Dennis Kelleher

Not to be confused with the Gaelic footballer Denis 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)[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]

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