Dennis Kelleher

Dennis Kelleher
Personal information
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
1936–1952	Barnet
International career
1938–1950	Ireland Amateur
1948	Great Britain
	*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]

References[edit]

^ "Dennis Kelleher". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
^ Dennis Kelleher – FIFA competition record (archived)
^ "Denis Kelleher". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
^ "Denis Kelleher". NIFG. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
^ "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.
^ "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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