Johnny Byrne was an international footballer who represented England 11 times scoring 8 goals. His first cap was against Northern Ireland on 22nd November 1961 at 23 years old, and his last was vs Scotland on 10th April 1965 aged 26. Byrne, born on 13th May 1938, in West Horsley, Surrey, has a FA Legacy Number of 800 and played as a Inside Right,
Centre Forward and
Inside Left for his country.
Johnny Byrne - 11 caps (8 goals)
- Full Name: John Joseph Byrne
- Born: 13th May 1938, West Horsley, Surrey
- Died: 27th October 1999, Cape Town, South Africa aged 61
- England Career: 1961 - 1965
- Positions whilst with England: Inside Right, Centre Forward and Inside Left
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Crystal Palace (1) & West Ham United (10)
- FA Legacy Number: 800
- Also known as Budgie Byrne. He won his first cap whilst playing for Crystal Palace, then in the Third Division.
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Northern Ireland (HC) on 22nd November 1961 aged 23 years, 6 months, 9 days - Last Cap: v
Scotland (HC) on 10th April 1965 aged 26 years, 10 months, 28 days - First Goal: v
Switzerland (FR) on 5th June 1963 aged 25 years, 0 months, 23 days - Career Length: 3 years, 138 days
- Starts: 11
- Substitute:
0 - Withdrawn:
0 - Full Games: 11
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- FriendlyFR
- 4
- 8
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Nations' Cup (Taça das Nações)BJT
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 7
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 4
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Away
- 5
- 6
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Neutral
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Drawn
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Won
- 5
- 8
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Lost
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Centre Forward
- 8
- 8
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Inside Left
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Inside Right
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 11
- 8
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Alf Ramsey- 10
- 8
- 0
- 0
- 0
- England Walter Winterbottom
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Ray Wilson
- 10 Matches
- Bobby Charlton
- 9 Matches
- Bobby Moore
- 9 Matches
- Jimmy Greaves
- 8 Matches
- Peter Thompson
- 7 Matches
- George Cohen
- 6 Matches
- Maurice Norman
- 6 Matches
- George Eastham
- 6 Matches
- Gordon Banks
- 6 Matches
- Gordon Milne
- 6 Matches
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- www.theyflysohigh.co.uk by Steve Marsh
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 21 sources from 11 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- SCO, 2 - 2, 10th Apr 1965 (HC) West Ham United, Cap: 11.
Age: 26 years, 10 months, 28 days. 
WAL, 2 - 1, 18th Nov 1964 (HC) West Ham United, Cap: 10.
Age: 26 years, 6 months, 5 days.
ARG, 0 - 1, 6th Jun 1964 (BJT) West Ham United, Cap: 9.
Age: 26 years, 0 months, 24 days.
POR, 1 - 1, 4th Jun 1964 (BJT) West Ham United, Cap: 8.
Age: 26 years, 0 months, 22 days.
BRA, 1 - 5, 30th May 1964 (BJT) West Ham United, Cap: 7.
Age: 26 years, 0 months, 17 days.
IRL, 3 - 1, 24th May 1964 (FR) 
West Ham United, Cap: 6.
Age: 26 years, 0 months, 11 day.- POR, 4 - 3, 17th May 1964 (FR) West Ham United, Cap: 5.
Age: 26 years, 0 months, 4 days. 
URU, 2 - 1, 6th May 1964 (FR) West Ham United, Cap: 4.
Age: 25 years, 11 month, 24 days.- SCO, 0 - 1, 11th Apr 1964 (HC) West Ham United, Cap: 3.
Age: 25 years, 10 months, 29 days. - SUI, 8 - 1, 5th Jun 1963 (FR) West Ham United, Cap: 2.
Age: 25 years, 0 months, 23 days. - NIR, 1 - 1, 22nd Nov 1961 (HC) Crystal Palace, Cap: 1.
Age: 23 years, 6 months, 9 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.