Dan_Kelly_(footballer)

Dan Kelly (footballer)

Dan Kelly (footballer)

Scottish footballer

Daniel Kelly (14 October 1899 – 24 August 1941) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward or an outside forward in Scottish football for Blantyre Victoria and Hamilton Academical,[4] in the Football League for Derby County, Torquay United, York City and Doncaster Rovers, in Irish football for Dundalk and was on the books of Clapton Orient without making a league appearance.[1][2][3]

Not to be confused with Daniel Kelly (footballer, born 1893).
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Life

Kelly was born in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire to Daniel and Catherine (née Carabine). His father died five months before his birth. His maternal first cousin was the footballer Jimmy Carabine. He married Catherine Devlin at St Joseph's Church, Blantyre on 7 January 1931 and he remained a well respected member of the community in Blantyre following the end of his career.[4] He died on 24 August 1941 aged 41 at Glasgow Royal Infirmary. His final occupation was a spirit salesman.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Joyce, Michael, ed. (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. [2]
    Emms, Steve; Wells, Richard, eds. (2007). Scottish League Players' Records: Scottish Football League Division One 1890/91 to 1938/39. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 110. ISBN 978-1-899468-66-9.
  3. [3]
    Jarred, Martin; Windross, Dave (1997). Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997. Selby: Citizen Publications. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-9531005-0-7.
  4. [4]
    Kelly, Dan (1924), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
  5. [5]
    Team, National Records of Scotland Web (31 May 2013). "National Records of Scotland". National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
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