Joe Kendrick (footballer, born 1905)

Joe Kendrick (26 June 1905 – 27 October 1965) was an Irish footballer who played for Brooklyn F.C., Everton and Dolphins. As an international he also played for the Irish Free State. In 1924 Kendrick was member of the Irish Free State team when it made its competitive debut at Olympic Games.[1] In 1934 he was also a member of the first ever Free State team to play in a World Cup qualifier. His great nephew, Joe Kendrick Jr., also showed potential as a footballer and as youth was contracted to both Newcastle United and TSV 1860 Munich.

Joe Kendrick
Personal information
Full name Joseph Kendrick
Date of birth 26 June 1905
Place of birth Ireland
Date of death 27 October 1965(1965-10-27) (aged 60)
Position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
c. 1924 Brooklyn F.C.
c. 1927 Everton
1930s Dolphins
International career
1924–1935 Irish Free State 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

When Kendrick represented the Irish Free State at the 1924 Olympic Games he was playing as an amateur for Brooklyn F.C. of the League of Ireland. He then subsequently signed for Everton 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 and during the 1930s played for Dolphins, helping them win the League of Ireland title in 1935.

Irish international

Between 1924 and 1935 Kendrick made 6 appearances the Irish Free State. As a member of the squad that competed at the 1924 Olympic Games, he made his debut for the Free State against Bulgaria in their first ever senior international on 28 May. Other members of the team included Paddy Duncan, Tommy Muldoon and Dinny Hannon.

Kendrick made his second appearance in the 2–1 defeat to Italy B on 23 May 1927. Together with Mick O'Brien, Harry Duggan 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 Dalymount Park, together with Paddy Moore and Jimmy Kelly, he was a member of the Free State team that made its World Cup debut in a qualifier against Belgium. 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 Netherlands. He made his last international appearance, once again, against the Netherlands, in a 5–3 defeat on 8 December 1935.

Honours

Dolphins

References
  1. "Joe Kendrick". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

Sources
  • The Boys in Green – The FAI International Story (1997): Sean Ryan
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