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Scottish footballer

Tommy Kelso
Personal information
Full name Thomas Kelso
Date of birth (1882-05-06)6 May 1882
Place of birth Renton, Scotland
Date of death 29 January 1974(1974-01-29) (aged 91)
Place of death Helensburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1904–1906 Third Lanark 21 (0)
1906–1912 Manchester City 139 (3)
1912–1914 Dundee 37 (5)
1914–1918 Rangers 22 (0)
1915–1917 → Dumbarton (loan) 10 (0)
1918–1919 Dumbarton 2 (0)
International career
1914 Scotland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Kelso (6 May 1882 – 29 January 1974) was a Scottish footballer who played as a full back for Manchester City between 1906 and February 1912.

Kelso started his career at Third Lanark before signing for Manchester City in 1906. He made his debut for Manchester City in September 1906 in a 4–1 defeat against Arsenal.

He made 139 league appearances for Manchester City and scored 3 goals. He subsequently returned to Scotland and played for Dundee, Rangers and Dumbarton.

He won one Scotland cap in 1914 in a 0–0 draw against Wales in the 1914 British Home Championship. His uncle Bob Kelso was also a Dundee player and a Scotland international.

References

  1. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
  2. "Tommy Kelso – MCFC Players – Manchester City, Man City History – Bluemoon-MCFC". bluemoon-mcfc.co.uk.
  3. McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock – The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  4. Emms, Steve; Wells, Richard (2007). Scottish League Players' Records Division One 1890/91 to 1938/39. Beeston, Nottingham: Tony Brown. ISBN 978-1-899468-66-9.
  5. "Thomas Kelso Appearances For Scotland". www.scotlandfootballstats.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015.


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