Steve Brennan

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

Steve Brennan
Personal information
Full nameStephen Edward Brennan
NicknameRoad Runner
Born (1951-02-02) 2 February 1951
Derry, Northern Ireland
Home townLeiston, Suffolk
England
Darts information
Playing darts since1971
Darts17g
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Sweet Caroline" by Neil Diamond
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO1980–1986
BDO majors – best performances
World Ch'shipQuarter Final: 1982
World MastersQuarter Final: 1980, 1983, 1984
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
New Zealand Open
Finnish Open
Malta Open
Northern Ireland Open		1981
1982
1983
1985

Darts career

He made his Embassy 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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