Evan Kelly

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Evan Kelly
Personal information
Irish name Éimhín Ó Ceallaigh
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Forward
Club(s)
YearsClub
Drumree & Simonstown
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1994-2004
Meath (4-43)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 3
All-Irelands 2
All Stars 1

Evan Kelly is a former Gaelic footballer who played with the Meath county team between 1994 and 2004. [1] At club level, he played first for Drumree, before moving to Simonstown later in his career. [2]

Kelly was part of the Meath teams that won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 1996 and 1999.

He made his intercounty debut in the 1994-95 National League against Derry. [3]

His championship debut came the following year when he scored 0–5 against Offaly in the preliminary round of the Leinster Championship. [4] His first championship goals came in the next game against Longford where he scored two second-half goals. [5]

He was selected as part of the 2001 All-Star team. [6]

Honours

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References

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  2. "Kelly set for Simonstown switch". Drogheda Independent. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  3. Keenan, Donal (28 November 1994). "Derry delight as Royals see red". Irish Independent. Retrieved 3 January 2025 via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.
  4. Hickey, Paddy (29 May 1995). "Meath's Second Coming". Irish Independent. Retrieved 3 January 2025 via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.
  5. Hickey, Paddy (12 June 1995). "Meath destroy Longford dreams". Irish Independent. Retrieved 3 January 2025 via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.
  6. "All Star Awards 2001". Hogan Stand. DG Press. 1 December 2001.
  7. "McGee's glee as Royals triumph". Drogheda Independent. 6 April 2001. Retrieved 3 January 2025 via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.