Personal information | |||
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Full name | Horace Edward Jelly [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 28 August 1921||
Place of birth | Leicester, England [2] | ||
Date of death | 16 January 2000[1] | (aged 78)||
Place of death | Leicester, England [2] | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
–1944 | Belgrave United | ||
1944–1951 | Leicester City | 56 | (1) |
1952–1954 | Plymouth Argyle | 11 | (0) |
Total | 67 | (1) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Horace Edward Jelly (28 August 1921 – 16 January 2000) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Leicester City and Plymouth Argyle as a right back. [1] [2]
Jelly served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. [3] He saw action at the Battle of Crete and was stationed in Ceylon. [4] Following his retirement as a professional footballer, Jelly ran an electrical shop and a Saab dealership in Leicester. [4] In the 1990s, he had a part-time role leading guided tours around Filbert Street. [4]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Leicester City | 1946–47 [5] | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
1947–48 [5] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
1948–49 [5] | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
1949–50 [5] | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
1950–51 [5] | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
Total | 56 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 65 | 1 | ||
Plymouth Argyle | 1952–53 [6] | Second Division | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
1953–54 [6] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
Career total | 67 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 78 | 1 |