Jim Byrne (Gaelic footballer)

Irish Gaelic football player

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Jim Byrne
Personal information
Irish name	Séamus Ó Broin
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Left corner-back
Born	15 April 1890 Ballymurphy, County Carlow, Ireland
Occupation	National school teacher
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Geraldine O'Hanrahan's
Club titles
Wexford titles	0
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1913–1925	Wexford
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	7
All-Irelands	4

James Byrne (born 15 April 1890) was an Irish Gaelic football administrator, referee and player who enjoyed a lengthy career as a left corner-back with the Wexford senior team. He joined the team in 1913 and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until 1925.

Kennelly is regarded as one of Wexford's greatest-ever players. He won four consecutive All-Ireland winners' medals and seven Leinster winners' medals. An All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions, Byrne captained the team to the All-Ireland title in 1918.

At club level Byrne enjoyed a lengthy career with Geraldine O'Hanrahan's.

References

"125 Greatest Wexford Footballers". The Wexford People. 8 January 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2012.

Sporting positions
Preceded bySeán O'Kennedy	Wexford Senior Football Captain 1918	Succeeded by
Achievements
Preceded bySeán O'Kennedy (Wexford)	All-Ireland Senior Football winning captain 1918	Succeeded byLarry Stanley (Kildare)

Jim Byrne navigation boxes

v t e Wexford – 1913 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship finalist
T. Doyle (c) T. Mernagh A. Doyle J. Cullen (goal) N. Black T. Murphy J. Doyle S. O'Kennedy P. Mackey G. Kennedy J. Mullally D. Reynolds F. Furlong J. Byrne J. Rossiter

v t e Wexford – 1914 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship finalist
S. O'Kennedy (c) T. McGrath (goal) T. Murphy P. Mackey J. Byrne P. D. Breen T. Doyle T. Mernagh P. Murphy J. Doyle J. Mullally D. Reynolds A. Doyle G. Kennedy J. Rossiter

v t e Wexford – 1915 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (2nd title)
S. O'Kennedy (c) G. Kennedy P. Mackey T. Murphy F. Furlong J. Wall E. Wheeler T. Mernagh T. Doyle N. Black A. Doyle J. Byrne M. Howlett D. Reynolds T. McGrath (goal)

v t e Wexford – 1916 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (3rd title)
S. O'Kennedy (c) T. McGrath (goal) P. Mackey E. Wheeler J. Byrne T. Murphy T. Mernagh M. Howlett F. Furlong T. Doyle J. Crowley D. Reynolds J. Wall A. Doyle G. Kennedy

v t e Wexford – 1917 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (4th title)
S. O'Kennedy (Capt.) G. Kennedy P. Mackey A. Doyle T. Mernagh T. McGrath (goal) T. Murphy B. Hodgins J. Quinn J. Byrne J. Crowley F. Furlong M. Howlett T. Doyle D. Reynolds

v t e Wexford – 1918 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (5th title)
T. McGrath (goal) N. Stuart P. Mackey J. Byrne (c) T. Murphy T. Doyle M. Howlett B. Hodgins J. Doran J. Crowley D. Reynolds T. Pierse A. Doyle G. Kennedy J. Redmond

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