Joe Kendrick (26 June 1905 – 27 October 1965) was an Irish

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who played for Brooklyn F.C., Everton and Dolphins. As an international he also played for the

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. In 1924 Kendrick was member of the Irish Free State team when it made its competitive debut at

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. In 1934 he was also a member of the first ever Free State team to play in a

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. His great nephew, Joe Kendrick Jr., also showed potential as a footballer and as youth was contracted to both

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and

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Club career

When Kendrick represented the

at the 1924 Olympic Games he was playing as an amateur for Brooklyn F.C. of the League of Ireland. At the beginning of the

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season he joined Shelbourne and was scouted on several occasions by Everton during this time. He then subsequently signed for Everton in December 1926 for a fee of £500http://www.evertoncollection.org.uk/object?id=796%20EFC%2f1%2f1%2f17&p=308&q=Kendrick 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, with two more spells at Shelbourne either side of a move to Bray Unknowns before later finding success for

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, helping them win the League of Ireland title in

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. Kendrick wound down his career playing in the Leinster Senior League for the Hospitals Trust.

Irish international

Between 1924 and 1935 Kendrick made 5 appearances the

. As a member of the squad that competed at the 1924 Olympic Games, he made his debut for the Free State against

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in their first ever senior international on 28 May. Other members of the team included

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, Tommy Muldoon and

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. Kendrick made his second appearance in the 2–1 defeat to Italy B on 23 May 1927. Together with Mick O'Brien,

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and Tommy Muldoon, he became one of the first four English League based players to play for the Irish Free State. However, Kendrick then had to wait nearly seven years before making his third appearance. On 25 February 1934 at

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, together with Paddy Moore and Jimmy Kelly, he was a member of the Free State team that made its World Cup debut in a

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against

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. With the Free State trailing 4–3, in the 75th minute, a corner from Kelly was cleared only as far as Kendrick who then lobbed it towards Moore who then scored a dramatic equaliser. Two months later in another qualifier on 8 April 1934, Kendrick also played for the Free State in a 5–2 defeat against the

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. He made his last international appearance, once again, against the Netherlands, in a 5–3 defeat on 8 December 1935.

Honours

Dolphins * League of Ireland: 1 ** 1934–35 *

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: 1 **1934–35 * League of Ireland Shield: 1 **1934–35

References

Sources

*''The Boys in Green – The FAI International Story'' (1997): Sean Rya

External links

Irish Free State statsReference to Joe Kendrick Jr.
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kendrick Sr, Joe 1905 births 1965 deaths Everton F.C. players League of Ireland players Irish Free State men's international footballers Olympic association footballers for Ireland Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Footballers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Irish Free State men's association footballers Men's association football wingers Dolphin F.C. (Ireland) players