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Daniel Kelly (footballer, born 1893)

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Daniel Kelly
Personal information
Full name Daniel Crossan Kelly
Date of birth 1893
Place of birth Motherwell, Scotland
Date of death 11 January 1948 (aged 54–55)
Place of death Govan, Scotland
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bedlay Juniors
1913–1919 Hamilton Academical 159 (64)
1918Clyde (loan) 3 (3)
1919–1922 Motherwell 13 (3)
1920Bathgate (loan)
1920–1922Bo'ness (loan)
Total 175 (70)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniel Crossan Kelly (1893 – 11 January 1948) was a Scottish footballer who played mainly as a centre forward for Hamilton Academical,[1] Clyde and Motherwell.[2][3] He was Hamilton's leading goalscorer for most of the World War I period (the Scottish Football League continued to operate during the conflict).[1] He later played for Bathgate and Bo'ness who at that time were members of the Central Football League outwith the SFL.

References

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  1. ^ a b Kelly, Dan (1914), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
  2. ^ Daniel Kelly, MotherWELLnet
  3. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.