Brian Mooney

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Brian Mooney
Personal information
Full name Brian Gregory Mooney
Date of birth (1966-02-02) 2 February 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)
Midfield
Youth career
1977–1981 Stella Maris
1981–1983 Home Farm
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1987 Liverpool 0 (0)
1986–1987 → Wrexham (loan) 9 (2)
1987–1991
Preston North End
 128 (26)
1991–1993 Sunderland 27 (1)
1992–1993 → Burnley (loan) 6 (0)
1993–1995 Shelbourne 60 (13)
1995–1999 Bohemians 117 (19)
1999–2001 UCD 39 (3)
2001–2002 Monaghan United 12 (0)
International career
1995 League of Ireland XI 1 (0)
1985–1987
Republic of Ireland U-21s
 4 (0)
1990
Republic of Ireland B
 1 (0)
1989–1990 Republic of Ireland U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Brian Mooney, (born 2 February 1966 in

St. Joseph's C.B.S. in Fairview
.

Mooney played for the

1984 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship
.

Career

Liverpool

Having signed for Liverpool, Mooney immediately started to turn heads with some outstanding performances for

Football League Cup tie against Fulham in October 1986. Even a successful loan spell in 1986 at Wrexham
(8 games, 2 goals) only added to Mooney's desperate need for regular first team action. However, in October 1987 things took a turn for the better.

Preston

With newly promoted

player of the year
in 1988–89. Was voted 2nd in the clubs cult heroes

Sunderland

Although a Republic of Ireland cap eluded him Mooney did in the end earn a move to top flight

the Rokerites (now the Black Cats) paying a fee of £225,000 for Mooney's services. His time at Sunderland was however a disaster with the club being relegated almost immediately and Mooney managing just 27 appearances (1 goal) in an injury ravaged two years. A loan spell at Burnley F.C. didn't help either with a now disillusioned Mooney dead set against the move, however with Sunderland wanting Mooney to play competitive games he did in his month there make 6 appearances for the Turf Moor outfit without scoring. Injury and poor form put paid to Mooney's career at Roker Park and although at the end of his contract there was interest from several other English clubs, Peterborough United
being the most notable, Mooney decided that at the age of 27 to return to Ireland.

Return to Ireland

Upon his return to Ireland, Mooney signed for

UEFA Cup as well as playing for the League of Ireland Representative Team. After playing for Monaghan United
in 2001–02, he retired.

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ISSN 0791-5144 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1983/0518/Pg003.html#Ar00305:62130462F3176993AE6A43BE6BA3B76C53C86393046613176AB3AE6B93BE6BB3AE6CA3BE6CB3B76E93C86E42F76FD30A. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help
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  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 May 2008. Retrieved 2009-10-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 147.
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