Norman Kelly (footballer)

Norman Kelly

Personal information
Full name	Norman Kelly
Date of birth	10 October 1970 (1970-10-10) (age 41)
Place of birth	Northern Ireland
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1987–1990	Oldham Athletic	2	(0)
1989–1990	→ Wigan Athletic (loan)	4	(0)
1990–1993	Dunfermline Athletic	13	(0)
1993	Brunei club
1993	Raith Rovers	4	(0)
	Glenavon
	Glentoran
	IFK Stromstad
	Malaysian club
1995–1999	Canberra Cosmos	78	(9)
1999–2002	Linfield
2002	Glenavon
2003	Crusaders	13	(0)
National team
	Northern Ireland under-18 Northern Ireland under-19 Northern Ireland under-21 Northern Ireland B
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Norman Kelly (born 10 October 1970) is a Northern Irish former footballer who played for a number of clubs throughout his career.

Kelly began his career with Oldham Athletic and spent time on loan with Wigan Athletic before spells in Scotland with Fife sides Dunfermline Athletic and Raith Rovers. After moving back to his native Northern Ireland, Kelly played in Sweden and Malaysia before having a five-year spell in Australia with Canberra Cosmos. When that ended in 1999, Kelly moved to Linfield, where he picked up two league titles and a cup in his three years there. Kelly moved to Glenavon in the summer of 2002 but was released just a few months later.^[1] Kelly moved to the United States in 2003 after his short spell with Crusaders^[2] and ended up coaching junior football.^[3]

Kelly won caps for Northern Ireland between under-18 and B team level.^[4]

Honours

Linfield

• Irish Premier League: 2

1999-00, 2000-01

• Irish Cup: 1

2001-02

References

1. ^ Gracey, Jim (2002-12-01). "Football: Glenavon ditch Kelly and Nige". Belfast Telegraph. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/imported/football-glenavon-ditch-kelly-and-nige-13518026.html. Retrieved 2008-07-29. 
2. ^ Beacom, Steven (2003-09-01). "Life's a beach now for ex-Blue Kelly". Belfast Telegraph. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/imported/lifes-a-beach-now-for-exblue-kelly-13634840.html. Retrieved 2008-07-29. 
3. ^ McNeilly, Clare (2006-12-06). "Ex-Linfield player tells of his grief at TV pal's death". Belfast Telegraph. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/incoming/exlinfield-player-tells-of-his-grief-at-tv-pals-death-13575415.html. Retrieved 2008-07-29. 
4. ^ Brodie, Malcolm (2005-07-30). "Life's a beach for Norman right now". Belfast Telegraph. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/imported/lifes-a-beach-for-norman-right-now-13738162.html. Retrieved 2008-07-29. 

Persondata
Name	Kelly, Norman
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	10 October 1970
Place of birth	Northern Ireland
Date of death
Place of death