Tom Kelly (footballer, born 1885)

Thomas Kelly (2 October 1885 – 9 April 1916) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Grimsby Town and Glossop as a half back.[1]

Tom Kelly
Personal information
Full name Thomas Kelly[1]
Date of birth (1885-10-02)2 October 1885[1]
Place of birth Tunstall, England
Date of death 9 April 1916(1916-04-09) (aged 30)[2]
Place of death near Kut, Ottoman Mesopotamia[3]
Position(s) Half back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Denaby Main
1906 Glossop 23 (1)
Denaby United
1908–1909 Grimsby Town 26 (3)
1911–1912 New Brompton 16 (0)
Silverwood Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Kelly was married with six children and predominantly lived in Stockport, working at the gasworks.[3] On 3 March 1915,[4] eight months after the outbreak of the First World War, Kelly and his brother enlisted in the North Staffordshire Regiment.[3] On 9 April 1916, while holding the rank of private, Kelly was killed in an attack on Sannaiyat, Mesopotamia, during the Siege of Kut.[3] He is commemorated on the Basra Memorial.[2]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
New Brompton 1911–12[5] Southern League First Division 16 0 0 0 16 0
Career total 16 0 0 0 16 0

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 162. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  3. "Stockports Soldier Thomas Kelly Part Of North Staffordshire Regiment On Stockport Memorial And Buried At Basra Memorial, Iraq". www.stockport1914-1918.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  4. "Thomas Kelly | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  5. "Tom Kelly". Gillingham FC Scrapbook. Retrieved 26 May 2017.


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