Tom Kelly (footballer, born 1884)

Tom Kelly
Personal information
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]
Playing position 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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Thomas 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]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
New Brompton 1911–12[4] Southern League First Division 16 0 0 0 16 0
Career total 16 0 0 0 16 0

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 162. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 1 2 3 "CWGC – Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "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.
  4. ↑ "Gillingham FC Career Details". Retrieved 26 May 2017.


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