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 Somme, France
Playing position Left back
Youth career
Dalry Primrose
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1898–1900 St Bernard's 26 (0)
1900–1901 Partick Thistle 19 (0)
1901–1902 Sheffield United 6 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Alexander "Alec" 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.[3] He also played in the Football League for Sheffield United.[1]

Personal life

Kay served as a rifleman in the Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) during the First World War and was killed on the Somme on 15 February 1917.[2] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 160. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 1 2 3 Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  3. http://www.edinburghs-war.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/pdf_Season_1916-1917_(Fell).pdf
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