him from the transfer list.
At home on either full back flank he settled down on the left partnered on the
right by Chris Lawler. A solid tackler he was an ever present in the Second Division title
winning side in 1962, won League Championship medals in 1964 and 1966 and collected two
England caps before retiring through injury in 1969. |
