Alec Kay
Scottish footballer
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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]
Full name
Alexander Kay[1]
Date of birth
1879
Place of birth
Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death
15 February 1917 (aged 38)[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | |||
Personal life
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]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
- Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup
- Appearances in Glasgow Cup
