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nr637

15/05/2018, 3:17 PM

Can anyone list any set of brothers that have player for League of Ireland Club over they years?

I know of Billy & Darren Dennehy currently with Limerick and the Brennans formely with Drogheda off hand!

How about with your local league club to start with!

Or for that matter sets of brothers who have played football for League of Ireland Clubs in the history of domestic League soccer in Ireland.

It would be nice to create a list!

nigel-harps1954

15/05/2018, 3:30 PM

donnrua

15/05/2018, 3:39 PM

Joe and Peter Hanrahan played together for Limerick and Dundalk back in the late 80's early 90's

Olander

15/05/2018, 3:50 PM

Daryl Horgan (Dundalk), Colm Horgan and Kevin Horgan (Galway United) faced each other in a game a few seasons ago.

https://www.sportsfile.com/winshare/w540/Library/SF691/1233715.jpg

Daryl is now at Preston, Colm is at Cork City and Kevin plays for Shamrock Rovers.

A fourth brother (Christopher) is also captain of Galway United's under 19 team at the moment.

pineapple stu

15/05/2018, 4:06 PM

Joe and Peter Hanrahan played together for Limerick and Dundalk back in the late 80's early 90's
And for UCD, although I'm not sure if they played together

Robbie and John Martin both played for UCD in the late 90s/early 00s, and also later for Longford Town.

I don't know what relation Joe and Rob Manley at UCD last season were - possibly brothers.

Was it Jason and Barry Moran who were the brothers at Galway in the late 90s?

Olander

15/05/2018, 4:11 PM

Was it Jason and Barry Moran who were the brothers at Galway in the late 90s?
Yup.

We also had Darragh and Declan Sheridan along with the Killeen brothers (Ronan and Conor).

A lesser known duo was probably Karl Sheppard and his brother David, who made a few first team appearances for Galway United under Sean Connor. He wasn't very good...

Conor and Ronan Frawley also featured for Galway United together.

Ezeikial

15/05/2018, 4:17 PM

Tommy & Brian McConville

Con, Terry & Pat Davey

Willie & Gerry McKeever

Turlough & Michael O'Connor

Hitman

15/05/2018, 4:47 PM

Dessie and Richie Baker.

Evan and David McMillan.

Hulsey

15/05/2018, 4:50 PM

Danny and Kevin O'Connor played together at Bray

Mr A

15/05/2018, 4:53 PM

Shane and Damien Bradley for Harps as well.

orielabu

15/05/2018, 5:06 PM

With Dundalk-
3 Lawlors-Mick, Martin and Robbie—and their father Kit.
3 O’Connors—Turlough, Miceal and Padruig—with Athlone as well as with Dundalk.
What about the Waterford Fitzgeralds….there must have been at least five of them.

Ezeikial

15/05/2018, 5:18 PM

With Dundalk-
3 Lawlors-Mick, Martin and Robbie�and their father Kit.
3 O�Connors�Turlough, Miceal and Padruig�with Athlone as well as with Dundalk.
What about the Waterford Fitzgeralds�.there must have been at least five of them.

Did Padraig O'Connor play for Dundalk?

According to the excellent
http://www.dundalkfcwhoswho.com/playerNames.php?p=O

Turlough played for the Liliwhites 1968-1969 while Michael played 1987 - 1988

ForzaForth

15/05/2018, 5:25 PM

Brian and Shane Nolan are twins and played for both Wexford and Waterford. The only twins? Gareth and Conor Wallace played for Wexford together. I think Anthony and Paul Rossiter who played for Wexford were also brothers, but I might be wrong there.

ForzaForth

15/05/2018, 5:30 PM

Another - Anto & Jayo Russell for Wexford.

orielabu

15/05/2018, 5:35 PM

Did Padruig O’Connor play with Dundalk?
Yes, A Padruig O’Connor played with Dundalk in the1983-84 season… but he was NOT the brother of Turlough and Miceal.
Good spot Ezeikial (https://foot.ie/members/13065-Ezeikial) .

pineapple stu

15/05/2018, 5:54 PM

Brian and Shane Nolan are twins and played for both Wexford and Waterford. The only twins?
I have a notion the aforementioned Morans of Galway were twins.

Can't believe I forgot Dave and Ev McMillan...

Martinho II

15/05/2018, 6:13 PM

Vinny Perth and Paul Perth Longford Town
Enda and Henry Kenny Longford Town

pineapple stu

15/05/2018, 6:17 PM

All the Kennys at Rovers I guess - Harry, Marc, Dave, etc.

Did they ever play on the same team? I think they did at some stage.

Martinho II

15/05/2018, 6:21 PM

going back to the 80s and 90s with us:

Leo and Mark Devlin Longford Town
Pat, Ray and another brother( whose name escapes me) Hackett

all locals

Calcio Jack

15/05/2018, 6:42 PM

One for older listeners , who can ever forget the Cochran brothers played for a short time with Rovers circa 1974- they were affectionately known as Arse ‘n’ Bum truly obscure LOI legends

osarusan

15/05/2018, 6:48 PM

White brothers at Limerick. Derek, Peter, one more too I think. Not sure how much they played together.

