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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. ==Playing career== 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.〔http://www.braywanderers.com/showarticle.php?id=227〕 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. Kelly was named Preston's first Player of the Year in 1967–68 and won a Third Division championship medal in 1970–71. A shoulder injury ended his career in 1973 – his final game being against Bristol City on 15 September 1973. He was give a testimonial match against Stoke City on 19 November 1974, Stoke won 2–1. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alan Kelly, Sr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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