Gary Kelly

Gary Kelly (born 9 July 1974) is a former Irish football player. He has played for Leeds United and Republic of Ireland national team.

Gary Kelly
Personal information
Full name Gary Oliver Kelly[1]
Date of birth (1974-07-09) 9 July 1974[1]
Place of birth Drogheda, Ireland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
1989–1990 Drogheda United
1990–1991 Home Farm
1991–1992 Leeds United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–2007 Leeds United 431 (2)
National team
1992–1994 Republic of Ireland U21 5 (0)
1994–2003 Republic of Ireland 52 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leeds United 1991–92 First Division 2000100030
1992–93 Premier League 000000000000
1993–94 Premier League 420302000470
1994–95 Premier League 420402000480
1995–96 Premier League 34050804[lower-alpha 1]000 510
1996–97 Premier League 362403000 432
1997–98 Premier League 340403000410
1998–99 Premier League 000000000000
1999–2000 Premier League 310302011[lower-alpha 1]000470
2000–01 Premier League 240101012[lower-alpha 2]000380
2001–02 Premier League 20010103[lower-alpha 1]000250
2002–03 Premier League 25041006[lower-alpha 1]000351
2003–04 Premier League 380002000400
2004–05 Championship 430103000470
2005–06 Championship 44021003[lower-alpha 3]0491
2006–07 Championship 160002000180
Total 4312322300360305324
  1. Appearances in UEFA Cup
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearances in Championship play-offs

International career statistics

[3]

Republic of Ireland national team
YearAppsGoals
1994101
199580
199600
199770
199830
199920
200030
200191
2002100
Total522

International goals

Scores and results list Ireland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kelly goal.
List of international goals scored by Gary Kelly
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
129 May 1994HDI-Arena, Hanover, Germany Germany2–02–0Friendly
224 March 2001GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus Cyprus3–04–02002 World Cup qualification

Honours

Leeds United

Individual

  • PFA Team of the Year: 1993–94 Premier League,[5] 1999–2000 Premier League,[6] 2005–06 Football League Championship[7]

References

  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 343. ISBN 978-1-85291-665-7.
  2. "leeds-fans.org.uk: Leeds United Player Profile: Gary Kelly".
  3. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Gary Kelly". www.national-football-teams.com.
  4. "Milosevic gives; Villa a touch of magic". The Independent. 25 March 1996. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  5. Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 150.
  6. "Keane claims award double". BBC Sport. 30 April 2000. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  7. "Gerrard named player of the year". BBC Sport. 23 April 2006. Retrieved 14 January 2023.


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