Joe Kendrick Sr.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Kendrick | ||
| Date of birth | 26 June 1905 | ||
| Place of birth | Ireland | ||
| Date of death | October 1965 (aged 60) | ||
| Playing position | Outside Left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| c. 1924 | Brooklyn F.C. | ||
| c. 1927 | Everton | ||
| 1930s | Dolphins | ||
| National team | |||
| 1924–1935 | Irish Free State | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Joe Kendrick (26 June 1905 – October 1965) was an Irish footballer who played for Brooklyn F.C., Everton and Dolphins. As an international he also played for the Irish Free State. In 1924 Kendrick was member of the Irish Free State team when it made its competitive debut at Olympics Games. In 1934 he was also a member of the first ever Free State team to play in a World Cup qualifier. His great nephew, Joe Kendrick Jr., also showed potential as a footballer and as youth was contracted to both Newcastle United and TSV 1860 Munich.
When Kendrick represented the Irish Free State at the 1924 Olympics Games he was playing as an amateur for Brooklyn F.C. of the League of Ireland. He then subsequently signed for Everton but failed to establish himself in their first team. He did, however, make one international appearance while an Everton player. He eventually returned to the League of Ireland and during the 1930s played for Dolphins, helping them win the League of Ireland title in 1935.
Between 1924 and 1935 Kendrick made 6 appearances the Irish Free State. As a member of the squad that competed at the 1924 Olympics Games, he made his debut for the Free State against Bulgaria in their first ever senior international on 28 May. Other members of the team included Paddy Duncan, Tommy Muldoon and Dinny Hannon.
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