 He went on to coach in South Africa for many years, and turned out as a player for Hellenic in 1980.He won seven caps for the England under-23 team, before scoring eight goals in eleven full England internationals between 1961 and 1965.John Joseph Byrne was born in West Horsley, Surrey, to Irish immigrants on 13 May 1939  and he attended nearby Howard of Effingham School  As a youth player he represented Epsom Town and Guildford City Youth, though it was his schoolteacher Vincent Blore, a former Crystal Palace and West Ham United player, who alerted Crystal Palace manager Cyril Spiers to Byrne's talents.