Frank Brady (born 1948- died 27 October 2009) was an Irish football player who played as a centre half. He was the brother of

Liam Brady William Brady (born 13 February 1956) is an Irish former footballer. He found success both in England with Arsenal, where he won an FA Cup in 1979, and in Italy with Juventus, winning two Serie A titles. Brady was capped 72 times for the Ireland ...

. Brady was born in Dublin. After initially playing for Stella Maris , he joined Shamrock Rovers in July 1967 from Home Farm F.C. He made his debut in a friendly against Everton at

Dalymount Park Dalymount Park (Irish: ''Páirc Cnocán Uí Dhálaigh'') is a football stadium in Phibsborough on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. It is the home of Bohemian F.C., who have played there since the early 20th century. Affectionately known ...

on 4 August 1967. He made his competitive debut in

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on 20 August 1967 in the

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. An ex-youth international he twice played in the

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for Rovers against

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. He also played professionally in Australia.Death of '68 Cup winner Frank Brady
RTÉ. Retrieved on 27 October 2009. After his return home he rejoined Home Farm in 1978 where he played for six seasons in the League of Ireland https://www.independent.ie/world-news/frank-brady-26577941.html

Personal life

He was married to Margaret and had two sons Liam and Eamonn.

Honours

* FAI Cup: 1 ** Shamrock Rovers - 1968 *

Blaxnit Cup The Blaxnit Cup, is a defunct club football competition which featured teams from both football associations on the island of Ireland, in a similar format to the later Setanta Cup. It was inaugurated in 1967 as a cross-border competition between c ...

** Shamrock Rovers 1967-68

References

Sources

* ''The Hoops'' by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins () {{DEFAULTSORT:Brady, Frank 1948 births 2009 deaths Association footballers from County Dublin Republic of Ireland association footballers Shamrock Rovers F.C. players League of Ireland players Home Farm F.C. players Deaths from cancer in the Republic of Ireland Stella Maris F.C. players Association footballers not categorized by position

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