Gareth Kelly

Date of birth03 August 1966
Place of birthPreston
NationalityIrish
Weight85 kg
Height1.80 m
PositionGoalkeeper

The son of Preston North End stalwart keeper Alan Kelly, Gareth Kelly maintained the family goalkeeping tradition with his brother Alan junior. He took over from Martin Thomas on Tyneside then gave lengthy service to Bury.

This veteran keeper with over 200 appearances for Oldham Athletic was again a near ever-present in 2000-01 and continued to perform capably for the Latics as a spell of seven clean sheets in 14 Second Division games at the turn of the year clearly showed. He is the older brother of Blackburn 'keeper Alan Kelly.

After going on the transfer list in October 2002, Gary's contact at Oldham was cancelled by mutual consent the following month. He joined Northwich Victoria on a monthly contract before joining Sheffield Uniyed on non-contract-terms.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Newcastle United 20 Jun 1984 05 Oct 1989
Blackpool 07 Oct 1988 30 Oct 1988 L
Bury 05 Oct 1989 27 Aug 1996
West Ham United 10 Feb 1994 31 May 1994 L
Oldham Athletic 27 Aug 1996 30 Nov 2002
Northwich Victoria 07 Feb 2003 26 Mar 2003
Sheffield United 26 Mar 2003 30 Jun 2003
Leigh RMI 12 Sep 2003 17 Nov 2004

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Clean sheets Conceded Y R
1986-87 Newcastle United League Cup 1 1
1986-87 Newcastle United League Division One 3 2 1
1987-88 Newcastle United FA Cup 3 3
1987-88 Newcastle United League Cup 2 1
1987-88 Newcastle United League Division One 37 16 18
1988-89 Newcastle United League Division One 9 4 3
1989-90 Newcastle United League Cup 1 1
1989-90 Newcastle United League Division Two 4 3
1996-97 Oldham Athletic League Cup 1 1
1998-99 Oldham Athletic FA Cup 1 2
2000-01 Oldham Athletic FA Cup 3 4
1
2000-01 Oldham Athletic LDV Vans Trophy 1 3
2000-01 Oldham Athletic League Cup 4 2 8
2000-01 Oldham Athletic League Division 2 45 8 60
1
2001-02 Oldham Athletic FA Cup 4 1 5
2001-02 Oldham Athletic LDV Vans Trophy 2 1 5
2001-02 Oldham Athletic League Cup 2 2
2001-02 Oldham Athletic League Division 2 22
1
3 30
1
2002-03 Sheffield United League Division 1 1 2


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Clean sheets Conceded Y R
1982-83 Republic of Ireland UEFA Under-18 1
1984-85 Republic of Ireland Under-21
1
1985-86 Republic of Ireland World Youth Cup 2
1986-87 Republic of Ireland UEFA Under-21 4
1988-89 Republic of Ireland Toulon Under-21 3
1988-89 Republic of Ireland Under-23 1
1989-90 Republic of Ireland B International 1
1989-90 Republic of Ireland Under-23 1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
17 May 1983 France v Republic of Ireland D 1-1 UEFA U18 Group 4
25 Mar 1985 England v Republic of Ireland L 3-2 Under-21
24 Aug 1985 Republic of Ireland v Brazil L 1-2 World Youth Cup Group B
29 Aug 1985 Republic of Ireland v Spain L 2-4 World Youth Cup Group B
09 Sep 1986 Belgium v Republic of Ireland D 0-0 UEFA U21 Group 7
14 Oct 1986 Republic of Ireland v Scotland L 1-2 UEFA Under-21 Group 7
17 Feb 1987 Scotland v Republic of Ireland L 4-1 UEFA U21 Group 7
28 Apr 1987 Republic of Ireland v Belgium W 1-1 (3-0) UEFA U21 Group 7
11 Apr 1989 Republic of Ireland v Northern Ireland W 3-0 U23
05 Jun 1989 Senegal v Republic of Ireland W 0-2 Toulon Under-21 Group B
09 Jun 1989 England v Republic of Ireland D 0-0 Toulon Under-21 Group B
10 Jun 1989 France v Republic of Ireland W 0-1 Toulon Under-21 5th
27 Mar 1990 Republic of Ireland v England W 4-1 B International
15 May 1990 Northern Ireland v Republic of Ireland W 2-3 U23


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.