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Edward Patrick Kelly (born 7 February 1951) is a Scottish former footballer, who played as a midfielder. Kelly featured for clubs Arsenal, Queens Park Rangers, Leicester City, Notts County, AFC Bournemouth, Kettering Town and Torquay United.
May 13, 2020 · Eddie Kelly made 175 league appearances for The Arsenal and scored 13 goals during the period 1969 -1976. His career started when he played for his local side Possilpark YMCA who at that time, were a nursery team for The Arsenal.
Midfielder Eddie Kelly was an important part of Arsenal's legendary 1971 Double-winning squad. Although not blessed with blistering pace, his strength and tough tackling gave the team the steel needed to challenge for honours.
Oct 10, 2019 · In the 1970s and 1980s, midfielder Eddie Kelly captained both Arsenal and Leicester City. Recently he travelled up from his home in Torquay to speak to Club Historian John Hutchinson about his career, which included winning the European Fairs Cup and the League and FA Cup double with Arsenal.
Jul 23, 2017 · Eddie Kelly played 222 games for The Arsenal and scored 19 goals. Of course, a footballer with Eddie’s talent could have achieved so much more in his career. However, he can be rightly proud of what he did accomplish. Not many people get to score in two major Cup Finals, win the Double and be named the youngest ever Arsenal Captain.
Edward Patrick Kelly was born 7 February 7 1951 in Glasgow. He played for Possilpark Depot (or Possilpark YMCA depending on who you listen to), and went straight to Arsenal as an apprentice in July 1966 where he found a growing group of Scottish players including Ian Ure, Frank McLintock and George Graham. He turned professional in February 1967.
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Jan 6, 2016 · In Defining Moments former Arsenal stars select the situations that defined their career with the Gunners. This is a running feature and first appeared in the matchday programme. Ex-player Eddie Kelly is next to recall his favourites.
