Brian Mooney
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Gregory Mooney | ||
| Date of birth | 2 February 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfield | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1977–1981 | Stella Maris | ||
| 1981–1983 | Home Farm | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1987 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 1986–1987 | → Wrexham (loan) | 120000 | (2) |
| 1987–1991 | Preston North End | 128 | (20) |
| 1991–1993 | Sunderland | 27 | (1) |
| 1992–1993 | → Burnley (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1993–1995 | Shelbourne | 60 | (13) |
| 1995–1999 | Bohemians | 117 | (19) |
| 1999–2001 | UCD | 39 | (3) |
| 2001–2002 | Monaghan United | 12 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1995 | League of Ireland XI | 1 | (0) |
| 1985–1987 | Republic of Ireland U-21s | 4 | (0) |
| 1990 | Republic of Ireland B | 1 | (0) |
| 1989–1990 | Republic of Ireland U23 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Brian Mooney, (born 2 February 1966 in Dublin) is an Irish former footballer who made his name as a skilful winger in English football. Mooney was spotted in 1983 by Liverpool F.C. playing for Irish schoolboy club Home Farm F.C. where he had won a FAI Youth Cup. He went to school at St. Josephs C.B.S. in Fairview, Dublin.
Mooney played for the Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team that qualified for the 1983 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship where despite remaining unbeaten in a group that included eventual winners France they were eliminated. Mooney scoring against the French at Elland Road. He also played at the 1984 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship.
Having signed for Liverpool, Mooney immediately started to turn heads with some outstanding performances for Liverpool F.C. Reserves even breaking into the Republic of Ireland U-21s side after starring and scoring in the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship. Breaking into the Liverpool first team however was a different matter. With a team consisting of Kenny Dalglish, Ian Rush, Craig Johnston, Ronnie Whelan and the like coupled with the fact that they were at the time the top club side in Europe it became increasingly difficult for Mooney to make a breakthrough playing in the end just one first team game in a Football League Cup tie against Fulham in October 1986. Even a successful loan spell in 1986 at Wrexham (8 games, 2 goals) only added to Mooney's desperate need for regular first team action. However, in October 1987 things took a turn for the better.
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