Dennis Kelleher | |
Birth Date: | 20 November 1918 |
Birth Place: | Dungarvan, Ireland |
Position: | Striker |
Years1: | 1936–1952 |
Clubs1: | Barnet |
Caps1: | 358 |
Goals1: | 286 |
Nationalyears1: | 1938–1950 |
Nationalteam1: | Ireland Amateur |
Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
Nationalgoals1: | 4 |
Nationalyears2: | 1948 |
Nationalteam2: | Great Britain |
Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
Dennis Kelleher (20 November 1918 – 20 February 2002)[1] was an Irish footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2] 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.[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]