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.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
20 Sep 1986 Newcastle United v Wimbledon W 1-0 League Division One
08 Oct 1986 Newcastle United v Bradford City W 1-0
Agg: 1-2
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
11 Oct 1986 Newcastle United v Manchester City W 3-1 League Division One
18 Oct 1986 Newcastle United v Arsenal L 1-2 League Division One
19 Aug 1987 Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United L 3-1 League Division One
22 Aug 1987 Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United W 0-1 League Division One
12 Sep 1987 Manchester United v Newcastle United D 2-2 League Division One
20 Sep 1987 Newcastle United v Liverpool L 1-4 League Division One
23 Sep 1987 Blackpool v Newcastle United L 1-0 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
26 Sep 1987 Newcastle United v Southampton W 2-1 League Division One
03 Oct 1987 Chelsea v Newcastle United D 2-2 League Division One
17 Oct 1987 Newcastle United v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
24 Oct 1987 Coventry City v Newcastle United W 1-3 League Division One
28 Oct 1987 Wimbledon v Newcastle United L 2-1 League Cup 3rd round
31 Oct 1987 Newcastle United v Arsenal L 0-1 League Division One
07 Nov 1987 Luton Town v Newcastle United L 4-0 League Division One
14 Nov 1987 Newcastle United v Derby County D 0-0 League Division One
21 Nov 1987 Queens Park Rangers v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
28 Nov 1987 Newcastle United v Charlton Athletic W 2-1 League Division One
05 Dec 1987 Oxford United v Newcastle United W 1-3 League Division One
12 Dec 1987 Newcastle United v Portsmouth D 1-1 League Division One
19 Dec 1987 West Ham United v Newcastle United L 2-1 League Division One
26 Dec 1987 Newcastle United v Manchester United W 1-0 League Division One
28 Dec 1987 Liverpool v Newcastle United L 4-0 League Division One
01 Jan 1988 Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United W 0-2 League Division One
02 Jan 1988 Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday D 2-2 League Division One
09 Jan 1988 Newcastle United v Crystal Palace W 1-0 FA Cup 3rd round
23 Jan 1988 Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur W 2-0 League Division One
30 Jan 1988 Newcastle United v Swindon Town W 5-0 FA Cup 4th round
06 Feb 1988 Wimbledon v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division One
13 Feb 1988 Newcastle United v Norwich City L 1-3 League Division One
20 Feb 1988 Newcastle United v Wimbledon L 1-3 FA Cup 5th round
27 Feb 1988 Newcastle United v Chelsea W 3-1 League Division One
01 Mar 1988 Southampton v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
05 Mar 1988 Everton v Newcastle United L 1-0 League Division One
19 Mar 1988 Arsenal v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
26 Mar 1988 Newcastle United v Coventry City D 2-2 League Division One
02 Apr 1988 Newcastle United v Luton Town W 4-0 League Division One
04 Apr 1988 Derby County v Newcastle United L 2-1 League Division One
09 Apr 1988 Newcastle United v Queens Park Rangers D 1-1 League Division One
12 Apr 1988 Newcastle United v Watford W 3-0 League Division One
19 Apr 1988 Watford v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
23 Apr 1988 Charlton Athletic v Newcastle United L 2-0 League Division One
30 Apr 1988 Newcastle United v Oxford United W 3-1 League Division One
02 May 1988 Portsmouth v Newcastle United W 1-2 League Division One
07 May 1988 Newcastle United v West Ham United W 2-1 League Division One
15 Mar 1989 Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
22 Mar 1989 Newcastle United v Everton W 2-0 League Division One
25 Mar 1989 Norwich City v Newcastle United W 0-2 League Division One
27 Mar 1989 Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday L 1-3 League Division One
01 Apr 1989 Southampton v Newcastle United L 1-0 League Division One
08 Apr 1989 Newcastle United v Aston Villa L 1-2 League Division One
15 Apr 1989 Arsenal v Newcastle United L 1-0 League Division One
22 Apr 1989 Newcastle United v Luton Town D 0-0 League Division One
29 Apr 1989 Wimbledon v Newcastle United L 4-0 League Division One
16 Sep 1989 Newcastle United v Portsmouth W 1-0 League Division Two
19 Sep 1989 Reading v Newcastle United L 3-1 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
24 Sep 1989 Sunderland v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division Two
27 Sep 1989 Newcastle United v Watford W 2-1 League Division Two
30 Sep 1989 Hull City v Newcastle United W 1-3 League Division Two


Please note: Match history is complete for 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.