| James "Jim" Byrne | |
| Fullname: | James B. Byrne[1] |
| Birth Date: | 22 June 1933 |
| Originalteam: | Sandhurst |
| Height: | 188 cm |
| Weight: | 96 kg |
| Statsend: | 1957 |
| Years1: | 1956–1957 |
| Club1: | St Kilda |
| Games Goals1: | 5 (0) |
James Byrne (born 22 June 1933) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Byrne, a ruckman, won the a Michelsen Medal while with Sandhurst in 1955.
He left Bendigo for Melbourne in 1956 and appeared in the opening three rounds of the 1956 VFL season for St Kilda.[2] His permit had only been for those three games and St Kilda were then refused a clearance by Sandhurst.[3]
The following year he was cleared to St Kilda and played in the first two rounds of the season before suffering a knee injury, which would ultimately end his football career.[4]
He would go on to buy a farm in Lockington and coach the local football team.[5]