Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Kelly [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 2 October 1885||
Place of birth | Tunstall, England | ||
Date of death | 9 April 1916[2] | (aged 30)||
Place of death | near Kut, Ottoman Mesopotamia [3] | ||
Position(s) | Half back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Denaby Main | |||
1906 | Glossop | 23 | (1) |
Denaby United | |||
1908–1909 | Grimsby Town | 26 | (3) |
1911–1912 | New Brompton | 16 | (0) |
Silverwood Town | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas Kelly (2 October 1885 – 9 April 1916) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Grimsby Town and Glossop as a half back. [1]
Kelly was married with six children and predominantly lived in Stockport, working at the gasworks. [3] On 3 March 1915, [4] eight months after the outbreak of the First World War, Kelly and his brother enlisted in the North Staffordshire Regiment. [3] On 9 April 1916, while holding the rank of private, Kelly was killed in an attack on Sannaiyat, Mesopotamia, during the Siege of Kut. [3] He is commemorated on the Basra Memorial. [2]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
New Brompton | 1911–12 [5] | Southern League First Division | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
Career total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Thomas Kelly [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 2 October 1885||
Place of birth | Tunstall, England | ||
Date of death | 9 April 1916[2] | (aged 30)||
Place of death | near Kut, Ottoman Mesopotamia [3] | ||
Position(s) | Half back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Denaby Main | |||
1906 | Glossop | 23 | (1) |
Denaby United | |||
1908–1909 | Grimsby Town | 26 | (3) |
1911–1912 | New Brompton | 16 | (0) |
Silverwood Town | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas Kelly (2 October 1885 – 9 April 1916) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Grimsby Town and Glossop as a half back. [1]
Kelly was married with six children and predominantly lived in Stockport, working at the gasworks. [3] On 3 March 1915, [4] eight months after the outbreak of the First World War, Kelly and his brother enlisted in the North Staffordshire Regiment. [3] On 9 April 1916, while holding the rank of private, Kelly was killed in an attack on Sannaiyat, Mesopotamia, during the Siege of Kut. [3] He is commemorated on the Basra Memorial. [2]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
New Brompton | 1911–12 [5] | Southern League First Division | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
Career total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |