Career
Byrne played for Home Farm, Bohemians, Sligo Rovers and Street Patricks Athletic during his career in the League of Ireland. He moved to Bohs from the "Farm in 1982 and was top league scorer for Bohs during the 1986/87 season. His goalscoring record for that season showed a total of 9 goals in 22 league games.
He moved to Sligo from Bohs when his contract ran out at the end of the 1989/90 season and spent 3 seasons there scoring 9 goals in 107 total appearances, 6 goals in 87 league appearances.
