Alec Kay

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Alec Kay

| fullname = Alexander Kay

| birth_date = 1879

| birth_place = Edinburgh, Scotland

| death_date = 15 February 1917 (aged 38)

| death_place = France

| position = Left back

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = {{0|0000}}–1898

| clubs1 = Dalry Primrose

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 1898–1900

| clubs2 = St Bernard's

| caps2 = 27

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1900–1901

| clubs3 = Partick Thistle

| caps3 = 19

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1901–1902

| clubs4 = Sheffield United

| caps4 = 6

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 1905

| clubs5 = Norwich City

| caps5 = 1

| goals5 = 1

}}

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.{{Cite book |last=Joyce |first=Michael |title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 |publisher=Tony Brown |year=2012 |isbn=978-1905891610 |location=Nottingham |page=160}}

Personal life

A pre-war Royal Scot,{{Cite web |last=Lakey |first=Chris |title=Norwich City's true heroes: the players who gave their lives in the First World War |url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/sport/norwich-city/20793911.norwich-citys-true-heroes-players-gave-lives-first-world-war/ |access-date=29 October 2019 |website=Eastern Daily Press |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Alexander Kay {{!}} Service Record |url=https://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/alexander-kay-service-record/ |access-date=17 April 2020 |website=Football and the First World War |language=en-US}} He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.{{CWGC|id=797341|accessdate=16 September 2016}}

Career statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" \|Club ! rowspan="2" \|Season ! colspan="3" \|League ! colspan="2" \|National cup{{efn\|Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup}} ! colspan="2" \|Other ! colspan="2" \|Total
Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals
rowspan="3" \|St Bernard's \|1898–99{{Cite book \|last=Litster \|first=John \|title=Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players \|publisher=PM Publications \|location=Norwich}} \|Scottish League First Division \|13 \|0 \|2 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|15 \|0
1899–1900 \|Scottish League First Division \|14 \|0 \|2 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|16 \|0
colspan="2" \|Total !27 !0 !4 !0 ! colspan="2" \|— !31 !0
Partick Thistle \|1900–01{{Cite web \|title=1900–01 – Partick Thistle history – The Early Years \|url=http://www.ptearlyyears.net/1900-01.xls \|access-date=15 May 2018}} \|Scottish League First Division \|19 \|0 \|1 \|0 \|4Appearances in Glasgow Cup \|0 \|24 \|0
Norwich City \|1904–05 \|Norfolk & Suffolk League \|1 \|1 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|1 \|1
colspan="3" \|Career total !47 !1 !5 !0 !4 !0 !56 !1

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