Tony Brien

Tony Brien
Personal information
Full name	Anthony James Brien
Date of birth	10 February 1969
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Date of death	1 August 2023 (aged 54)
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1987–1988	Leicester City
1988–1994	Chesterfield
1993–1995	Rotherham United
1995	Sheffield Wednesday (loan)
1995–1996	West Bromwich Albion
1995–1996	→ Mansfield Town (loan)
1995–1996	→ Chester City (loan)
1996–1998	Hull City
1998	Stalybridge Celtic
Total
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anthony James Brien (10 February 1969 – 1 August 2023) was an Irish footballer who played in the Football League for Leicester City, Chesterfield, Rotherham United, West Bromwich Albion, Mansfield Town, Chester City and Hull City.

Brien was born in Dublin, Ireland on 10 February 1969.

In January 2017, amid the United Kingdom football sexual abuse scandal, Brien alleged abuse by former Leicester City scout Ted Langford in the 1980s; more detail emerged in September 2017, implicating former Aston Villa manager Graham Taylor in a cover-up of the abuse.

Tony Brien died on 1 August 2023, at the age of 54.

References

1 2 "Tony Brien". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
↑ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 210. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
↑ "Tony Brien profile". 11v11. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
↑ Reed, Jim; Ray, Louis Lee (30 January 2017). "Aston Villa did not report abusive scout to police". BBC News. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
↑ "Football child sex abuse: Tony Brien describes ordeal". BBC News. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
↑ Taylor, Daniel (13 September 2017). "Graham Taylor involved in sexual abuse cover-up at Aston Villa, inquiry told". Guardian. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
↑ Norcliffe, Liam (2 August 2023). "'Always smiling' - tributes paid to popular former Chesterfield, Rotherham United and Hull City defender". Derbyshire Times. Retrieved 2 August 2023.

External links

Tony Brien player profile Archived 29 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine at chesterfieldfc.com
Tony Brien info at http://cfchistory.webs.com/tony-brien^{[dead link]}

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[Hugman-1] 1 2 "Tony Brien". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2020.

[2] Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 210. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.

[3] "Tony Brien profile". 11v11. Retrieved 2 August 2023.

[Reed-Ray-30Jan2017-4] Reed, Jim; Ray, Louis Lee (30 January 2017). "Aston Villa did not report abusive scout to police". BBC News. Retrieved 30 January 2017.

[BrienAbuse-30Jan2017-5] "Football child sex abuse: Tony Brien describes ordeal". BBC News. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.

[Taylor-13Sep2017-6] Taylor, Daniel (13 September 2017). "Graham Taylor involved in sexual abuse cover-up at Aston Villa, inquiry told". Guardian. Retrieved 13 September 2017.

[7] Norcliffe, Liam (2 August 2023). "'Always smiling' - tributes paid to popular former Chesterfield, Rotherham United and Hull City defender". Derbyshire Times. Retrieved 2 August 2023.