Billy Kellock

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Billy Kellock

| fullname = William Kellock{{cite book| first=Michael| last=Joyce| title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939| year=2012| orig-year=2002| publisher=SoccerData| location=Nottingham| isbn=978-1-905891-61-0| page=161}}

| birth_date = {{birth date|1889|4|18|df=y}}

| birth_place = Stockport, England

| death_date = {{death year and age|1958|1889}}

| position = Inside forward, outside forward

| years1 =

| clubs1 = Stockport County

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = {{0|0000}}–1913

| clubs2 = St Brieux

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| years3 = 1913–1921

| clubs3 = Plymouth Argyle

| caps3 = 39

| goals3 = 15

| years4 = 1921

| clubs4 = Torquay Town

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| years5 = 1921–1922

| clubs5 = Aberdare Athletic

| caps5 = 15

| goals5 = 4

| years6 = 1922–1923

| clubs6 = Barrow

| caps6 = 29

| goals6 = 12

| years7 = 1923–1925

| clubs7 = Torquay United

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William Kellock (18 April 1889 – 1958) was an English football player and manager. Capable of playing as an inside and outside forward, he spent the majority of his career with Plymouth Argyle, appearing for the club in the Southern League and the Football League. He also played for Aberdare Athletic and Barrow in the Football League. Kellock later played in the Southern League for Torquay United.

Career

Kellock was born in Stockport. He began his career with Stockport County, where he failed to make a first team appearance and he played for French club St Brieux before moving to Plymouth Argyle in 1913.{{Cite web|url=http://vintagefootballers.com/product/kellock-billy-image-1-aberdare-1921/|title=Kellock Billy Image 1 Aberdare Athletic 1921|website=Vintage Footballers|language=en-GB|access-date=14 January 2019}} He made six appearances in the Southern League, scoring one goal, before the First World War began.{{cite web|title=Billy Kellock|url=http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb-players2.asp?pid=454&scp=1,2,3,4,5,6,7|work=GoS–DB|publisher=Greens on Screen|access-date=28 February 2012}}{{Cite web |title=Burnley Roll of Honour Lance/Bombardier William Kellock |url=http://www.burnleyinthegreatwar.info/servedk/kellockwilliam137987.htm |access-date=25 July 2018 |website=www.burnleyinthegreatwar.info}} He scored 14 goals in 21 wartime matches as a guest player for Burnley,{{cite book |first=Ray |last=Simpson |title=The Clarets Chronicles: The Definitive History of Burnley Football Club |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-9557468-0-2 |page=490}} and also appeared for his old club, Stockport. With competitive football restored, Kellock was Argyle's top goalscorer in the 1919–20 season with 13 from 28 matches. The club was elected to the Football League in 1920 and he made six appearances in the Third Division before being transferred to Torquay Town.{{cite book|title=Plymouth Argyle: A Complete Record 1903–1989|last=Knight|first=Brian|publisher=Breedon Books|year=1989|isbn=0-907969-40-2|location=Derby|page=137}} In 1921, he played for Torquay in the Western League before returning to League football later that year with Aberdare Athletic, where he scored four times in 15 appearances. He moved on to Barrow in 1922, scoring 12 goals in 29 matches, and then returned to Devon to join Torquay United, the result of a merger between Torquay Town and Babbacombe. Kellock appeared regularly for the club in the Southern League and finished top goalscorer in the 1923–24 and 1924–25 seasons.{{cite book |first1=Leigh |last1=Edwards |first2=Jon |last2=Gibbes |first3=John |last3=Lovis |title=Torquay United: The Official Centenary History 1899–1999 |year=1999 |publisher=Yore Publications |location=Harefield |isbn=1-874427-38-0 |page=161}}