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Brian McGovern
Personal information
Date of birth	28 April 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Cherry Orchard
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997–2000	Arsenal
1999–2000	→ Queens Park Rangers (loan)
2000–2002	Norwich City
2002–2003	Peterborough United
2003	St Patrick's Athletic
2003–2004	Longford Town
2005	Shamrock Rovers
2005–2006	Bray Wanderers
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Brian McGovern (born 28 April 1980) is an Irish former footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

McGovern was born in Dublin. A former Irish U18 and U21 player, he joined Arsenal as a trainee in summer 1997. He made a single appearance for Arsenal against Newcastle United on 14 May 2000, in which a youthful Arsenal side lost 4–2. While with the Gunners, McGovern also had a short loan spell with QPR. Norwich City manager Bryan Hamilton signed McGovern for a fee of £50,000 in August 2000.

McGovern was unable to establish himself in the first team at Carrow Road, scoring once against Tranmere Rovers,^[1] and was released in October 2002. He joined Peterborough United but after failing to establish himself there also, and returned to Ireland when a move to Inverness Caledonian Thistle fell through. Briefly with St Patrick's Athletic before going to Longford Town, where again a move to Calley fell through in autumn 2004.

He was signed by the seasiders from Shamrock Rovers, who had signed him on loan from Longford Town, where he had failed to command a place.

McGovern departed from Bray Wanderers in December 2006, having made a total of 40 appearances.

Sources

Canary Citizens by Mark Davage, John Eastwood, Kevin Platt, published by Jarrold Publishing, (2001), ISBN 0-7117-2020-7

References

^ "Tranmere 0-1 Norwich". BBC. 14 April 2001. Retrieved 23 February 2013.

External links

[1] "Tranmere 0-1 Norwich". BBC. 14 April 2001. Retrieved 23 February 2013.

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+{{Use Hiberno-English|date=February 2017}}
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+| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1980|4|28}}
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+| birth_place = [[Dublin]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
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+| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
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+| youthyears1 =
-| cityofbirth = [[Dublin]]
+| youthclubs1 = [[Cherry Orchard F.C.|Cherry Orchard]]
-| countryofbirth = [[Ireland]]
+| years1 = 1997–2000
-| position = Defender
+| years2 = 1999–2000
-| youthyears =
+| years3 = 2000–2002
-| youthclubs = [[Cherry Orchard]]
+| years4 = 2002–2003
-| years =   1997-2000 <br> 1999-2000 (loan)<br> 2000-2002<br> 2002-2003<br> 2003<br>2003-2004<br>2005<br> 2005-2006
+| years5 = 2003
-| clubs =   [[Arsenal F.C.]] <br> [[Queens Park Rangers]] <br> [[Norwich City F.C.]]<br> [[Peterborough United]] <br>[[St Patrick's Athletic F.C.]] <br> [[Longford Town F.C.]]<br>[[Shamrock Rovers]]<br>[[Bray Wanderers F.C.]]
+| years6 = 2003–2004
-| caps(goals) =  1 (0)<br> 5 (0)<br> 21 (1) <br> 1 (0) <br> ? (0)<br> ? (2)<br>4 (0) <br> 34 (1)
+| years7 = 2005
+| years8 = 2005–2006
+| clubs1 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
+| clubs2 = → [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] (loan)
+| clubs3 = [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]]
+| clubs4 = [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]]
+| clubs5 = [[St Patrick's Athletic F.C.|St Patrick's Athletic]]
+| clubs6 = [[Longford Town F.C.|Longford Town]]
+| clubs7 = [[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]
+| clubs8 = [[Bray Wanderers F.C.|Bray Wanderers]]
+| caps1 = 1
+| caps2 = 5
+| caps3 = 21
+| caps4 = 1
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+| caps7 = 4
+| caps8 = 34
+| goals1 = 0
+| goals2 = 0
+| goals3 = 1
+| goals4 = 0
+| goals5 = 0
+| goals6 = 2
+| goals7 = 0
+| goals8 = 1
+| totalcaps      = 107
+| totalgoals     = 4
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-'''Brian McGovern''' (born 28 April 1980 in [[Dublin]]) is a retired [[Republic of Ireland|Irish]] [[football (soccer)|football]]er.
+'''Brian McGovern''' (born 28 April 1980) is an [[Republic of Ireland|Irish]] former [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]].
+==Club career==
-The former Irish U18 and U21 player had joined Arsenal as a trainee in summer 1997. He made a single appearance for Arsenal, as a [[substitute (soccer)|substitute]] against [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] on May 14, 2000, in which a youthful Arsenal side lost 4-2. While with the Gunners, McGovern also had a short loan spell with [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|QPR]]. [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] manager [[Bryan Hamilton]] signed McGovern for a fee of £50,000 in August 2000.
+McGovern was born in [[Dublin]]. A former Irish U18 and U21 player, he joined Arsenal as a trainee in summer 1997. He made a single appearance for Arsenal against [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] on 14 May 2000, in which a youthful Arsenal side lost 4–2. While with the Gunners, McGovern also had a short loan spell with [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|QPR]]. [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] manager [[Bryan Hamilton]] signed McGovern for a fee of £50,000 in August 2000.
-McGovern was unable to establish himself in the first team at Carrow Road and was released in October 2002. He joined [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]] but after failing to establish himself there also, and returned to Ireland when a move to [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle]] fell through. Briefly with [[St Patricks Athletic]] before going to [[Longford Town]], where again a move to Calley fell through in autumn 2004.
+McGovern was unable to establish himself in the first team at Carrow Road, scoring once against [[Tranmere Rovers F.C.|Tranmere Rovers]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/1274219.stm|title=Tranmere 0-1 Norwich|publisher=[[BBC]] |date=14 April 2001 |accessdate=23 February 2013}}</ref> and was released in October 2002. He joined [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]] but after failing to establish himself there also, and returned to Ireland when a move to [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness Caledonian Thistle]] fell through. Briefly with [[St Patrick's Athletic F.C.|St Patrick's Athletic]] before going to [[Longford Town F.C.|Longford Town]], where again a move to Calley fell through in autumn 2004.
-Signed by the seasiders from [[Shamrock Rovers]], who had signed him on loan from Longford Town , where he had failed to command a place.
+He was signed by the seasiders from [[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]], who had signed him on loan from Longford Town, where he had failed to command a place.
-Brian McGovern departed from Bray Wanderers in December 2006 having made a total of 40 appearances.
+McGovern departed from Bray Wanderers in December 2006, having made a total of 40 appearances.
-He made his Rovers debut on 25 March 2005.
 ==Sources==
-*''Canary Citizens'' by Mark Davage, John Eastwood, Kevin Platt, published by Jarrold Publishing, (2001), ISBN 0-7117-2020-7
+*''Canary Citizens'' by Mark Davage, John Eastwood, Kevin Platt, published by Jarrold Publishing, (2001), {{ISBN|0-7117-2020-7}}
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 ==External links==
 *[http://www.ex-canaries.co.uk/players/mcgovern.htm Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk]
-*[http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=18785 Brian McGovern career stats at Soccerbase]
+*[https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=18785 Brian McGovern career stats at Soccerbase]
+{{DEFAULTSORT:McGovern, Brian}}
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-[[Category:Republic of Ireland association footballers]]
+[[Category:Republic of Ireland men's association footballers]]
-[[Category:Republic of Ireland under-21 international footballers]]
+[[Category:Republic of Ireland men's under-21 international footballers]]
 [[Category:Premier League players]]
+[[Category:English Football League players]]
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+[[Category:Bray Wanderers F.C. players]]
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+[[Category:Cherry Orchard F.C. players]]
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