Dennis Kelleher

Dennis Kelleher
Personal information
Date of birth 20 November 1918(1918-11-20)
Place of birth Dungarvan, Ireland
Date of death 20 February 2002(2002-02-20) (aged 83)
Playing position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
– Barnet 358 (286)
National team
1938–1950 Ireland amateur 8 (4)
1948 Great Britain 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Dennis Kelleher (20 November 1918 – 20 February 2002) was an Irish footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1][2] Donovan played amateur football with Barnet, winning the FA Amateur Cup in 1946; he also earned 8 amateur caps for Ireland.[3]

During World War II, Kelleher served as a Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, and was captured while serving in Egypt, later escaping from a German prisoner-of-war camp.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Dennis Kelleher – FIFA competition record
  2. ^ "Denis Kelleher". Sports Reference. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ke/denis-kelleher-1.html. Retrieved 21 January 2011. 
  3. ^ "Denis Kelleher". NIFG. http://nifootball.blogspot.com/2009/11/dennis-kelleher.html. Retrieved 21 January 2011. 
  4. ^ "The History of Barnet FC - 1939 to the 1950s". Barnet F.C. official website. 15 June 2007. http://www.barnetfc.com/page/History/0,,10431~1053449,00.html. Retrieved 21 January 2011. 
  5. ^ "The great escape of war hero and Barnet FC footballer". Barnet & Potters Bar Times. 26 November 2009. http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/topstories/4760554.The_great_escape_of_war_hero_and_Barnet_FC_footballer/. Retrieved 21 January 2011. 
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