Liam Kelly (footballer, born 1975)

Liam Kelly (born 21 September 1975 in Dublin) is an Irish former footballer who played as a striker.

For other people named Liam Kelly, see Liam Kelly (disambiguation).

Liam Kelly
Personal information
Full name Liam Kelly
Date of birth (1975-09-15) 15 September 1975
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1998 Home Farm 86 (29)
1998–1999 Shelbourne 33 (2)
1999 Glentoran F.C. 7 (1)
1999–2003 St Patrick's Athletic FC 87 (18)
2003–2004 Shamrock Rovers 16 (1)
2005 Longford Town F.C. ? (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

He began his career at Home Farm in 1993 making his League of Ireland debut on 19 September. After five years at Whitehall Kelly moved to Shelbourne in 1998.

Kelly moved to St Patrick's Athletic in December 1999.[1]

He signed for Shamrock Rovers in March 2003[2] and made his debut in the first game of the season.[3] He scored his only goal in his second appearance.

Kelly made 18 total appearances in his two seasons in the Hoops including 1 appearance in the UEFA Intertoto Cup.[4] Before transferring to Longford soon after.[5]

Personal life

His brother Garrett played for Rovers in the mid-1990s.

Later career

Kelly managed the PFAI team that took part in the FIFPro Scandinavian Tournament in Oslo, Norway on Friday 14 January 2011 .

Honours

References
  1. "St Patrick's Athletic sign Liam Kelly". RTÉ. 17 December 1999. Retrieved 1 April 2009.
  2. "Rovers sign Croly and Kelly from Saints". RTÉ. 6 March 2003. Retrieved 1 April 2009.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Liberec too sharp for Rovers". The Irish Times. 7 July 2003. Retrieved 1 April 2009.
  5. "Sheridan crowns return with winning goal". The Irish Times. 1 August 2005. Retrieved 1 April 2009.
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