Personal information | |||
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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]
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]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | Other | Total | |||||
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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 |