Brendan Menton Snr facts for kids
Brendan Menton (born 1911, died 2002) was an important Irish person. He was known for his work in football and as an economist. He helped start a famous football club called Home Farm F.C. Later, he became the leader of Irish football. He also worked with a big European football group called UEFA.
Brendan Menton's Early Life and Football Start
Brendan Menton was born in Dublin, Ireland. When he was young, he lived in the Drumcondra and Whitehall areas of North Dublin. In the 1920s, Brendan and his four brothers loved playing football. They formed their own team called Home Farm Road. They played in a street football league.
In 1928, their team joined with another team called Richmond Road. Together, they formed the well-known club, Home Farm F.C.. Brendan Menton was the club's honorary secretary. This meant he helped run the club behind the scenes. His family has stayed involved with Home Farm F.C. for many years.
A Leader in Irish Football
Brendan Menton became a very important person in Irish football. He was the president of the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) from 1980 to 1982. The FAI is the main group that runs football in Ireland. Being president meant he was the top leader for the sport in the country.
He also worked with UEFA. UEFA is the main organisation for football in Europe. Brendan Menton served on different committees for UEFA. This shows he was respected in football not just in Ireland, but across Europe too.
His Work as an Economist
Besides football, Brendan Menton was also an economist. An economist studies how money, goods, and services work in a country. In the 1950s and 1960s, he worked in the Department of Finance in Ireland. He worked closely with another famous economist, T.K. Whitaker. Their work helped shape Ireland's economy during those years.
Brendan Menton was also the president of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland. He held this role from 1977 to 1980. This society is where people discuss important facts and figures about society and the economy.
Brendan Menton was married and had four sons and one daughter. One of his sons, Kevin Menton, played tennis for Ireland in the Davis Cup. Another son, Brendan Menton Jnr, also became involved in football administration, just like his father.
