Owen Kinsella

Owen Kinsella was an Irish football player who played as a half back.

He joined Shamrock Rovers F.C. in 1930 from Fordsons. He left for St James's Gate F.C. in 1938 and in 1939 moved to Limerick F.C. [1].

Kinsella earned two international caps for the Irish Free State making his debut on May 8, 1932 in a 2-0 friendly win over the Netherlands in the Olympisch Stadion (Amsterdam). His second cap came five years later in a World Cup qualifier defeat to Norway in the Ullevaal Stadion on the October 10, 1937.

Honours

Shamrock Rovers:

• League of Ireland: 2
  • 1931–32, 1937–38
• FAI Cup: 4
  • 1931, 1932, 1933, 1936
• League of Ireland Shield: 4
  • 1931-32, 1932–33, 1934–35, 1937–38
• Leinster Senior Cup: 2
  • 1930, 1933

Sources

• The Hoops by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)
• Owen Kinsella's profile at worldfootball.net