| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francis David Kelly [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 December 1892 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 5 May 1919 (aged 26) [2] | ||
| Place of death | Montargis, France | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| 1912–1915 | Blantyre Victoria | ||
| 1915–1919 | Motherwell | 82 | (17) |
| 1918 | → Celtic (guest) | 1 | (0) |
| 1918 | → Celtic (guest) | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Francis David Kelly (8 December 1892 – 5 May 1919) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an outside right in the Scottish League for Motherwell and Celtic. [1]
Kelly was the son of former Celtic player and chairman James Kelly, while his younger brother Robert also served the club as chairman. [3] He served as a private in the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) during the First World War. [4] Kelly survived the war, but was killed trying to jump onto a train in Montargis, France on 5 May 1919. [3] He was buried in Montargis Communal Cemetery. [2]
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Motherwell | 1915–16 [1] | Scottish Division One | 35 | 9 | — | 35 | 9 | |
| 1916–17 [1] | 35 | 7 | — | 35 | 7 | |||
| 1917–18 [1] | 12 | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| Total | 82 | 17 | — | 82 | 17 | |||
| Celtic (guest) | 1917–18 [5] | Scottish Division One | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 1918–19 [5] | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 84 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 17 | ||
- ^ a b c d e Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Frank Kelly (I)". Motherwellnet. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ "Francis Kelly | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Celtic Player Francis Kelly Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
 | This biographical article related to association football in Scotland, about a forward born in the 1890s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scottish Football League players
- 1892 births
- 1919 deaths
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Footballers from Glasgow
- Men's association football outside forwards
- Cameronians soldiers
- Blantyre Victoria F.C. players
- Motherwell F.C. players
- Celtic F.C. players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Railway accident deaths in France
- People from Blantyre, South Lanarkshire
- Footballers from South Lanarkshire
- Military personnel from South Lanarkshire
- Scottish football forward, 1890s birth stubs
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francis David Kelly [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 December 1892 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 5 May 1919 (aged 26) [2] | ||
| Place of death | Montargis, France | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| 1912–1915 | Blantyre Victoria | ||
| 1915–1919 | Motherwell | 82 | (17) |
| 1918 | → Celtic (guest) | 1 | (0) |
| 1918 | → Celtic (guest) | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Francis David Kelly (8 December 1892 – 5 May 1919) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an outside right in the Scottish League for Motherwell and Celtic. [1]
Kelly was the son of former Celtic player and chairman James Kelly, while his younger brother Robert also served the club as chairman. [3] He served as a private in the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) during the First World War. [4] Kelly survived the war, but was killed trying to jump onto a train in Montargis, France on 5 May 1919. [3] He was buried in Montargis Communal Cemetery. [2]
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Motherwell | 1915–16 [1] | Scottish Division One | 35 | 9 | — | 35 | 9 | |
| 1916–17 [1] | 35 | 7 | — | 35 | 7 | |||
| 1917–18 [1] | 12 | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| Total | 82 | 17 | — | 82 | 17 | |||
| Celtic (guest) | 1917–18 [5] | Scottish Division One | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 1918–19 [5] | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 84 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 17 | ||
- ^ a b c d e Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Frank Kelly (I)". Motherwellnet. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ "Francis Kelly | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Celtic Player Francis Kelly Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
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| This biographical article related to association football in Scotland, about a forward born in the 1890s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scottish Football League players
- 1892 births
- 1919 deaths
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Footballers from Glasgow
- Men's association football outside forwards
- Cameronians soldiers
- Blantyre Victoria F.C. players
- Motherwell F.C. players
- Celtic F.C. players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Railway accident deaths in France
- People from Blantyre, South Lanarkshire
- Footballers from South Lanarkshire
- Military personnel from South Lanarkshire
- Scottish football forward, 1890s birth stubs