Hugh Kelly (footballer, born 1919)  Hugh Redmond Kelly (17 August 1919 – 30 September 1977) was an Irish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for various clubs in Northern Ireland and England, making four international appearances for Ireland. Kelly was born in Lurgan and played Gaelic football with Clan na Gael while working in the family drapery firm. He also represented Armagh in Gaelic handball. He was invited to play Association football for Glenavon by manager Andy Wylie, who had been impressed with his ball-handling skills. He started his career with Glenavon as an inside-forward, but played as goalkeeper when the regular custodian failed to arrive for a match. He became established as the first choice 'keeper for Glenavon from early in 1937, and soon became recognised as one of the best goalkeepers in Northern Ireland, being selected to represent the Irish League XI against a Scottish League XI in September 1938. In 1940, he helped Glenavon reach the final of the Irish Cup, losing 2–0 to Ballymena United. In January 1941, Glenavon suffered a nightmare defeat at the hands of Belfast Celtic, losing 13–0 with Peter O'Connor scoring eleven – this remains an individual British Isles record. Despite this embarrassing defeat, Belfast Celtic's manager, Elisha Scott (a former goalkeeper), signed Kelly in the summer of 1941 to replace Tommy Breen. Whilst with the Celtic Park club, Kelly claimed two Irish Cup winner's medals with victories over Glentoran in 1943 (1–0) and Linfield in 1944 (3–1). Kelly may have claimed more honours but a contractual dispute left him on the side-lines for some time. Never afraid to stand-up to authority, when he was reprimanded by Scott with the words, "My grandmother could have played better out there" Kelly adjusted the following week's team-sheet, putting a line through his own name and replacing it with "Lish's granny". Kelly made his final appearances for the club during their spring 1949 tour of the United States; during that tour, Belfast Celtic defeated Scotland 2–0 with Kelly in goal. By this time, Belfast Celtic were embroiled in financial problems and about to quit the Irish League and were eventually disbanded. To raise funds, Kelly and three of his team-mates (including Johnny Campbell) had been sold to Fulham for a combined fee of £25,000 before the tour to America. At Fulham, Kelly took the place of another Irish international goalkeeper, Ted Hinton, who was transferred to Millwall.