Joe Kendrick (footballer, born 1905)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Kendrick | ||
| Date of birth | 26 June 1905 | ||
| Place of birth | Ireland | ||
| Date of death | 27 October 1965 (aged 60) | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1924-1925 | Brooklyn F.C. | ||
| 1925-1926 | Shelbourne | ||
| 1926-1928 | Everton | ||
| 1928-1930 | Shelbourne | ||
| 1930-1931 |
Bray Unknowns | ||
| 1931-1933 | Shelbourne | ||
| 1933-1936 | Dolphin | ||
| International career | |||
| 1924–1935 | Irish Free State | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Joe Kendrick (26 June 1905 – 27 October 1965) was an Irish
Joe Kendrick Jr., also showed potential as a footballer and as youth was contracted to both Newcastle United and TSV 1860 Munich
.
Club career
When Kendrick represented the
1935. Kendrick wound down his career playing in the Leinster Senior League
for the Hospitals Trust.
Irish international
Between 1924 and 1935 Kendrick made 6 appearances the Irish Free State. As a member of the squad that competed at the 1924 Olympic Games, he made his debut for the Free State against Bulgaria in their first ever senior international on 28 May. Other members of the team included Paddy Duncan, Tommy Muldoon and Dinny Hannon.
Kendrick made his second appearance in the 2–1 defeat to
Jimmy Kelly, he was a member of the Free State team that made its World Cup debut in a qualifier against Belgium. With the Free State trailing 4–3, in the 75th minute, a corner from Kelly was cleared only as far as Kendrick who then lobbed it towards Moore who then scored a dramatic equaliser. Two months later in another qualifier on 8 April 1934, Kendrick also played for the Free State in a 5–2 defeat against the Netherlands
. He made his last international appearance, once again, against the Netherlands, in a 5–3 defeat on 8 December 1935.
Honours
Dolphins
- League of Ireland: 1
- 1934–35
- Dublin City Cup: 1
- 1934–35
- League of Ireland Shield: 1
- 1934-35
References
- ^ "Joe Kendrick". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ http://www.evertoncollection.org.uk/object?id=796%20EFC%2f1%2f1%2f17&p=308&q=Kendrick
Sources
- The Boys in Green – The FAI International Story (1997): Sean Ryan [1]
External links
- Irish Free State stats
- Reference to Joe Kendrick Jr.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joe Kendrick". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012.
