Brian Morrisroe Explained

Brian Morrisroe
Fullname:Brian Morrisroe
Birth Date:1972 4, df=y
Birth Place:Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1993–1997
Caps1:61
Goals1:9
Years2:1997–1999
Clubs2:Shamrock Rovers
Caps2:50
Goals2:8
Years3:1999–2001
Clubs3:Dundalk
Caps3:39
Goals3:6
Years4:2000–2001
Clubs4:Ballymena United
Caps4:5
Goals4:0
Years5:2001–2002
Clubs5:Athlone Town
Caps5:29
Goals5:7
Years6:2002–2003
Clubs6:Dublin City
Caps6:?
Goals6:?
Years7:2003
Clubs7:Limerick (loan)
Caps7:?
Goals7:?
Years8:2008
Caps8:11
Goals8:0

Brian Morrisroe (born 17 April 1972 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer who plays for Manortown Utd [1]

A midfielder he made his League of Ireland debut for St Patrick's Athletic at Dundalk on 26 September 1993. Morrisroe scored the winner against Southampton F.C. in a friendly in July 1995.[2]

Morrisroe played in two 1996–97 UEFA Cup games for the Richmond Park (football ground) side.

He moved to Shamrock Rovers in June 1997.

Morrisroe made 2 appearances in the 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup for Rovers before moving to Dundalk making his debut in a 1–0 home defeat to Longford Town on 22 August 1999 and subsequently helped the Lilywhites on their way to promotion from the First Division in 2001, before leaving Oriel Park to sign for Ballymena United in February 2001. He had a subsequent spell at Athlone Town.

He spent a few years out of the League of Ireland playing with Glenmore Dundrum in the Leinster Senior League.

He signed for Sporting Fingal in 2008 and made his Sporting debut on 4 July 2008 where he was Man of the Match [3] and went on to make 11 total league appearances.

Honours

FAI Cup Runner up 1995/96

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sporting Fingal 4-0 Monaghan United - RTÉ Sport . . https://archive.today/20130217233103/http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2008/0704/sportingfingal_monaghanunited.html . 17 February 2013 . dead.
  2. News: St. Patricks beat Southampton . July 25, 1995 . . 0791-5144 . Dublin . en.
  3. Web site: 582 . 2013-08-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160307194805/http://www.extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/582.html . 2016-03-07 . dead .