Tom Kelly (footballer, born 1885)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Kelly[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1884 | ||
Place of birth | Tunstall, England | ||
Date of death | 9 April 1916 (aged 31–32)[2] | ||
Place of death | Sannaiyat, Mesopotamia[2] | ||
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 "Tom" Kelly (1884 – 9 April 1916) was an English professional football half back who played in the Football League for Grimsby Town and Glossop.[1]
Personal life
Kelly was married with six children and predominantly lived in Stockport, working at the gasworks.[3] In March 1915, eight months into the First World War, Kelly and his brother enlisted in the North Staffordshire Regiment.[3] He died in an attack on Sannaiyat, Mesopotamia, during the Siege of Kut on 8 April 1916 and is commemorated on the Basra Memorial.[3][2]
References
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 162. ISBN 190589161X.
- ^ a b c "CWGC - Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ a b c "Stockports Soldier Thomas KELLY part of NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT on STOCKPORT memorial and buried at Basra Memorial, Iraq". www.stockport1914-1918.co.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
Categories:
- 1884 births
- 1916 deaths
- People from Tunstall, Staffordshire
- English footballers
- English Football League players
- Association football midfielders
- Glossop North End A.F.C. players
- Denaby United F.C. players
- Grimsby Town F.C. players
- Gillingham F.C. players
- Midland Football League players
- Southern Football League players
- British Army soldiers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- North Staffordshire Regiment soldiers
- British military personnel killed in World War I
- English football midfielder, 1880s birth stubs