Career
As an international he also played for the Irish Free State. When Kendrick represented the Irish Free State at the 1924 Olympics Games he was playing as an amateur for Brooklyn F.C. of the League of Ireland. He then subsequently signed for Everton but failed to establish himself in their first team
He did, however, make one international appearance while an Everton player.
Between 1924 and 1935 Kendrick made 6 appearances the Irish Free State. Kendrick made his second appearance in the 2-1 defeat to Italy B on 23 May 1927.
Together with Mick O"Brien, Harry Duggan and Tommy Muldoon, he became one of the first four English League based players to play for the Irish Free State. However Kendrick then had to wait nearly seven years before making his third appearance.
With the Free State trailing 4-3, in the 75th minute, a corner from Kelly was cleared only as far as Kendrick who then lobbed it towards Moore who then scored a dramatic equaliser.
Two months later in another qualifier on 8 April 1934, Kendrick also played for the Free State in a 5-2 defeat against the Netherlands. He made his last international appearance, once again, against the Netherlands, in a 5-3 defeat on 8 December 1935.