David Thomas Kelly (born 25 November 1965), also known by the nickname Ned Kelly, is a former

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international

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and football coach. He scored nine goals in 26 international games for the Republic of Ireland, and was a squad member for

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, the

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, and the

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. 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 Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease (LCPD) is a childhood hip disorder initiated by a disruption of blood flow to the head of the femur. Due to the lack of blood flow, the bone dies (osteonecrosis or avascular necrosis) and stops growing. Over time, ...

, but recovered to win a move from non-league

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and turn professional at

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in 1983. He was named in the 1986–87 Third Division

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, and scored a hat-trick in the 1988 play-off final to secure the club promotion out of the Third Division. He was sold to

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for £600,000 in August 1988, but struggled for form before being sold on to

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for half that sum in March 1990. He then moved on to

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for a fee of £250,000 in December 1991. He helped Newcastle to avoid relegation out of the

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in 1991–92 and then win promotion into the

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as champions of the newly-renamed First Division in 1992–93. He remained in the First Division however, having been signed by

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for a £750,000 fee in June 1993. He top-scored for Wolves in 1994–95, before he was purchased by

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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

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for £350,000 in 1997, and spent three seasons with Rovers, playing on the losing side of the 2000 League Cup final. Following brief spells with

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, and

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, he finished his career at Derry City, winning the 2002 FAI Cup in his final match as a player. He remained within football after retiring as a player, and went on to coach at Tranmere Rovers, Sheffield United,

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, Walsall,

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, and

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Club career

Walsall

Kelly was diagnosed with

at the age of five, and at one stage his left leg was four inches shorter than the right leg, and he was on crutches until the age of ten. He played football for Bartley Green Boys regardless, and was attached to

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before he was released by Albion, at which stage he worked as a trolley porter at

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's whilst representing the youth team at non-league side

. He joined Walsall following a successful trial in 1981, and turned professional at the club under

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two years later. He scored three goals in six Third Division games in the 1983–84 season, before winning a regular first team place in the 1984–85 campaign, scoring 13 goals from 41 appearances. He provided ten goals from 28 league games in the 1985–86 campaign, before his career took off under new manager

Tommy Coakley Thomas Coakley (born 21 May 1947) is a Scottish former football player and coach. Coakley, who played as a right winger, made 95 league appearances in a professional career which saw him play in Scotland, England, and the United States. After ret ...

; he top-scored with 26 goals from 55 appearances as the "Saddlers" posted an eighth-place finish in 1986–87, and was named in the Third Division

. He then scored 30 goals from 54 matches in the 1987–88 season as Walsall won promotion via the play-offs in 1988; he scored a hat-trick in the replay of the 1988 play-off final as Walsall beat

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to achieve promotion. He went on to have a week-long trial at

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, but did not join the club despite Uli Hoeneß reportedly comparing him to

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restricted clubs to just two foreign players and Kelly refused Bayern's offer to sign him and loan him out whilst they looked to offload one of their two foreign players. He scored a total of 82 goals in 190 league and cup appearances over the course of five seasons at Fellows Park, and the transfer fee received for him remains a club record.

West Ham United

His exploits attracted the attention of

, who signed him for a fee of £600,000 in August 1988. He made his debut in a 4–0 defeat to

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. His stay at the

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proved to be largely unsuccessful as an initially promising strike partnership with

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floundered as he scored only six goals in 25 First Division games as

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's "Hammers" suffered relegation in 1988–89. Kelly also failed to find form for the club under new boss

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in the

, scoring just two goals in 24 matches of the 1989–90 campaign.

Leicester City

Kelly was sold to

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for a fee of £300,000 in March 1990. He recaptured his form at

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, scoring seven goals from just ten games in the latter stages of the 1989–90 season. He then top-scored with 15 goals from 48 games to help new "Foxes" boss Gordon Lee avoid relegation out of the Second Division in

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. They mounted a challenge for promotion under the stewardship of

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in 1991–92, though Kelly would leave the club midway through the season.

Newcastle United

Kelly was signed to Second Division

in December 1991 after manager Osvaldo Ardiles agreed a fee of £250,000. He scored 11 league goals for the "Magpies", including the winning goal over Tyne–Wear derby rivals

, as they avoided relegation in 1991–92. He was then the club's top-scorer with 28 goals from 57 games as

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steered Newcastle to promotion into the

as champions of the First Division. In his final game for United, on the last day of the season against his old club Leicester City, Kelly and new strike-partner

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both scored hat-tricks in a 7–1 win at

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. He was named as Newcastle United's Player of the Year, but was allowed to leave the club due to the return of

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. Kelly remained a highly popular figure at Newcastle, even commanding a standing ovation upon returning to St James' Park in Sunderland colours.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Kelly did not make the move back to the top-flight with Newcastle as he was transferred to First Division side

in June 1993 after manager

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paid £750,000 to secure his services. He hit 14 goals from 44 games in the 1993–94 season, as Wolves posted an eighth-place finish. New manager

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then took Wolves to fourth place in 1994–95, with Kelly top-scoring with 22 goals in 54 appearances, breaking Steve Bull's run of eight consecutive seasons as Wolves's top-scorer. However, he lost his first team place at Molineux to Don Goodman early in the 1995–96 season and requested a transfer.

