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Frank Kelly
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(1919-05-05) (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]

Personal life

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]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Motherwell 1915–16[1] Scottish First Division 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 First Division 1 0 — 1 0
Celtic (guest) 1918–19[5] Scottish First Division 1 0 — 1 0
Celtic total 2 0 — 2 0
Career total 84 17 0 0 84 17

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  2. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Frank Kelly (I)". Motherwellnet. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Francis Kelly | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Celtic Player Francis Kelly Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 20 November 2018.


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