Alan Kelly, Sr.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan James Alexander Kelly | ||
| Date of birth | 5 July 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Bray, Ireland | ||
| Date of death | 20 May 2009 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | United States | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1956 | Bray Wanderers | ||
| 1956–1958 | Drumcondra | ||
| 1958–1973 | Preston North End | 447 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1956–1973 | Republic of Ireland | 47 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1980 | Republic of Ireland (caretaker) | ||
| 1981 | Preston North End (caretaker) | ||
| 1983–1985 | Preston North End | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Alan Kelly (5 July 1936 – 20 May 2009) was an Irish international football goalkeeper who played for Bray Wanderers and Drumcondra in his home country, and most notably for Preston North End in England. He was capped 47 times for the Republic of Ireland, and was the father of Gary Kelly and Alan Kelly Jr., who also became professional football goalkeepers.
Kelly started his career at Bray Wanderers. In 1956, he joined Drumcondra, with whom he had won a FAI Cup winners medal in 1957 and a League Championship in 1958. In 1960, he moved to Preston North End.
Kelly won the first of his 47 Republic of Ireland caps against West Germany in a 1956 friendly, and won his second cap the following year in a World Cup qualifier against England.
He made his Preston debut on 28 January 1961, in an FA Cup tie against Swansea Town and became first choice goalkeeper the following season. In total, he made a club record 513 appearances over a 14-year period – including the 1964 FA Cup Final defeat by West Ham United. In league competition, he played 447 times for Preston, keeping 126 clean sheets, which is a club record.
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