Eddie Kelly (footballer)
.png) Eddie Kelly, April 1970 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edward Patrick Kelly[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Possil YM | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1976 | Arsenal | 175 | (13) |
| 1976–1977 | Queens Park Rangers | 28 | (1) |
| 1977–1980 | Leicester City | 85 | (3) |
| 1980–1981 | Notts County | 27 | (1) |
| 1981 | AFC Bournemouth | 13 | (0) |
| 1981–1983 | Leicester City | 34 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | Kettering Town | 1 | (0) |
| 1984–1986 | Torquay United | 35 | (1) |
| Total | 397 | (19) | |
| International career | |||
| 1971–1974 |
Scotland U23 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Edward Patrick Kelly (born 7 February 1951) is a Scottish former footballer, who played as a midfielder. Kelly featured for clubs Arsenal, Queens Park Rangers, Leicester City, Notts County, AFC Bournemouth, Kettering Town and Torquay United.[2][3][4]
Club career
Kelly was born in
Better was to come the next season for the young central
Injury hampered Kelly's next two seasons at Arsenal, but he became a near-ever present in
Kelly spent only a single season at QPR before being signed for Leicester City by former Arsenal and QPR teammate Frank McLintock in the summer of 1977. He spent three seasons at Filbert Street, playing 119 times and scoring 3 goals. Leicester were relegated to the Second Division in 1978 but then returned to the top flight as champions the following year. He went on to have short spells at Notts County, AFC Bournemouth and Torquay United, before retiring.[3][2][4]
International career
Kelly featured for Scotland's
Personal life
He now lives in Torquay, and works for Arsenal on their legends tours of the Emirates Stadium.
Honours
Arsenal
Leicester City
- 1980–81[4]
References
- ^ "Eddie Kelly". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Eddie Kelly: Profile". Arsenal.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Eddie Kelly: Defining Moments". Arsenal.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Former Player Remembers: Eddie Kelly". LCFC.com.
- ^ Firsts, Lasts & Onlys - Paul Donnelley (Bounty Books, 2012)
External links
- Eddie Kelly at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database