Derek Bryan (footballer)

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Derek Bryan
Personal information
Full name Derek Kirk Bryan[1]
Date of birth (1974-11-11) 11 November 1974 (age 47)
Place of birth Hammersmith, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1996 Bedfont Green 0 (0)
1996–1997 Hampton 0 (0)
1997–2002 Brentford 55 (9)
2002 Gravesend & Northfleet 1 (0)
2002 Welling United 9 (1)
2002 Walton & Hersham 0 (0)
2002–2003 Hampton & Richmond Borough 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Derek Kirk Bryan (born 11 November 1974) is an English retired footballer, best remembered for his five-season spell in the Football League with Brentford. Described as having "lightning pace and an eye for goal",[2] his career was effectively ended by knee injuries suffered in January 2000.

Playing career[]

Early years[]

Bryan grew up in Hammersmith, London and began his career at Combined Counties League Premier Division club Bedfont Green.[2][3] He joined Isthmian League Second Division club Hampton on 1 August 1996.[4]

Brentford[]

Bryan signed for Second Division club Brentford on 29 August 1997 in a £50,000 deal.[4] He made his debut for the club in a 0–0 league draw at Plymouth Argyle on 13 September, replacing Ryan Denys after 81 minutes.[5] He made his first start in a 2–2 away draw with Bristol City on 3 March 1998 and capped his day by scoring the opening goal just before half time.[5] Niggling injuries saw Bryan make just 11 appearances during the 1997–98 season,[5] scoring two goals and Brentford suffered relegation to the Third Division on the final day.[6]

Bryan had to wait until November for his first appearance of the 1998–99 season, coming on as a 56th-minute substitute for Drewe Broughton in a 2–0 defeat at Shrewsbury Town.[7] He made 24 appearances during the 1998–99 season, scoring four goals as Brentford were promoted straight back to the Second Division as champions.[7] Bryan made regular appearances throughout the first half of the 1999–00 season,[8] until disaster struck in a Football League Trophy quarter-final tie at home to Oxford United on 25 January 2000.[6] Bryan scored the opening goal of the 2–0 win, but in the process he damaged the medial and cruciate ligaments in both knees.[6] The injury meant that he missed the rest of the 1999–00 season and the entire 2000–01 season.[6]

Bryan made his comeback from the injuries after 77 minutes of a 2–1 league victory over Peterborough United on 13 October 2001, when he came on as a substitute for Ben Burgess.[9] It turned out to be Bryan's final appearance for the club and he was released in March 2002.[10] During three-and-a-half seasons at Griffin Park, Bryan made 64 appearances and scored 10 goals.[4]

Gravesend & Northfleet[]

Bryan signed for Isthmian League Premier Division high-fliers Gravesend & Northfleet on 11 March 2002.[10][11] He made his debut for the club on the same day in a 2–0 defeat to Purfleet and made little impact before being substituted for Che Stadhart half time.[12] It was Bryan's only appearance for the club and he and departed a matter of weeks later.

Welling United[]

Bryan joined Southern League Premier Division club Welling United in late March 2002.[13] Bryan made 9 appearances and scored one goal during what remained of the 2001–02 season and left the club at the end of the campaign.[13]

Walton & Hersham[]

On 8 November 2002 Bryan signed for Isthmian League First Division South club Walton & Hersham and made an appearance in a 0–0 FA Trophy draw with Chesham United on 2 December.[14][15]

Return to Hampton & Richmond Borough[]

Bryan signed for former club Hampton & Richmond Borough (then members of the Isthmian League Premier Division) on 3 December 2002.[2] He made his debut in a 6–0 Isthmian League Cup defeat to Lewes on 11 December.[16]

Honours[]

Brentford

Career statistics[]

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1997–98[5] Second Division 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2
1998–99[7] Third Division 20 4 2 0 0 0 2[a] 0 24 4
1999–00[8] Second Division 18 1 1 0 2 0 1[a] 1 22 2
2001–02[9] 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 50 7 3 0 2 0 3 1 58 7
Welling United 2001–02[13] Southern League Premier Division 9 1 — — — 9 1
Career total 59 8 3 0 2 0 3 1 67 8
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Football League Trophy

References[]

  1. ^ "Derek Bryan". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "NonLeagueDaily.com". Oldnonleaguedaily.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Combined Counties Previous Tables". Ccleague.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  4. ^ a b c Derek Bryan at Soccerbase
  5. ^ a b c d "Games played by Derek Bryan in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  6. ^ a b c d Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2013). The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 421. ISBN 9781906796723.
  7. ^ a b c d "Games played by Derek Bryan in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  8. ^ a b "Games played by Derek Bryan in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  9. ^ a b "Games played by Derek Bryan in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  10. ^ a b Footymad Limited. "Another leaves". brentford-mad.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  11. ^ "March 2002". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  12. ^ "Surprise defeat dents Fleet's title hopes". Kentonline.co.uk. 12 March 2002. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  13. ^ a b c "SoccerFacts UK Player Details". Soccerfactsuk.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  14. ^ "NonLeagueDaily.com". Oldnonleaguedaily.com. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  15. ^ "Chesham United 0 Walton & Hersham 0". This Is Local London. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  16. ^ "NonLeagueDaily.com". Oldnonleaguedaily.com. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.

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