Alec Kay

Alec Kay
Personal information
Full name Alexander Kay
Date of birth 1879
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death 15 February 1917 (aged 38)
Place of death France
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

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. He also played in the Football League for Sheffield United.

Personal life

A pre-war Royal Scot, 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. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
St Bernard's 1898–99 Scottish League First Division 13 0 2 0 — 15 0
1899–1900 Scottish League First Division 14 0 2 0 — 16 0
Total 27 0 4 0 — 31 0
Partick Thistle 1900–01 Scottish League First Division 19 0 1 0 4 0 24 0
Norwich City 1904–05 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. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 160. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. 1 2 "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Alexander Kay | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  5. 1 2 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.