Robbie Brunton
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Robbie Brunton was an Irish
soccer player during the 1990s and 2000s.
He joined famous nursery club Belvedere FC at the age of 8 and played for them for 9 years until he signed for Stoke City
as an apprentice in 1991. He signed professional forms the following year but never made the breakthrough to the first team and returned to Ireland to sign for Sligo Rovers in 1994. He lost 2 FAI Cup
semi finals and a FAI League Cup during his time at Sligo all to Shelbourne where he made 60 league appearances.In the 94-95 season he was voted Sligo player of the year was selected for the Bord Gais All Stars selection as well as being nominated for the PFAI Young Player of the Year award finishing runner up to Billy Woods of Cork City. When his contract expired at the end of the 96/97 season, Robbie moved to Coleraine. Coleraine won their first 7 league games but were pipped to the league title by Crusaders they did win the Ulster Cup defeating Crusaders in a penalty shoot out with Brunton scoring in the shoot out and also scoring the og which brought Crusaders level. After only one season there, he was on the move again - this time to then champions Derry City
. Derry failed to regain their title in a disappointing season with Brunton missing 10 weeks with a serious knee injury and with a new manager coming in, Brunton was surplus to requirements. He signed for Bohemians
and made his league debut on August 28, 1998 against Finn Harps. He spent 2 seasons at Bohs winning a runners-up medal in the FAI Cup
again losing to Shelbourne before he moved to Buckley Park
and Kilkenny City. The tough tackling left back - he was sent off a total of 13 times - has since played for Monaghan United Dundalk
, Newry Town and Cliftonville.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
soccer player during the 1990s and 2000s.
He joined famous nursery club Belvedere FC at the age of 8 and played for them for 9 years until he signed for Stoke City
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
as an apprentice in 1991. He signed professional forms the following year but never made the breakthrough to the first team and returned to Ireland to sign for Sligo Rovers in 1994. He lost 2 FAI Cup
FAI Cup
The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup, known as the FAI Ford Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland...
semi finals and a FAI League Cup during his time at Sligo all to Shelbourne where he made 60 league appearances.In the 94-95 season he was voted Sligo player of the year was selected for the Bord Gais All Stars selection as well as being nominated for the PFAI Young Player of the Year award finishing runner up to Billy Woods of Cork City. When his contract expired at the end of the 96/97 season, Robbie moved to Coleraine. Coleraine won their first 7 league games but were pipped to the league title by Crusaders they did win the Ulster Cup defeating Crusaders in a penalty shoot out with Brunton scoring in the shoot out and also scoring the og which brought Crusaders level. After only one season there, he was on the move again - this time to then champions Derry City
Derry City F.C.
Derry City Football Club is a professional football club based in Derry, Northern Ireland. It plays in the League of Ireland Premier Division...
. Derry failed to regain their title in a disappointing season with Brunton missing 10 weeks with a serious knee injury and with a new manager coming in, Brunton was surplus to requirements. He signed for Bohemians
Bohemian F.C.
Bohemian F.C. , more commonly referred to as Bohemians, is a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. Bohemians compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the third most successful club in League of Ireland football history, having won the League of Ireland title 11...
and made his league debut on August 28, 1998 against Finn Harps. He spent 2 seasons at Bohs winning a runners-up medal in the FAI Cup
FAI Cup
The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup, known as the FAI Ford Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland...
again losing to Shelbourne before he moved to Buckley Park
Buckley Park
Buckley Park is a multi-purpose stadium on the Callan road Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland. Kilkenny City purchased of land from a local farmer by the name of Mick Murphy for £16,000. The ground was originally called Tenney Park. It is currently used for football matches and was the home stadium...
and Kilkenny City. The tough tackling left back - he was sent off a total of 13 times - has since played for Monaghan United Dundalk
Dundalk F.C.
Dundalk Football Club is a professional Irish football club based in Dundalk, County Louth. The club currently play in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. Founded in 1903, they are the second most successful team, in terms of trophies won, in the history of the League of Ireland. The...
, Newry Town and Cliftonville.