James Keddy (born 26 March 1973) is an Irish football coach and former player.

James Keddy
Personal information
Full name James Keddy
Date of birth (1973-03-26) 26 March 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Position(s) Winger, Defender
Youth career
St. Mary's Boys
St. Joseph's Boys
Home Farm
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1994 Home Farm 69 (9)
1994–1996 UCD 44 (7)
1996–1998 Derry City 56 (9)
1998–2001 Shelbourne 61 (8)
2001–2002 Dundalk 28 (5)
2002–2003 Shamrock Rovers 56 (8)
2004–2005 Bohemians 56 (2)
2006–2007 Drogheda United 28 (4)
2008 Shelbourne 30 (2)
Total 428 (54)
Managerial career
2010–2013 Mount Merrion YMCA
2015–2016 Home Farm (Director of Football)
2019–2021 Bray Wanderers (Assistant Manager)
2022 Longford Town (Assistant Manager)
2022–2024 Wexford
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Keddy made his League of Ireland debut for Home Farm on 13 October 1991. He joined UCD in 1994 and his other clubs have included Derry City, Shelbourne, Dundalk, Shamrock Rovers, Bohemians[1] and Drogheda United.[citation needed]

Keddy helped Shelbourne win the double of the League of Ireland and FAI Cup in 2000. Keddy received another FAI Cup winners medal as part of the Dundalk cup winning squad of 2002.[citation needed]

He was signed by Liam Buckley for Shamrock Rovers in June 2002 and went on to make a total of 65 appearances, scoring 9 goals, in his two seasons at Rovers. This included 6 appearances in the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Intertoto Cup.[citation needed]

Keddy rejoined former club Shelbourne on 29 November 2007.[2]

Keddy received his first League of Ireland managerial appointment in 2022 with Wexford. On 6 November 2024, it was announced that he had departed the club, following a season in which they reached the 2024 FAI Cup Semi Finals before losing in the Promotion Play-offs at the first hurdle.[3]

Honours

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UCD

Derry City

Shelbourne

Dundalk

Drogheda United

References

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