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)
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
–	Barnet	358	(286)
National team
1938–1950	Ireland amateur	8	(4)
1948	Great Britain	3	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (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.^[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
2. "Denis Kelleher". Sports Reference. 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. 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.