James Kelly (Scottish footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Kelly | ||
| Date of birth | 15 August 1865 | ||
| Place of birth | Renton, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1888 | Renton | ||
| 1888-1897 | Celtic | 103 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1888–1893 | Scotland | 8 | (1) |
| 1893–1897 | Scottish League XI | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 September 2012 |
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James Kelly (15 October 1865 – 20 February 1932) was a Scottish footballer who mainly played for Celtic after being signed from Renton where he had won the Scottish Cup twice. He was a Centre-half and was the first team captain of the Club and played in the Club's first ever match a 5-2 win against Rangers. He was capped 8 times by Scotland and scored 1 goal.[1][2] He also appeared seven times for the Scottish League XI.[3] After retiring as a player, Kelly became a director of Celtic, serving as chairman between 1909 and 1914.[2] His descendants Michael Kelly and Kevin Kelly also became Celtic directors.[2]
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- Scottish Football League players
- Scotland international footballers
- Scottish Football League representative players
- Celtic F.C. directors and chairmen
- Scottish football chairmen and investors
- Scottish people of Irish descent
