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Tom Kelly (footballer, born 1885)

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English footballer

Tom Kelly
Personal information
Full name Thomas Kelly
Date of birth (1885-10-02)2 October 1885
Place of birth Tunstall, England
Date of death 9 April 1916(1916-04-09) (aged 30)
Place of death near Kut, Ottoman Mesopotamia
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.

Personal life

Kelly was married with six children and predominantly lived in Stockport, working at the gasworks. On 3 March 1915, eight months after the outbreak of the First World War, Kelly and his brother enlisted in the North Staffordshire Regiment. On 9 April 1916, while holding the rank of private, Kelly was killed in an attack on Sannaiyat, Mesopotamia, during the Siege of Kut. He is commemorated on the Basra Memorial.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
New Brompton 1911–12 Southern League First Division 16 0 0 0 16 0
Career total 16 0 0 0 16 0

References

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 162. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Stockports Soldier Thomas Kelly Part Of North Staffordshire Regiment On Stockport Memorial And Buried At Basra Memorial, Iraq". www.stockport1914-1918.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  4. "Thomas Kelly | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  5. "Tom Kelly". Gillingham FC Scrapbook. Retrieved 26 May 2017.


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