Sunderland

He signed a three-year contract with Sunderland after moving in a £900,000 deal in September 1995. However an ankle injury restricted him to two goals in ten league matches as manager

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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. He remained a regular player at

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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.

Tranmere Rovers

Kelly returned to the First Division after securing a £350,000 move to

in August 1997.

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's "Superwhites" managed to secure mid-table finishes in his three seasons at

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, as he scored 14 goals from 37 games in 1997–98, six goals from 29 matches in 1998–99, and 15 goals from 46 appearances in 1999–2000. He was appointed as club captain soon after joining. He featured prominently in the club's run to the 2000 League Cup Final, and scored the consolation goal in a 2–1 loss to former club Leicester City at

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. He was released by Tranmere in July 2000 after failing to agree a new one-year contract.

Later career

Kelly moved to

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on a free transfer at the start of the 2000–01 season. However his one season at

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was not a success, as he scored just six goals in 35 league games. In June 2001, he turned down a coaching role at United and instead signed a two-year contract with

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in the

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. However, he was sacked on 15 January 2002 following a bust-up with new manager Eric Black. Two weeks later he accepted an offer of a three-month contract to return to the English league in the Third Division with

. He scored four goals in 17 games as Stuart Watkiss's "Stags" leapfrogged

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in the race for the final automatic promotion place. Kelly left Field Mill after being released in April 2002. He went on to train with Telford United, but rejected the club's offer of a contract. He went on to cross the

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to join Derry City in July 2002. He made his

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debut on 1 August. In his final game of professional football, Kelly helped the "Candystripes" to a 1–0 victory over

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in the 2002

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final.

International career

Kelly was born in England but was eligible to play for the

because his father was born in

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. He scored a hat-trick on his debut in a 5–0 win over

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at Dalymount Park on 10 November 1987, becoming only the fifth player to score a hat-trick for the Republic of Ireland. He went on to score nine goals from 26 international caps, and was selected by manager

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in the squads for

, the

, and the

. He also scored against

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in what became known as the

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on 15 February 1995, which was abandoned due to rioting by

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. He was unable to play in the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification play-off fixture with

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after picking up an ankle injury. Belgium won 3–2 on aggregate, and Kelly never represented Ireland again.

Coaching career

After retiring as a footballer, Kelly was appointed as assistant manager to Ray Mathias at

in October 2002. He walked out on the club to work as

's assistant at

in July 2003, to which Tranmere responded by threatening legal action; United had made a formal approach to Tranmere, but Kelly resigned after Tranmere rejected the approach. He was announced as

's assistant at

in September 2004. He remained at

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after Davies was sacked and replaced by Paul Simpson in June 2006. He was named as assistant manager to Davies at

in July 2007, a few weeks after the club achieved promotion to the

. He left the club just four months later when Davies left the club by mutual consent following a disastrous start to the 2007–08 season. Kelly followed Davies to Nottingham Forest, again being named as assistant manager in January 2009. He took charge of one game in October 2010 after Davies was absent due to illness. He left Forest along with Davies in June 2011. He returned to former club

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's assistant in January 2013. However, he left the club after just nine days to assist Billy Davies, who had just been re-appointed as Nottingham Forest manager. He and Davies were sacked by Forest in March 2014, and he settled out of court with the club over alleged unpaid bonuses and for breach of contract. After taking charge at

in October 2014, Mark Robins appointed Kelly as his assistant. The pair were sacked in January 2016. He was brought in to assist caretaker-manager Michael Brown at

in December 2016. On 16 September 2017, Brown was sacked following seven games without a win, and Kelly and Chris Morgan were installed as caretaker-managers. The duo took charge of four games, before departing the club when

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was appointed as manager on 4 October. He was appointed as the new development coach at

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in June 2019.

Personal life

Kelly has been named in ''

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s Hall of Fame. In the 1990s he started a

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business with his former Walsall manager, Tommy Coakley.

Career statistics

Club

International

Managerial statistics

Honours

Awards *

( Third Division): 1986–87 Walsall *

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play-offs:

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Newcastle United *

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Sunderland *

: 1995–96 Tranmere Rovers *

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runner-up:

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Derry City *

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References

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