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Not to be confused with the Gaelic footballer Denis Kelleher.
For the President and CEO of Better Markets, Inc., see Dennis M. 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)
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) 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 (archived)
  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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