Brothers playing in the same team

**Paddyfield** · 28/03/2009, 10:44 PM

Slightly off topic:
Galway United had a teacher and student playing together. Mark Herrick is a History teacher in St Jospeph's (The Bish) and a Leaving Cert student of his played in the same team for a few months. I think his name was Sean Murphy; his career was shortened by a motor accident.

**seand** · 28/03/2009, 11:30 PM

Cormac and Chris Malone, Dundalk, mid 2000s

**seand** · 28/03/2009, 11:31 PM

and there was Cathal and Cillian Lordan at Cork recently

**prince20** · 29/03/2009, 8:27 AM

Slightly off topic buy what about a Manager and his brother in the team?
Brendan Place is current manager of Athlone and his brother Steven plays with Athlone

**Patrick Dunne** · 29/03/2009, 10:33 AM

Originally Posted by GuisaSaigon

Ronan and Connor Killeen, Darragh and Declan Sheridan played toghether for us in the 90's Didn't Harry Costello have a brother that played for United at the same time? Cant remember his name.

Brothers Niall and Norman Costello both played in goal for United (obviously not at the same time). They are not related to Roscommon native Harry. To the best of my knowledge, he remains the only Roscomon man to play for the club.

Tony and Tommy Murphy played together for Galway Rovers.

**GuisaSaigon** · 29/03/2009, 11:14 AM

Originally Posted by Patrick Dunne

Brothers Niall and Norman Costello both played in goal for United (obviously not at the same time). They are not related to Roscommon native Harry. To the best of my knowledge, he remains the only Roscomon native to play for the club.

I know Harry is no relation of Slob and Stormin' but I'm fairly sure he had a brother who was playing around the same time as him

**GlasnevinRed** · 29/03/2009, 11:49 AM

Declan & Stephen Geoghegan for Shels.

**hoop4life** · 29/03/2009, 12:03 PM

what about the gethins brothers at harps?? theres 3 or 4 of them isnt there??
we have a set of brothers that will be playing for us in the a league this year if that counts.
ronan and ger o' boyle. ronan played for galway for 2 years.
also, stevie ryan played with his father kevin in a connaught cup final for us a few years ago. kevin captained the side to win the trophy.

**Kildare Lad** · 29/03/2009, 1:56 PM

Originally Posted by Paddyfield

Slightly off topic:
Galway United had a teacher and student playing together. Mark Herrick is a History teacher in St Jospeph's (The Bish) and a Leaving Cert student of his played in the same team for a few months. I think his name was Sean Murphy; his career was shortened by a motor accident.

Same thing happening at Kildare County this season, Karl Hegarty is a teacher in the PBS in Newbridge who plays centre back and just by his side was his 5th year student Matty Byrne! Hegarty is also Mattys schools football team manager!

**atfconline** · 29/03/2009, 2:01 PM

Originally Posted by Kildare Lad

Same thing happening at Kildare County this season, Karl Hegarty is a teacher in the PBS in Newbridge who plays centre back and just by his side was his 5th year student Matty Byrne! Hegarty is also Mattys schools football team manager!

Could possibly happen here this season too. Damien Rushe is a teacher in town, might have some of your youths in his class, not sure.

We've had plenty of cousins/cousins and uncle/nephew brother/brother combinations down the years through the whole O'Connor/Jackson/Frawley/Fortune dynasty.

**superfrank** · 29/03/2009, 3:58 PM

The Vance brothers (Pat and Willie, iirc) both played for Wanderes in the 70's.

**osarusan** · 29/03/2009, 4:04 PM

Joey Ndo and his brother Nint.

**Dodge** · 29/03/2009, 4:28 PM

Originally Posted by osarusan

Joey Ndo and his brother Nint.

*shudder*

**Captain2007** · 29/03/2009, 6:50 PM

Bray Wanderers
Tony & Dave Clack 1985/86
Trevor & Greg Coleman late 1980's
Alan & Willie Smyth Early 1990's there was a third Smyth brother (big Red lad) can't think of his name.

**Martinho II** · 29/03/2009, 7:18 PM

also leo and mark devlin also played for us as brothers in the 80s and 90s.

**Paddyfield** · 29/03/2009, 7:24 PM

Originally Posted by osarusan

Joey Ndo and his brother Nint.

That reminds me that Phil Babb had a brother called Donnacha

**dublinwanderer** · 29/03/2009, 7:29 PM

Originally Posted by Blackcastle

Bray Wanderers
Alan & Willie Smyth Early 1990's there was a third Smyth brother (big Red lad) can't think of his name.

Derek Smyth was his name

**Duffman** · 29/03/2009, 9:41 PM

Originally Posted by prince20

Slightly off topic buy what about a Manager and his brother in the team?
Brendan Place is current manager of Athlone and his brother Steven plays with Athlone

Michael played under Turlough O'Connor for Dundalk back in the late 80's.

**Raheny Red** · 29/03/2009, 10:27 PM

The Kearney's played for us a couple of seasons ago

**SolitudeRed** · 30/03/2009, 12:56 AM

I know its not LoI but we have two sets of Brothers playing for us at the moment! Barry and Mark Holland and Chris and Ronan Scannell they are all in the first team and play regularly enough.