Noel Kelly (footballer)
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Noel Kelly (28 December 1921 – August 1991) was an Irish footballer who played as a forward during the 1940s.
Career
[edit]Kelly played for Bohemians during the 1940s in the League of Ireland and was a member of the 1945 Bohemian Inter City Cup winning team against Belfast Celtic at Dalymount Park. He moved to Shamrock Rovers for the 1945/46 season and played in the 1946 FAI Cup Final.
He then transferred to Glentoran and then to English side Arsenal in October 1947.[1] Mainly a reserve, he made just the one first-team appearance for Arsenal, against Everton at Goodison Park on 25 February 1950 in a 1–0 win.
He moved to Crystal Palace in March 1950 and signed for Nottingham Forest in August 1951. In July 1955 he moved to Tranmere Rovers to become player-manager, but his tenure was unsuccessful and brief, with Rovers having to apply for re-election to the League in 1957. He left Tranmere in 1957 and did not work in football again, as he ran a sports clothes shop on the Wirral. He died on 28 December 1991.
International
[edit]He won his one and only cap for the Republic of Ireland, against Luxembourg in 1954.[2]
Personal
[edit]Noel's son John followed in his footsteps by playing for Tranmere Rovers and several other clubs.
Honours
[edit]Bohemians
- Inter City Cup: 1945
References
[edit]- ^ "The Irish Times - Saturday, September 27, 1947 - Page 2". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Noel Kelly's international record". eu-football.info. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
External links
[edit]- Noel Kelly at National-Football-Teams.com
- Noel Kelly at WorldFootball.net
- "Noel Kelly". Arsenal. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- 1921 births
- 1991 deaths
- Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Republic of Ireland men's international footballers
- League of Ireland players
- Bohemian F.C. players
- Shamrock Rovers F.C. players
- Glentoran F.C. players
- NIFL Premiership players
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- Nottingham Forest F.C. players
- Tranmere Rovers F.C. players
- Republic of Ireland association football managers
- Tranmere Rovers F.C. managers
- English Football League players
- 20th-century Irish sportsmen