Marc Kenny (born 17 September 1973) is an Irish former footballer. Kenny was captain of the Home Farm schoolboys team that got into the Guinness Book of Records for going six seasons without a defeat. A

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international after three seasons at

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he came home to play three seasons in the

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with

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and

Glenavon F.C. Glenavon Football Club is a Northern Irish semi-professional football club that competes in the NIFL Premiership. Founded in 1889, the club hails from Lurgan and plays its home matches at Mourneview Park. Club colours are blue and white. Ga ...

He made his

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debut for

Shamrock Rovers Shamrock Rovers Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige) is an Irish association football club based in Tallaght, South Dublin. The club's senior team competes in the League of Ireland Premier Division and it is the most su ...

at Finn Harps on 12 October 1996. A week later he scored on his full debut against Bohs in a 3-2 victory in Tolka Park. He scored a memorable free kick against

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in July 1998. Kenny left Rovers before the 2005 League of Ireland season. His last League of Ireland game was at

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in November 2005 as Rovers were relegated for the first time in their history. A tremendous free kick taker, Marc's connections to Rovers went back much further as older brother

Harry Kenny Harry Kenny (born 13 April 1962) is an Irish footballer who last managed at St Patrick's Athletic before resigning in August 2019. During his playing career he spent 13 seasons playing for Shamrock Rovers. Harry, or 'H' as his friends nickn ...

spent 13 seasons at the club. He now works as a Football In Community Development Officer for the Football Association of Ireland and coaches Phoenix F.C. in the Leinster Senior League (soccer). Kenny played in the

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qualifiers and the 1992 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship qualifiers.

European football

His first European game was for

against

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in the 1993-94 European Cup Winners' Cup. His free kick led to Bangor's opener. In the second leg his corner led to

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's finish in Cyprus. He was the only Glenavon player carded in the clash at

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in the 1995-96 UEFA Cup. For Rovers his free kick led to

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's goal at

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in the

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. In the home leg he was sent off.

Honours

Ulster Cup The Ulster Cup was an annual football competition held by the Irish Football League for senior clubs. History Beginning in 1949, it was held on fifty-one occasions until being suspended after the 1998/99 season and discontinued after a one-of ...

1994/95 *

County Antrim Shield The County Antrim & District Football Association Senior Shield (more commonly known as the County Antrim Shield) is a football competition in Northern Ireland. The competition is open to senior teams who are members of the North East Ulster Foo ...

1995/96 *

Leinster Senior Cup (football) The Leinster Senior Cup is an association football cup competition organized by the Leinster Football Association. It is currently contested by LFA affiliated League of Ireland clubs, Leinster Senior League Senior Division clubs and invited teams ...

1997 *

FAI Super Cup The FAI Super Cup was an association football super cup featuring clubs from the Republic of Ireland. It was played for between 1998 and 2001. It was a pre-season tournament played in the summer before the regular League of Ireland season bega ...

1998

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kenny, Marc Republic of Ireland association footballers Republic of Ireland youth international footballers Shamrock Rovers F.C. players Glenavon F.C. players Bangor F.C. players Kildare County F.C. players League of Ireland players NIFL Premiership players Association footballers from Dublin (city) 1973 births Living people Association football midfielders Home Farm F.C. players