Willie Kennedy
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Kennedy | ||
| Position(s) | midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1931-1941 |
St James Gate | (0) | |
| 1941-1944 | Shelbourne | (14) | |
| 1944-1945 | Brideville | (5) | |
| International career | |||
| 1932–34 | Republic of Ireland | 3[1] | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Kennedy was a Republic of Ireland international footballer who played as a midfielder.
St James Gate
Kennedy's first appearances as a
Shelbourne
In 1941, Kennedy moved across
Brideville
In 1944, now in his 13th season as a League player, Kennedy moved to Liberties based club, Brideville.[4] At the end of the 1942–43 season, Brideville had failed to get re-elected to the League. However they returned at the beginning of Kennedy's first season with the club, 1944–45, when they ironically replaced his old side St James's Gate who had dropped out of the League. Continuing his fine goal-scoring form, Kennedy notched five league goals that season, finishing as the club's top scorer.[5] They finished second-last in the League but their return lasted just one season. They failed to gain re-election for the following season and were replaced by Waterford.[6][7][8]
International
At international level, Kennedy was capped three times for the Irish Free State at senior level. He made his debut versus Holland on 8 May 1932 .[1]
His second cap came at Dalymount Park on 24 February 25, 1934, in Ireland's historic first World Cup qualifying tie, against Belgium. Kennedy was Gate's sole representative in the team that day as 28,000 fans witnessed an entertaining 4–4 draw.[9]
Honours
Club
St James Gate
- 1939–40
- FAI Cup: 1937–38
- League of Ireland Shield: 1935–36, 1940–41
- Dublin City Cup: 1938–39
- Leinster Senior Cup: 1934–35, 1936–37, 1940–41
Shelbourne
- 1943–44
- League of Ireland Shield: 1943-44
- Dublin City Cup: 1941-42
References
- ^ a b "Ireland's International Players". fai.ie.
- ^ "League of Ireland Goalscorers 1941-42" (PDF). Historical Lineups. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "Shelbourne's FAI Cup Final History". Planet Shels. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "League of Ireland Goalscorers 1944-45" (PDF). Historical Lineups. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "League of Ireland Goalscorers 1944-45" (PDF). Historical Lineups. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- Rsssf Archived February 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- Rsssf Archived May 25, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ISBN 0-7171-2121-6.
- ^ "FAI History, Chapter 3 - Paddy Moore's record". Football Association of Ireland. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2019.