David Kelly
David Kelly, the Irish forward, made 80 appearances for Sunderland. He found the net 4 times, averaging 0.05 goals per game. His most prolific season in our data was 1995-96, with 4 goals.
David Thomas Kelly (born 25 November 1965), also known by the nickname Ned Kelly , is a former Republic of Ireland international footballer and football coach . 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 . He 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 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 and then win promotion into the Premier League as champions of the newly renamed First Division in 1992–93. However, he remained in the First Division, 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 £900,000 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 — Wikipedia
- Position
- FW
- Nationality
- Ireland
- Birthplace
- Birmingham
- Born
- 25 Nov 1965
- Height
- 180 cm
He signed a three-year contract with Sunderland after moving in a £900,000 deal in September 1995. [ 4 ] However, an ankle injury restricted him to two goals in ten league matches as manager Peter Reid led the "Black Cats" to promotion into the Premier League as champions of the First Division in 1995–96 , and he was transfer-listed in the summer. [ 4 ] He remained a regular player at Roker Park in the 1996–97 campaign but failed to score a single goal all season, often being used as a right-sided midfielder rather than a striker. [ 4 ] — Wikipedia
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