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)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1936–1952 Barnet 358 (286)
1939 Middlesex Wanderers[1]
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)[2] was an Irish footballer. He played for Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[3][4]

During World War II, Kelleher served as a lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. While serving, he was captured in Egypt, and later escaped from a German prisoner-of-war camp.[5][6]

Honours

Barnet
  • London Senior Cup: 1937–38, 1940–41, 1946–47
  • Herts Senior Cup: 1939–40, 1941–42, 1944–45, 1945–46, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1949–50
  • FA Amateur Cup: 1945–46

References

  1. ↑ "Denis Kelleher". NIFG. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  2. ↑ "Dennis Kelleher". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  3. ↑ Dennis Kelleher – FIFA competition record (archived)
  4. ↑ "Denis Kelleher". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "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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