David Kelly (association footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Thomas Kelly | ||
| Date of birth | 25 November 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bartley Green Boys | |||
| West Bromwich Albion | |||
| Alvechurch | |||
| 1981–1983 | Walsall | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1988 | Walsall | 147 | (63) |
| 1988–1990 | West Ham United | 41 | (7) |
| 1990–1991 | Leicester City | 66 | (22) |
| 1991–1993 | Newcastle United | 70 | (35) |
| 1993–1995 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 83 | (26) |
| 1995–1997 | Sunderland | 34 | (2) |
| 1997–2000 | Tranmere Rovers | 88 | (21) |
| 2000–2001 | Sheffield United | 35 | (6) |
| 2001–2002 | Motherwell | 19 | (6) |
| 2002 | Mansfield Town | 17 | (4) |
| 2002 | Derry City | ||
| Total | 600 | (192) | |
| National team | |||
| 1988–1998 | Republic of Ireland | 26 | (9) |
| 1988–1989 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 3 | (1) |
| 1990 | Republic of Ireland U23 | 1 | (1) |
| 1990–1994 | Republic of Ireland B | 3 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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David Thomas Kelly (born 25 November 1965), also known by the nickname Ned Kelly, is a former Republic of Ireland international footballer, who now works as a coach at Port Vale. He scored nine goals in 26 international games for the Republic of Ireland, and was a squad member for UEFA Euro 1988, the 1990 FIFA World Cup, and the 1994 FIFA World Cup. A forward, he scored a total of 250 goals in 744 league and cup appearances in a 19-year career in professional football.
As a child, Kelly suffered from Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease, but recovered to win a move from non-league Alvechurch and turn professional at Walsall in 1983. He was named in the 1986–87 Third Division PFA Team of the Year, and scored a hat-trick in the 1988 play-off final to secure the club promotion out of the Third Division. He was sold to West Ham United for £600,000 in August 1988, but struggled for form before being sold on to Leicester City for half that sum in March 1990. He then moved on to Newcastle United for a fee of £250,000 in December 1991. He helped Newcastle to avoid relegation out of the Second Division in 1991–92, before being named as the club's Player of the Year as United won promotion into the Premier League as champions of the newly-renamed First Division in 1992–93.
He remained in the First Division however, having been signed by Wolverhampton Wanderers for a £750,000 fee in June 1993. He top-scored for Wolves in 1994–95, before he was purchased by Sunderland for £1 million shortly before they won promotion as champions of the First Division at the end of the 1995–96 season. He dropped back into the First Division after joining Tranmere Rovers for £350,000 in 1997, and spent three seasons with Rovers, playing on the losing side of the 2000 League Cup final. He went on to finish his career following brief spells with Sheffield United, Motherwell, Mansfield Town, and Derry City, and helped Derry to win the 2002 FAI Cup in his final match as a player.
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