| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walter Muir Kelly | ||
| Date of birth | 15 April 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | Cowdenbeath, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 6 February 1993 (aged 63) | ||
| Place of death | Dunfermline, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Inverkeithing United | |||
| Raith Athletic | |||
| Hill of Beath Hawthorn | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1951 | Raith Rovers | 13 | (1) |
| 1952–1957 | Bury | 160 | (76) |
| 1957–1958 | Doncaster Rovers | 29 | (6) |
| 1958–1959 | Stockport County | 47 | (12) |
| 1959–1961 | Chester | 56 | (24) |
| Hyde United | |||
| Total | 305 | (119) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Walter Muir Kelly (15 April 1929 – 16 February 1993) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Bury, Doncaster Rovers, Stockport County and Chester, and for Raith Rovers in the Scottish Football League.[1][2]
His elder brother Willie Kelly was also a professional footballer;[3] their father and two more brothers played at a lower level in Fife.[4]
References
- ↑ Brown, Neil (2 September 2012). "Walter Kelly". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ↑ "Walter Kelly". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- ↑ "Kapler to Kynaston". www.mossleyweb.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008.
- ↑ Kellys made their mark down south, Jim Stark, Central Fife Times, 19 August 2018
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