Albert Kaye
English footballer (1872–1935)
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Albert Kaye (30 April 1872 – 16 September 1935) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-forward in the Football League for Sheffield Wednesday and Stockport County. He also played for Chatham, West Ham United, and Distillery.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 April 1872[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Staveley, England | ||
| Date of death | 16 September 1935 (aged 63) | ||
| Place of death | Mansfield, England | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Staveley | |||
| Eckington | |||
| 1897–1899 | Sheffield Wednesday | 41 | (12) |
| 1899–1900 | Chatham | ||
| 1900–1901 | West Ham United | 14 | (2) |
| 1901–? | Distillery | ||
| 1903–1904 | Stockport County | 16 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kaye played for Staveley and Eckington before joining Sheffield Wednesday for the 1897–98 season.[2]
After a spell at Chatham, he joined West Ham United along with Walter Tranter for the start of their inaugural season of 1900–01.[3] There, he played mainly as inside-left, appearing once as a centre-forward and twice as left-winger. He was part of the team that played in West Ham's first fixture against Gravesend United, which the Hammers won 7–0.[1] In all, he made 14 Southern League First Division and six FA Cup appearances for the east London club, his final appearance coming on 12 January 1901 against Bristol City.[4] In June 1901, he and Tranter joined Belfast club Distillery.[5][6]
He returned to England and League football with Stockport County in 1903.[2]
