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Full name:
William Brady
Born:
Dublin, Republic of Ireland, 13 February 1956
Position:
Midfielder
Height/weight:
-
Joined Arsenal:
1971
Clubs:
Arsenal (1971–80)
Juventus (1980–82)
Sampdoria (1982–84)
Inter (1984–86)
Ascoli (1986–87)
West Ham United (1987–90)
Managerial career:
Celtic (1991–93)
Brighton & Hove Albion (1993–95)
First Arsenal appearance:
League (sub) vs Birmingham City, 6 October 1973 (1–0)
Last Arsenal appearance:
League vs Middlesbrough, 19 May 1980 (0–5)
International matches:
72 caps (9 goals) for the Republic of Ireland
International debut:
1975
| League | FA Cup | FL Cup | Ch.Shld | Europe | Total | |||||||
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| Season | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls |
| 1973–74 | 9+4 | 1 | 0+1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9+5 | 1 |
| 1974–75 | 30+2 | 3 | 2+3 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 34+5 | 4 |
| 1975–76 | 41+1 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 43+1 | 5 |
| 1976–77 | 37+1 | 5 | 3 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 46+1 | 5 |
| 1977–78 | 39 | 9 | 6 | - | 7 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 52 | 13 |
| 1978–79 | 37 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 52 | 17 |
| 1979–80 | 34 | 7 | 9 | - | 6 | 5 | 1 | - | 9 | 2 | 59 | 14 |
| Total | 227+8 | 43 | 31+4 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 1 | - | 13 | 4 | 295+12 | 59 |
“Chippy” Brady is one of the greatest Arsenal players ever. With a magical left foot, he was one of the best attacking midfielders in Britain, and definitly the most technically gifted player of Arsenal at the time. Brady's most memorable goal was probably the one against Spurs in December 1978, when he scored with a wonderful curling shot from just outside the penalty area as Arsenal won 5–0 at White Hart Lane. After seven seasons in the Arsenal first team, Brady moved to Italian giants Juventus in 1980. He stayed in Italy for seven years before returning to London and finishing his playing career at West Ham.
Following his playing career, Liam Brady had spells as manager of Celtic and Brighton before returning to Highbury in 1996 as Youth Development Manager and Academy Director.
The most entertaining player I've ever watched. As an Arsenal fan growing up in Newcastle (1974-1977) I took a few kickings for walking around wearing my replica Brady Shirt...
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