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James Brennan
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Full name James Francis Brennan
Date of birth 10 September 1884
Place of birth Templemore, Ireland
Date of death 6 September 1917(1917-09-06) (aged 32)
Place of death West Flanders, Belgium
Height 5ft 9in
Playing position Inside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Valkyrie
1903–1904 Liverpool 0 (0)
1904–1907 Africa Royal (32)
1907–1908 Bury 1 (0)
1908–1909 Brighton & Hove Albion 10 (1)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

James Francis Brennan (10 September 1884 – 6 September 1917) was an Irish professional football inside right who made one appearance in the Football League for Bury. He also played in the Southern League for Brighton & Hove Albion.

Personal life

Brennan attended Prior Park College in Bath. He served in the King's Regiment (Liverpool) and the Lancashire Fusiliers during the First World War and was holding the rank of corporal when he was killed in action in West Flanders, Belgium on 6 September 1917. Brennan is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing.

Honours

Africa Royal

  • West Cheshire League: 1906–07
  • Liverpool Shield: 1906–07
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