Barry Clancy
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Barry Clancy is an Irish
footballer who plays as a winger for League of Ireland First Division club Shelbourne
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as a regular in their Under-21 side before he joined Kildare County
at the start of the 2006 season in his search for first team opportunities. Starting his Kildare County career as a left full back, Clancy was an instant hit at Station Road as the small statured defender makes up for his lack of height through his never ending industry on the pitch. Following continued impressive displays, Clancy signed a new contract at the end of the 2007 season keeping him at Kildare County for the 2008 season but Clancy would depart struggling Kildare in July 2008 to join First Division rivals Monaghan United.
Competitions include Leinster Senior Cup and League of Ireland Promotion/Relegation Play-offs
Republic of Ireland
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footballer who plays as a winger for League of Ireland First Division club Shelbourne
Shelbourne F.C.
Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish professional football club based in the Drumcondra area of Dublin, currently playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division....
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Kildare County
Clancy began his senior career with ShelbourneShelbourne F.C.
Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish professional football club based in the Drumcondra area of Dublin, currently playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division....
as a regular in their Under-21 side before he joined Kildare County
Kildare County F.C.
Kildare County F.C. was an Irish football club that played in the League of Ireland. The club, founded in 2002, hailed from Newbridge, County Kildare and played their home matches at Station Road. Their club colours were white and black.- 2001/2002 :...
at the start of the 2006 season in his search for first team opportunities. Starting his Kildare County career as a left full back, Clancy was an instant hit at Station Road as the small statured defender makes up for his lack of height through his never ending industry on the pitch. Following continued impressive displays, Clancy signed a new contract at the end of the 2007 season keeping him at Kildare County for the 2008 season but Clancy would depart struggling Kildare in July 2008 to join First Division rivals Monaghan United.
Monaghan United
For the remainder of the 2008 season at Monaghan United Clancy continued to be deployed at left back but for the 2009 season Monaghan manager Mick Cooke advanced Clancy to the left wing. Clancy was an instant hit in his new attacking role utilising his pace and crossing abilities to contribute 11 goals for the season. Monaghan continued their on field improvement in the 2010 First Division campaign as Clancy continued to be a regular in the team but a heartbreaking play-off defeat on penalties to Bray Wanderers saw Clancy and Monaghan miss out on promotion to the Premier Division.Return to Shelbourne
On 14 December 2010, Clancy returned to Shelbourne for their 2011 First Division campaign, linking up with his former Kildare County assistant manager Barry O'Connor in the process.Career statistics
Correct as of November 6, 2011| Club | Season | League | League | FAI Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Kildare County Kildare County F.C. Kildare County F.C. was an Irish football club that played in the League of Ireland. The club, founded in 2002, hailed from Newbridge, County Kildare and played their home matches at Station Road. Their club colours were white and black.- 2001/2002 :... |
2006 | First Division | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 33 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2007 2007 League of Ireland The League of Ireland, consisting of both the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland First Division, kicked off in March, 2007... |
First Division | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 28 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2008 | First Division | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 18 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total | 74 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 79 | 1 | ||
| Monaghan United | 2008 | First Division | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2009 | First Division | 30 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 34 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 2010 2010 League of Ireland The 2010 League of Ireland was the 90th season of the League of Ireland. For the 26th season in succession, it was played using a two division format, consisting of the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland First Division. Bohemians were the defending League of Ireland... |
First Division | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 4 | |
| Total | 75 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 88 | 15 | ||
| Shelbourne Shelbourne F.C. Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish professional football club based in the Drumcondra area of Dublin, currently playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division.... |
2011 2011 League of Ireland The Premier Division consists of ten teams. Each team plays every other team four times, twice at home and twice away, for a total of 36 matches.-Teams:... |
First Division | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| Total | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 170 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 197 | 18 | ||
Competitions include Leinster Senior Cup and League of Ireland Promotion/Relegation Play-offs
League of Ireland
The League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...