Stuart "Stuey" Byrne is a retired Irish

Republic of Ireland

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 footballer

Football (soccer)

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, who's last club was St. Patrick's Athletic

St Patrick's Athletic F.C.

St Patrick's Athletic Football Club is a football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the League of Ireland Premier Division. Founded in 1929, they are based in the Dublin suburb of Inchicore and play their home matches at Richmond Park. They have won the League of Ireland title 7 times and...

. http://www.stpatsfc.com/player.php?playerid=83.

Byrne made his debut Shelbourne

Shelbourne

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 appearance against Cork City

Cork City F.C.

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 in July 2002 and frequently contributed his considerable power to Shelbourne's attack, where he played a part in three league title victories. Scored in a UEFA Champions League

UEFA Champions League

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 qualifier in the same month http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-89200001.html.

He joined Shels in 2002 having previously played for Stella Maris

Stella Maris

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, Home Farm

Home Farm F.C.

Home Farm Football Club is an Irish football club based in Whitehall, Dublin. Originally founded in 1928, the club joined the League of Ireland in 1972 after merging with Drumcondra. Following this merger they were briefly known as Home Farm Drumcondra...

, Bohemians

Bohemian F.C.

Bohemian F.C. , more commonly referred to as Bohemians, is a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. Bohemians compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the third most successful club in League of Ireland football history, having won the League of Ireland title 11...

, Crusaders

Crusaders F.C.

Crusaders Football Club is a semi-professional, Northern Irish association football club, playing in the IFA Premiership. The club, founded in 1898, hails from Belfast and plays its home matches at Seaview. Club colours are red and black. The current manager is Stephen Baxter, appointed in 2005...

 and Longford Town

Longford Town F.C.

Longford Town F.C. is an Irish football club playing in the League of Ireland First Division. The club, founded in 1924 and elected to the league in 1984, hails from Longford, County Longford and play their home matches at Flancare Park...

.

He signed for Drogheda

Drogheda United

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 from Shels on a free transfer on December 9, 2006. Scored against A.C. Libertas

A.C. Libertas

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 in the UEFA Cup

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 in 2007 http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/newsid=566915.html.

Byrne signed for St. Patrick's Athletic

St Patrick's Athletic F.C.

St Patrick's Athletic Football Club is a football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the League of Ireland Premier Division. Founded in 1929, they are based in the Dublin suburb of Inchicore and play their home matches at Richmond Park. They have won the League of Ireland title 7 times and...

 on March 14, 2009.. Byrne scored a looping header to equalize against Bray Wanderers on his debut for the Saints. After impressing at the Saints over the 2009 season, Byrne re-signed for the 2010 season. Byrne was the leader in the Saints midfield and put in many excellent performances. Byrne played his last game in professional football on the 29th of October 2010 against Sligo Rovers

Sligo Rovers F.C.

Sligo Rovers Football Club is a professional Irish football club playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. The club was founded in 1928 and have been in the League of Ireland since 1934. The club is a co-operative venture, owned by the people of Sligo. Sligo Rovers have played at...

 at the Showgrounds

Showgrounds

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 in a 1-0 loss for St. Pat's

St Patrick's Athletic F.C.

St Patrick's Athletic Football Club is a football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the League of Ireland Premier Division. Founded in 1929, they are based in the Dublin suburb of Inchicore and play their home matches at Richmond Park. They have won the League of Ireland title 7 times and...

. He retired as one of the most respected League of Ireland

League of Ireland

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 players and will go down as a legend in the league.

Honours

• League of Ireland
  League of Ireland
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  • Shelbourne
    Shelbourne
    Shelbourne may refer to :*Shelbourne Hotel; a hotel in the centre of Dublin, Ireland*Shelbourne Development; a real estate development company based out of Dublin, Ireland*Shelbourne Road; a street in Dublin, Ireland...
    
     - 2003, 2004, 2006
  • Drogheda United
    Drogheda United
    Drogheda United Football Club is an Irish football club currently playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. The club hails from Drogheda, Ireland and, since 1979, plays its home matches at Hunky Dorys Park....
    
     - 2007
• Setanta Cup: 1
  • Drogheda United
    Drogheda United
    Drogheda United Football Club is an Irish football club currently playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. The club hails from Drogheda, Ireland and, since 1979, plays its home matches at Hunky Dorys Park....
    
    - 2007