Tommy Kelso
Thomas Kelso (6 May 1882 – 29 January 1974) was a Scottish footballer who played as a full back for Manchester City between 1906 and February 1912.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Kelso | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 1882 | ||
| Place of birth | Renton, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 29 January 1974 | ||
| Place of death | Helensburgh, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1904–1906 | Third Lanark | 21 | (0) |
| 1906–1912 | Manchester City | 139 | (3) |
| 1912–1914 | Dundee | 37 | (5) |
| 1914–1918 | Rangers | 22 | (0) |
| 1915–1917 | → Dumbarton (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 1918–1919 | Dumbarton | 2 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1914 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Kelso started his career at Third Lanark before signing for Manchester City in 1906.[1] He made his debut for Manchester City in September 1906 in a 4–1 defeat against Arsenal.
He made 139 league appearances for Manchester City and scored 3 goals.[2] He subsequently returned to Scotland and played for Dundee, Rangers and Dumbarton.[3][4]
He won one Scotland cap in 1914 in a 0–0 draw against Wales in the 1914 British Home Championship.[5] His uncle Bob Kelso was also a Dundee player and a Scotland international.
References
- John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - "Tommy Kelso - MCFC Players - Manchester City, Man City History - Bluemoon-MCFC". bluemoon-mcfc.co.uk.
- McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
- Emms, Steve; Wells, Richard (2007). Scottish League Players' Records Division One 1890/91 to 1938/39. Beeston, Nottingham: Tony Brown. ISBN 978-1-899468-66-9.
- http://www.scotlandfootballstats.co.uk/player-details/407/thomas-kelso/
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