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 | France[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1898 | Dalry Primrose | ||
| 1898–1900 | St Bernard's | 27 | (0) |
| 1900–1901 | Partick Thistle | 19 | (0) |
| 1901–1902 | Sheffield United | 6 | (0) |
| 1905 | Norwich City | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alexander 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.[4] He also played in the Football League for Sheffield United.[1]
Personal life
[edit]A pre-war Royal Scot,[5] Kay served as a rifleman in the Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) during the First World War and was killed on the Western Front on 15 February 1917.[3] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| St Bernard's | 1898–99[4] | Scottish League First Division | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| 1899–1900[4] | Scottish League First Division | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| Partick Thistle | 1900–01[6] | Scottish League First Division | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Norwich City | 1904–05[5] | Norfolk & Suffolk League | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 47 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 1 | ||
- ^ Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup
- ^ Appearances in Glasgow Cup
References
[edit]- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 160. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Alexander Kay | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ a b c Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ a b Lakey, Chris. "Norwich City's true heroes: the players who gave their lives in the First World War". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "1900–01 – Partick Thistle history – The Early Years". Retrieved 15 May 2018.
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