Alec Kay
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Kay[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1879 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 15 February 1917 (aged 38)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Somme, France | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dalry Primrose | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1898–1900 | St Bernard's | 26 | (0) |
| 1900–1901 | Partick Thistle | 19 | (0) |
| 1901–1902 | Sheffield United | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alexander "Alec" Kay (1879 – 15 February 1917) was a Scottish professional football left back who played in the Scottish League for St Bernard's and Partick Thistle.[3] He also played in the Football League for Sheffield United.[1]
Personal life
Kay served as a rifleman in the Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) during the First World War and was killed on the Somme on 15 February 1917.[2] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[2]
References
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 160. ISBN 190589161X.
- ^ a b c Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ http://www.edinburghs-war.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/pdf_Season_1916-1917_(Fell).pdf
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- Scottish footballers
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- 1917 deaths
- British military personnel of World War I
- British military personnel killed in World War I
- 1879 births
- Rifle Brigade soldiers
- Scottish Football League players
- St Bernard's F.C. players
- Partick Thistle F.C. players
- Sportspeople from Edinburgh
- Sheffield United F.C. players
- English Football League players