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DeutschHugh Brophy
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hugh Brophy | ||
| Date of birth | 2 September 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bolton Athletic | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1966 | Shamrock Rovers | (1) | |
| 1966–1968 | Crystal Palace | 1 | (0) |
| 1968–1971 | Shamrock Rovers | ? | (10) |
| 1971–1973 | Bohemian | ? | (?) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hugh Brophy (born 2 September 1948 in Dublin) is an Irish retired footballer who played during the 1960s and 1970s.
Brophy was a midfielder who played for Shamrock Rovers and Bohemians amongst others during his career in the League of Ireland.[1] Brophy played alongside the likes of Tommy Kelly and Turlough O'Connor during his time at Bohs.
He made his Rovers debut on 20 March 1966 against Drumcondra at Milltown. He signed for Crystal Palace in July 1966,[2] but after only one league appearance[3] as a substitute for Johnny Byrne in the last game of the 1966–67 season,[4] left the club in 1967.[2] He re-signed for Shamrock Rovers in November 1968, winning the FAI Cup in 1969.[citation needed]
He played for the Republic of Ireland national football team amateur team in the qualifiers for the 1967 UEFA Amateur Cup.
Honours
[edit]- FAI Cup
- Shamrock Rovers 1969
- Top Four Cup
- Shamrock Rovers 1966
- Leinster Senior Cup
- Shamrock Rovers - 1968/69
References
[edit]- ^ Bohemian FC match programme, Vol. 44, no. 20
- ^ a b Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 318. ISBN 0907969542.
- ^ "CRYSTAL PALACE : 1946/47 - 2013/14". neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. pp. 226–7. ISBN 0907969542.
Further reading
[edit]- The Hoops by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)