Alec Kay

Alec Kay
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(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]

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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in Glasgow Cup

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 160. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Alexander Kay | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  5. ^ a b Lakey, Chris. "Norwich City's true heroes: the players who gave their lives in the First World War". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  6. ^ "1900–01 – Partick Thistle history – The Early Years". Retrieved 15 May 2018.
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