Edit: actally, seems the brothers were Derek and John Whyte, with Peter White, who played a few years later, unrelated to them.

onlooker

15/05/2018, 8:48 PM

Cory and Evan Galvin. Twins. Played together at Cobh and waterford in First Division. Cory now with Bray Wanderers and Evan with Longford Town.

cobhlad

15/05/2018, 9:55 PM

Full Cobh Ramblers list:
Tony and Barry Neiland
Dave, Rory and Liam O�Connor
Niall, John and Brian O�Rourke
Roy, Denis and Pat Keane
Frank and Paul O�Neill
Brian and Michael Stapleton
Stephen (Snr.) and Willie Bruton
Barrie, Michael and Eoin Hastings
Stephen and Brendan Kenny.
Evan and Cory Galvin (twins)
Ian and Adam Mylod

Charlie Darwin

16/05/2018, 12:05 AM

All the Kennys at Rovers I guess - Harry, Marc, Dave, etc.

Did they ever play on the same team? I think they did at some stage.
No, Harry had retired by the time Marc came back from England. I think Dave played with both but not at the same time.

Trevor and Darren Clarke were both at Rovers last year. Going by Extratime, they spent exactly three minutes on the pitch together before Trevor was sent off: http://www.extratime.ie/matches/detail/30354/1/

outspoken

16/05/2018, 4:10 AM

Aidan and Lee Roache. Played together at Longford Town, in or around 2010 I think. Think they are back at Liffey Wanderers now which was the club they originally signed from. Fairly sh1t

nr637

16/05/2018, 8:50 AM

Great input there by all!

marinobohs

16/05/2018, 10:21 AM

Think there was a pair of Byrne Brothers at Bohs back in the nineties, Alan and Mark if I remember rightly (or at all :rolleyes:)

dejadem

16/05/2018, 10:51 AM

Shevlin twins, Derek and Kenneth, I think they made their league debut for Drogheda in the same match.

marinobohs

16/05/2018, 11:06 AM

Great article on Bohemian FC official website (sorry, cant link it, ) concerning the Robinson brothers who played in the great Bohs team of 1926/27. both brothers were also involved in the National Struggle. Doubt anyone on here will remember them;) but a very interesting piece entitled 'brothers in Arms'

ForzaForth

16/05/2018, 1:20 PM

Gary & Robin Dempsey. Gary had loads of clubs in England, Scotland & Ireland. Robin was with Aston Villa for a short time and was with Waterford in their promotion season last year. Picked up a FAI Junior Cup medal with North End at the weekend.

outspoken

16/05/2018, 4:07 PM

Gary and Kevin Cronin played together at Longford too

disgruntled

17/05/2018, 8:43 AM

Noel & Declan O'Mahony with Cork Hibs.
Bobby & John Brohan with Cork Hibs.
Alex (father) & David (son)Ludzic Cork City.

dejadem

17/05/2018, 11:21 AM

Stephen & Declan Geoghegan with Drogheda & Shels

bluemovie

17/05/2018, 4:48 PM

We've had three sets of twins in recent years - Brian and Shane Nolan, Corey and Evan Galvin and now John and Paul Martin (Paul is our under 19 goalkeeper but made his senior debut in this season's Munster Senior Cup). I believe the Nolans were the first set of twins to play against each other in the League of Ireland when Shane was with Wexford.

Someone mentioned the Fitzgeralds in the 50s. Peter, Jack and Denny were the most successful but I'm not sure if it was five or six of them played for Waterford - I think it was five. Alfie, Dixie, Harry and Georgie Hale all played for Waterford in the 50s and 60s and prior to that, their father Alfie and uncles Tom and John formed our half back line in the 30s. Paddy and Shamie Coad played together for the Blues too.

Dalymountrower

17/05/2018, 6:07 PM

Noel & Declan O'Mahony with Cork Hibs.
Bobby & John Brohan with Cork Hibs.
Alex (father) & David (son)Ludzic Cork City.
Didn't father and son Ludzic line out together for the same Cork team?
Anyway, more recent Bohs brothers are Paddy Kavanagh and his younger brother who played with us two years ago.Clearly made a big impact as I can't remember his name.

pineapple stu

17/05/2018, 6:12 PM

James?

Both at UCD too, although not together

seand

17/05/2018, 11:18 PM

There was Cathal and Cillian Lordan at Cork recently too

Longfordian

18/05/2018, 7:18 AM

Gary and Kevin Cronin played together at Longford too

Did they play together? I thought Gary was gone by the time Kevin came in.

outspoken

18/05/2018, 11:44 AM

Did they play together? I thought Gary was gone by the time Kevin came in.

