John Kay (English footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Kay[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 January 1964[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Great Lumley,[1] England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) |
Fullback | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1981 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1984 | Arsenal | 14 | (0) |
| 1984–1987 | Wimbledon | 63 | (2) |
| 1985 | → Middlesbrough (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 1987–1996 | Sunderland | 199 | (0) |
| 1996 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 1996 | Preston North End | 7 | (0) |
| 1996–1999 | Scarborough | 98 | (0) |
| Total | 396 | (2) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Kay (born 29 January 1964) is an English former footballer.
Kay started his career at
free transfer
.
He moved to
1992 FA Cup Final but missed the game through injury.[3]
Kay is fondly remembered by
Birmingham City
in 1993, Kay broke his leg and instead of writhing in pain, he sat up on the stretcher and pretended to row it off the pitch.
Honours
Shrewsbury Town
References
- ^ a b c "John Kay". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ "Sunderland's greatest side: Who is the best right-back to have played for Black Cats?". chroniclelive.co.uk. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ Wood, Greg (14 April 1996). "Familiar role for Jemson". The Independent. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- John Kay's careers stats at The Stat Cat