Kelham O'Hanlon

Football player infobox
playername = Kelham O'Hanlon


fullname = Kelham O'Hanlon
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1962|5|16|df=y
cityofbirth = Saltburn-by-the-Sea
countryofbirth = England
height = height|ft=6|in=1
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position = Goalkeeper (retired)
youthyears =
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years = 1982–1985
1985–1991
1991–1993
1993–1994
1994–1996
1996–2001
clubs = Middlesbrough
Rotherham United
Carlisle United
Preston North End
Dundee United
Preston North End
Career
caps(goals) = 087 (0)
248 (0)
083 (0)
023 (0)
030 (0)
014 (0)
485 (0)
nationalyears = 1987
nationalteam = Republic of Ireland
nationalcaps(goals) = 001 (0)
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Kelham O'Hanlon (born 16 May 1962, Saltburn-by-the-Sea) is a former footballer who played as a goalkeeper for a number of British clubs and the Republic of Ireland national team.

Career

O'Hanlon began his playing career at Middlesbrough in 1980. He then joined Rotherham in 1985 and stayed there for six years, before leaving for to Carlisle. Two years later he joined Preston although he was only at Deepdale for one season before joining Dundee United in Scotland.

He returned to Preston in 1996, making a further thirteen performances. He then retired from playing and joined the coaching staff at the club, becoming David Moyes' assistant in 1998. He was made caretaker manager in March 2002 after Moyes' departure to Everton [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/preston/1880890.stm|title=Preston stick with O'Hanlon|date=2002-03-19|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-07-03] , turning down the chance to follow Moyes to Everton two months later. [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/everton/1972419.stm|title=Moyes' double snub|date=2002-05-07|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-07-03] In June 2003, O'Hanlon left Preston due to cost-cutting measures [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/preston/2990038.stm|title=O'Hanlon leaving Preston|date=2003-06-14|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-07-03] and was appointed as a coach at Bury in January 2004, [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bury/3390163.stm|title=Bury bring in O'Hanlon|date=2004-01-12|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-07-03] leaving in May 2005, again due to cost-cutting measures. [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bury/4576175.stm|title=Pair sign new contracts at Bury |date=2005-05-24|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-07-03] O'Hanlon took up a part-time position in February 2006 with Chester [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chester/4746594.stm|title=Chester sign Pilgrims man on loan |date=2006-02-24|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-07-03] before being appointed as coach at Barnsley in January 2007 where he has remained ever since. [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/barnsley/6280171.stm|title=O'Hanlon appointed Barnsley coach|date=2007-01-19|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-07-03]

During his playing career he also gained a cap for the Republic of Ireland national team in 1987, keeping a clean sheet in a 5-0 friendly win over Israel.

References

External links

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* [http://www.chestercityfc.net/article/324572/Kelham-OHanlon Chester City profile] (2006)