# Marc Kenny
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{{Short description|Irish footballer}}
{{for|the Australian journalist|Mark Kenny}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=October 2017}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Marc Kenny
| fullname =
| height =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1973|09|17}}
| birth_place = [Dublin](/source/Dublin), Ireland
| position = [Midfielder](/source/Midfielder)
| youthyears1 = 1984–1991
| youthclubs1 = [Home Farm](/source/Home_Farm_F.C.)
| years1 = 1991–1993
| years2 = 1993–1995
| years3 = 1995–1996
| years4 = 1996–2003
| years5 = 2003
| years6 = 2004
| years7 = 2004
| years8 = 2005
| years9 = 2005
| clubs1 = [Liverpool](/source/Liverpool_F.C.)
| clubs2 = [Bangor](/source/Bangor_F.C.)
| clubs3 = [Glenavon](/source/Glenavon_F.C.)
| clubs4 = [Shamrock Rovers](/source/Shamrock_Rovers_F.C.)
| clubs5 = [Kildare County](/source/Kildare_County_F.C.)
| clubs6 = [Shamrock Rovers](/source/Shamrock_Rovers_F.C.)
| clubs7 = [Dublin City](/source/Dublin_City_F.C.)
| clubs8 = [Monaghan United](/source/Monaghan_United_F.C.)
| clubs9 = [Shamrock Rovers](/source/Shamrock_Rovers_F.C.)
| caps1 = 0
| caps2 = 32
| caps3 = 6
| caps4 = 162
| caps5 = 11
| caps6 = 5
| caps7 = 14
| caps8 = 15
| caps9 = 14
| goals1 = 0
| goals2 = 6
| goals3 = 0
| goals4 = 26
| goals5 = 2
| goals6 = 0
| goals7 = 1
| goals8 = 0
| goals9 = 0
| totalcaps = 259
| totalgoals = 35
| nationalyears1 = 1990 |nationalteam1 = [Republic of Ireland U17](/source/Republic_of_Ireland_national_under-17_football_team)
| nationalcaps1 = 1 |nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
'''Marc Kenny''' (born 17 September 1973) is an Irish former footballer.
==Career==
Kenny was captain of the Home Farm schoolboys team that got into the Guinness Book of Records for going six seasons without a defeat.[{{cite web|last1=Scott|first1=Eamon|title=Home Farm honour '203 club' members|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/dublin/home-farm-honour-203-club-members/27894939.html|website=Herald|date=December 9, 2008}}]
A [Republic of Ireland national under-17 football team](/source/Republic_of_Ireland_national_under-17_football_team) international after three seasons at [Liverpool](/source/Liverpool_F.C.) he came home to play three seasons in the [Irish League](/source/Northern_Ireland_Football_League) with [Bangor](/source/Bangor_F.C.) and [Glenavon](/source/Glenavon_F.C.)
He made his [League of Ireland](/source/League_of_Ireland) debut for [Shamrock Rovers](/source/Shamrock_Rovers_F.C.) at Finn Harps on 12 October 1996.
A week later he scored on his full debut against Bohs in a 3–2 victory in Tolka Park.
He scored a memorable free kick against [Celtic](/source/Celtic_F.C.) in July 1998.[{{cite web|title=Battling Rovers performance in Tolka|url=http://shamrockrovers.ie/archive/46/2603-v-celtic-070702|website=Shamrock Rovers FC|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121222133445/http://shamrockrovers.ie/archive/46/2603-v-celtic-070702|archivedate=December 22, 2012|date=July 7, 2002}}]
Kenny left Rovers before the [2005 League of Ireland](/source/2005_League_of_Ireland) season.[{{cite web|title=Kenny leaves Rovers|url=http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/kenny-leaves-rovers-191537.html|website=Breaking News}}]
His last League of Ireland game was at [Tolka Park](/source/Tolka_Park) in November 2005 as Rovers were relegated for the first time in their history.[{{cite web|title=Eircom League Play Off - Tolka Park - 25.11.05 - ko 7.45pm|url=http://shamrockrovers.ie/archive/42/2919-v-dublin-city-251105|website=Shamrock Rovers FC|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203162405/http://shamrockrovers.ie/archive/42/2919-v-dublin-city-251105|archivedate=February 3, 2017|date=July 12, 2012}}]
A tremendous free kick taker, Marc's connections to Rovers went back much further as older brother [Harry Kenny](/source/Harry_Kenny) spent 13 seasons at the club.[{{Cite web |date=1999-01-05 |title=Harry's game for all-change Ashtown Villa |url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/harrys-game-for-all-change-ashtown-villa/26161634.html |access-date=2026-03-17 |website=Irish Independent |language=en}}] Another brother, Dave, a free scoring left footed winger who played his football with Railway Union FC & Ashtown Villa FC in the Leinster Senior League.
Marc now coaches [St. Mochta's](/source/St._Mochtas_F.C.) in the [Leinster Senior League (soccer)](/source/Leinster_Senior_League_(soccer)).[https://stmochtasfc.com/teams/seniors/seniors/]
Kenny played in the [1990 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship](/source/1990_UEFA_European_Under-16_Football_Championship) qualifiers and the [1992 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship](/source/1992_UEFA_European_Under-18_Football_Championship) qualifiers.
His first European game was for [Bangor](/source/Bangor_F.C.) against [APOEL](/source/APOEL) in the [1993-94 European Cup Winners' Cup](/source/1993-94_European_Cup_Winners'_Cup). His free kick led to Bangor's opener. In the second leg his corner led to [Mark Glendinning](/source/Mark_Glendinning)'s finish in Cyprus.
He was the only Glenavon player carded in the clash at [Werder Bremen](/source/Werder_Bremen) in the [1995-96 UEFA Cup](/source/1995-96_UEFA_Cup).
For Rovers his free kick led to [Derek Tracey](/source/Derek_Tracey)'s goal at [Altayspor](/source/Altayspor) in the [1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup](/source/1998_UEFA_Intertoto_Cup). In the home leg he was sent off.[{{cite news|title=Rovers pipped at post|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rovers-pipped-at-post-1.168082|newspaper=The Irish Times|date=June 29, 1998}}]
==References==
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Category:Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
Category:Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers
Category:Shamrock Rovers F.C. players
Category:Glenavon F.C. players
Category:Bangor F.C. players
Category:Kildare County F.C. players
Category:League of Ireland players
Category:NIFL Premiership players
Category:Association footballers from Dublin (city)
Category:1973 births
Category:Living people
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Home Farm F.C. players
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