Dennis Kelleher

Dennis Kelleher
Personal information
Date of birth (1918-11-20)20 November 1918
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)
1936–1952 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

Dennis Kelleher (20 November 1918 – 20 February 2002) was an Irish footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1][2] Dennis played amateur football with Barnet, winning the FA Amateur Cup in 1946; he also earned 8 amateur caps for Ireland. Kelleher also represented touring team Middlesex Wanderers.[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 (archive)
  2. ↑ "Denis Kelleher". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  3. ↑ "Denis Kelleher". NIFG. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  4. ↑ "The History of Barnet FC - 1939 to the 1950s". Barnet F.C. official website. 15 June 2007. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  5. ↑ "The great escape of war hero and Barnet FC footballer". Barnet & Potters Bar Times. 26 November 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
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