Brian McGovern
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 April 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cherry Orchard | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2000 | Arsenal F.C. | 1 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 (loan) | Queens Park Rangers | 5 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Norwich City F.C. | 21 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Peterborough United | 1 | (0) |
| 2003 | St Patrick's Athletic F.C. | 0 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Longford Town F.C. | 41 | (2) |
| 2005 | Shamrock Rovers | 4 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Bray Wanderers F.C. | 34 | (1) |
| Total | 107 | (4) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Brian McGovern (born 28 April 1980 in Dublin) is a retired Irish footballer.
The former Irish U18 and U21 player had joined Arsenal as a trainee in summer 1997. He made a single appearance for Arsenal, as a substitute against Newcastle United on 14 May 2000, in which a youthful Arsenal side lost 4-2. While with the Gunners, McGovern also had a short loan spell with QPR. Norwich City manager Bryan Hamilton signed McGovern for a fee of £50,000 in August 2000.
McGovern was unable to establish himself in the first team at Carrow Road, scoring once against Tranmere Rovers,[1] and was released in October 2002. He joined Peterborough United but after failing to establish himself there also, and returned to Ireland when a move to Inverness Caledonian Thistle fell through. Briefly with St Patricks Athletic before going to Longford Town, where again a move to Calley fell through in autumn 2004.
Signed by the seasiders from Shamrock Rovers, who had signed him on loan from Longford Town, where he had failed to command a place.
Brian McGovern departed from Bray Wanderers in December 2006 having made a total of 40 appearances.
He made his Rovers debut on 25 March 2005.
Sources
- Canary Citizens by Mark Davage, John Eastwood, Kevin Platt, published by Jarrold Publishing, (2001), ISBN 0-7117-2020-7
References
- ↑ "Tranmere 0-1 Norwich". BBC. 14 April 2001. Retrieved 23 February 2013.