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| Full name | Kenneth Kelly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1952-09-07)7 September 1952 (age 73) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 10 st 10 lb (68 kg)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Stand-off, Scrum-half | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kenneth Kelly (born 7 September 1952) is an English former professionalrugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level forGreat Britain andEngland, and at club level forSt. Helens,Bradford Northern andWarrington, as astand-off, orscrum-half.[3]
Kelly playedstand-off inSt. Helens' 8–2 victory overRochdale Hornets in the1971 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the1971–72 season atHeadingley,Leeds on Tuesday 14 December 1971.
Kelly playedstand-off inSt. Helens' 16–13 victory overLeeds in the1972 Challenge Cup Final during the1971–72 season atWembley Stadium,London on Saturday 13 May 1972.
Kelly was asubstitute inBradford Northern's 3–2 victory overWidnes in the1974–75 Player's No.6 Trophy Final during the1974–75 season atWilderspool Stadium,Warrington on Saturday 25 January 1975.
Kelly playedstand-off, wascaptain inWarrington's 26–10 victory overWigan in the1980 Lancashire Cup Final during the1980–81 season atKnowsley Road,St. Helens, on Saturday 4 October 1980, playedscrum-half, wascaptain, and scored atry in the 16–0 victory overSt. Helens in the1982 Lancashire Cup Final during the1982–83 season atCentral Park,Wigan on Saturday 23 October 1982, and playedstand-off in the 8–34 defeat byWigan in the1985 Lancashire Cup Final during the1985–86 season atKnowsley Road,St. Helens, on Sunday 13 October 1985.[7]
He played atcentre inWarrington's 9–4 victory overWidnes in the1977–78 Players No.6 Trophy Final during the1977–78 season atKnowsley Road,St. Helens on Saturday 28 January 1978, playedstand-off (replaced bysubstituteEddie Hunter) in the 4–16 defeat byWidnes in the1978–79 John Player Trophy Final during the1978–79 season atKnowsley Road,St. Helens on Saturday 28 April 1979, playedstand-off in the 12–5 victory overBarrow in the1980–81 John Player Trophy Final during the1980–81 season atCentral Park,Wigan on Saturday 24 January 1981, and playedstand-off in the 4–18 defeat byWigan in the1986–87 John Player Special Trophy Final during the1986–87 season atBurnden Park,Bolton on Saturday 10 January 1987.[8]
Ken Kelly woncaps forEngland while at Warrington in 1979 against Wales, in 1981 against France, and Wales, and woncaps forGreat Britain while at St Helens in 1972 against France (2 matches), while at Warrington in 1980 against New Zealand, and in 1982 against Australia.
Ken Kelly is a Warrington Wolves Hall of Fame inductee.[9]