Steve Brennan

Steve Brennan
Personal information
Full name Stephen Edward Brennan
Nickname Road Runner
Born (1951-11-02) November 2, 1951
Derry, Northern Ireland
Home town Ballymena, Co. Antrim
Northern Ireland
Darts information
Playing darts since 1971
Laterality Right-handed
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 1980-1986
BDO majors - best performances
World Ch'ship Quarter Final 1982
World Masters Quarter Final 1980, 1983, 1984
Other tournament wins
Tournament Years
New Zealand Open 1981

Steve Brennan (born 2nd November 1951) is a retired Northern Irish professional darts player who competed in the 1980s. He was a civil engineer from Leiston and began playing county darts for Suffolk in 1979-80. He was eligible to play for Northern Ireland because his father Pat was born in Derry.

He made his World Darts Championship debut in 1982 and caused one of the great upsets in darts history by beating defending champion Eric Bristow in the first round. He also knocked out Dave Whitcombe in the second round before losing 0-4 to Stefan Lord in the quarter-finals.

He appeared at the next four World Championships, but only won two more matches – both first round victories in 1984 and 1985. His last appearance came in 1986 when he lost in the first round to Paul Lim.

After another surprise victory over Bristow in the 1986 MFI World Matchplay tournament,[1] The Crafty Cockney famously declared that "he kept losing to wallies."

Steve has 3 brothers, (Nigel, Kevin and Trevor) and 1 sister, (Teresa).

World Championship Results

BDO

References

  1. ↑ "Brennan Puts Out Bristow", Glasgow Herald, 11 October 1986, p. 19, retrieved 2010-10-31


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