James Keddy (born 26 March 1973) is an Irish football coach and former player who is currently manager at Wexford FC.

Career

Keddy made his League of Ireland debut for Home Farm on 13 October 1991. He joined UCD in 1994 and his other clubs have included Derry City, Shelbourne,

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, Shamrock Rovers, Bohemians and Drogheda United. Keddy helped Shelbourne win the double of the

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and FAI Cup in 2000. Keddy received another FAI Cup winners medal as part of the

cup winning squad of 2002. He was signed by Liam Buckley for Shamrock Rovers in June 2002 and went on to make a total of 65 appearances, scoring 9 goals, in his two seasons at Rovers. This included 6 appearances in the

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and the UEFA Intertoto Cup. Keddy rejoined former club Shelbourne on 29 November 2007.NEWSFLASH - Dermot signs twelve for 2008
→ www.shelbournefc.com Keddy received his first League of Ireland manager appointment in 2022 with Wexford FC

Honours

UCD *

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(1): 1994–95 * League of Ireland First Division Shield (1): 1994–95 * Leinster Senior Cup (2): 1994–95, 1995–96 Derry City * League of Ireland Premier Division (1): 1996–97 Shelbourne * League of Ireland Premier Division (1): 1999–2000 * FAI Cup (1): 2000 Dundalk * FAI Cup (1): 2002 Drogheda United * League of Ireland Premier Division (1): 2007 * Setanta Sports Cup (2): 2006, 2007

References

External links

* James Kedd
the future of Irish football (Irish Times 26 Mar 2015)James Keddy's profile at www.shelbournefc.comJames Keddy's profile at www.droghedaunited.ie
{{DEFAULTSORT:Keddy, James 1973 births Living people Association footballers from County Dublin Republic of Ireland association footballers League of Ireland players Shelbourne F.C. players Drogheda United F.C. players Bohemian F.C. players Shamrock Rovers F.C. players Dundalk F.C. players Derry City F.C. players University College Dublin A.F.C. players Home Farm F.C. players Association football wingers Association football defenders Bray Wanderers A.F.C. non-playing staff