Owen Kinsella was an Irish

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who played as a half back. He joined Shamrock Rovers in 1930 from Fordsons. He left for St James's Gate F.C. in 1938 and in 1939 moved to

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Kinsella earned two international caps for the Irish Free State national football team, Irish Free State making his debut on 8 May 1932 in a 2–0 friendly win over the

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in the

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. His second cap came five years later in a World Cup qualifier defeat to

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in the

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on the 10 October 1937.

Honours

Shamrock Rovers *

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: 1931–32, 1937–38 * FAI Cup: 1931, 1932, 1933, 1936 *

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: 1931–32, 1932–33, 1934–35, 1937–38 * Leinster Senior Cup: 1930, 1933

Sources

*''The Hoops'' by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins () * Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Men's association football midfielders Republic of Ireland men's international footballers Cork F.C. players St James's Gate F.C. players Shamrock Rovers F.C. players Limerick F.C. players League of Ireland players Year of birth missing Year of death missing {{Ireland-footy-bio-stub