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Owen Kinsella was an Irish footballer who played as a half back.

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He joined Shamrock Rovers in 1930 from Fordsons. He left for St James's Gate F.C. in 1938 and in 1939 moved to Limerick F.C. .

Kinsella earned two international caps for the Irish Free State making his debut on 8 May 1932 in a 2–0 friendly win over the Netherlands in the Olympic Stadium (Amsterdam). His second cap came five years later in a World Cup qualifier defeat to Norway in the Ullevaal Stadion on the 10 October 1937.

Honours

Shamrock Rovers

• League of Ireland: 1931–32, 1937–38
• FAI Cup: 1931, 1932, 1933, 1936
• League of Ireland Shield: 1931–32, 1932–33, 1934–35, 1937–38
• Leinster Senior Cup: 1930, 1933

Sources

• The Hoops by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)
• Owen Kinsella at WorldFootball.net

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