Andrew Kelly (footballer)

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Andrew Kelly
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-01-09) 9 January 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Stockton-on-Tees, England
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Middlesbrough
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004 Köping FF
2004Västerås SK (loan) 4 (0)
2004–2009 Landskrona BoIS 34 (0)
2005Västerås SK (loan)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrew Kelly (born 9 January 1984) is an English former footballer who last played for Landskrona in Sweden.

Having previously played for Köping FF, Kelly joined Landskrona in September 2004. [2] [3] He made his debut in the local derby against Helsingborgs IF in 2005 – a classic match for all Landskrona supporters since the game ended with a 4–3 win, and a goal in the 93rd minute. [4]

In July 2005, he returned for a second spell on loan at Västerås SK. [5]

On 16 May 2009, it was announced that he would leave Landskrona and move back to England. [6]

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References

  1. "Andrew Kelly". Landskrona BoIS. Archived from the original on 4 May 2008.
  2. "Köpings Kelly skriver på för Landskrona" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 20 September 2004. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  3. "Kelly klar för Landskrona". HD (in Swedish). 20 September 2004. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  4. BoIS avgjorde i slutsekunderna [ permanent dead link ] (in Swedish)
  5. "Andrew Kelly trivs i grönvitt" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 11 July 2005. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  6. Svegbrant, Michael (16 May 2009). "Andrew Kelly lämnar Landskrona BoIS". SvenskaFans.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 February 2019.