Tony Brien


Anthony James Brien 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.
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 an alleged cover-up of the abuse.