Researching Brendan Markey
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 535 people with the Markey surname? In that year Markey was ranked number 3044 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Brendan means "Little raven" and is of Gaelic origin.
Records of Brendan Markey on Ancestry
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| Did you know that there are currently 1503 people with the Markey surname in the UK? Markey is now ranked number 2684 for popularity in the UK. |
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Brendan Markey
Brendan Markey (born 19 May 1976, in Dublin) was an Irish soccer player who plays for Bangor Celtic in the Leinster Senior League.
A nippy striker, he started his career with Bohemians, where he scored at Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi in a 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup tie.
In December 1995 he was snapped up for £60,000 by Mick McCarthy at Millwall. However his time in London was marred by injury and he did not play a single first team game for the Lions. He was loaned out to Dundalk F.C. in November 1996.
He signed for Shamrock Rovers for the 1998-99 League of Ireland season. His only goal came at Oriel Park on 25 February.
He then moved to Waterford United where he scored in just one game all season on 27 December 1999, a hat trick against St Pats. There were further spells at Bohemians again, Monaghan United, St Patrick's Athletic, Athlone Town, Newry Town and Glenavon F.C..
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