Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 20 November 1918 | ||
Place of birth | Dungarvan, Ireland | ||
Date of death | 20 February 2002 | (aged 83)||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1936–1952 | Barnet | 358 | (286) |
International career | |||
1938–1950 | Ireland Amateur | 8 | (4) |
1948 | Great Britain | 3 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Dennis Kelleher (20 November 1918 – 20 February 2002) [1] was an Irish footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics. [2] [3] 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. [4]
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. [5] [6]