Could�ve swore there was an overlap

Longfordian

18/05/2018, 4:45 PM

Just checked the stats on the club site, you’re right they both played for us in the 2010 season. Kevin joined before Gary came back and then Gary played on after Kevin left after that season.

stann

19/05/2018, 12:08 PM

Someone mentioned the Fitzgeralds in the 50s. Peter, Jack and Denny were the most successful but I'm not sure if it was five or six of them played for Waterford - I think it was five. Alfie, Dixie, Harry and Georgie Hale all played for Waterford in the 50s and 60s and prior to that, their father Alfie and uncles Tom and John formed our half back line in the 30s. Paddy and Shamie Coad played together for the Blues too.
Think we have this one alright BM. :)
Tom, John and Alf Hale were Waterford's first trio of brothers to play in the same game, a Shield defeat at Bohemians in September 1934. The first League game was a draw with Cork at the Mardyke that December, and indeed they often did form the entire half-back line.
Alf had four sons who played for the Blues: George, Dixie, Alfie and Harry. Mainly due to Alfie and Dixie spending so much time abroad, the four brothers were never even in the same squad as far as I can make out, and even three of the four playing together was rare enough due to Harry being very much on the fringe of the side until the early 60s. The first time three did line out in the League was when George, Dixie and Alfie played in only Alfie's second game, a draw with Evergreen at Turner's Cross in March 1957.
The Fitzgeralds, though, left them all standing. SIX brothers played for the Blues at one time - Tom, Jack, Denny, Ned, Peter and Paul, and they set what must surely be the record of having FOUR brothers (Tom, Jack, Denny & Ned) start a League game in a 3-2 win over Shamrock Rovers on April 9 1953.

nr637

19/05/2018, 1:45 PM

Think we have this one alright BM. :)
Tom, John and Alf Hale were Waterford's first trio of brothers to play in the same game, a Shield defeat at Bohemians in September 1934. The first League game was a draw with Cork at the Mardyke that December, and indeed they often did form the entire half-back line.
Alf had four sons who played for the Blues: George, Dixie, Alfie and Harry. Mainly due to Alfie and Dixie spending so much time abroad, the four brothers were never even in the same squad as far as I can make out, and even three of the four playing together was rare enough due to Harry being very much on the fringe of the side until the early 60s. The first time three did line out in the League was when George, Dixie and Alfie played in only Alfie's second game, a draw with Evergreen at Turner's Cross in March 1957.
The Fitzgeralds, though, left them all standing. SIX brothers played for the Blues at one time - Tom, Jack, Denny, Ned, Peter and Paul, and they set what must surely be the record of having FOUR brothers (Tom, Jack, Denny & Ned) start a League game in a 3-2 win over Shamrock Rovers on April 9 1953.

Now thats what I call great interesting facts about our league and game!

Well Done m8

ToberonaTornado

22/05/2018, 8:22 PM

Kenny and Christy Brown(e) :p

seand

23/05/2018, 11:07 PM

Gear stuff. The four Brennans have certainly played at last once in the same game at the same time (Rovers v Drogheda) , don't know if they were ever together at Drogs though.

Martinho II

24/05/2018, 5:50 PM

Gear stuff. The four Brennans have certainly played at last once in the same game at the same time (Rovers v Drogheda) , don't know if they were ever together at Drogs though.

no never together I'm afraid. all 4 brennans played for drogs at diff stages.

dejadem

25/05/2018, 8:46 AM

Gear stuff. The four Brennans have certainly played at last once in the same game at the same time (Rovers v Drogheda) , don't know if they were ever together at Drogs though.

3 max at the same time:
Gavin - Sean - Ryan - 2012
Gavin - Sean - Killian - 2017

Martinho II

25/05/2018, 1:25 PM

didn't know Sean is now playing in the LSL.

Charlie Darwin

29/05/2018, 1:23 AM

didn't know Sean is now playing in the LSL.
Sean Brennan? He plays for Drogheda United in the First Division.

sadloserkid

04/06/2018, 4:50 PM

Barry and David Ryan were Limerick's two goalkeepers at one point.

stann

21/12/2018, 6:14 AM

The Fitzgeralds, though, left them all standing. SIX brothers played for the Blues at one time - Tom, Jack, Denny, Ned, Peter and Paul, and they set what must surely be the record of having FOUR brothers (Tom, Jack, Denny & Ned) start a League game in a 3-2 win over Shamrock Rovers on April 9 1953.

Forgive the bump, just recently came across another game that adds slightly to this record.
March 29 1964, an appalling season spluttered towards it's sorry end with the Blues beaten 2-0 at home by Limerick. In the starting line-up once again were four of the Fitzgerald brothers, Denny, Jack, Peter and Paul this time, and also a late replacement for Shamy Casey at right full back, Liam O'Shea, a nephew of the four brothers.
Also, Liam was 15 and a half years old and still at school at the time, a good shout for Waterford's youngest ever player I'd have said, though that's another thread I know.