Albert Kaye | |
Birth Date: | 30 April 1872[1] |
Birth Place: | Staveley, England |
Death Place: | Mansfield, England |
Position: | Centre-forward, inside-forward |
Clubs1: | Staveley |
Clubs2: | Eckington |
Years3: | 1897–1899 |
Clubs3: | Sheffield Wednesday |
Caps3: | 41 |
Goals3: | 12 |
Years4: | 1899–1900 |
Clubs4: | Chatham |
Years5: | 1900–1901 |
Clubs5: | West Ham United |
Caps5: | 14 |
Goals5: | 2 |
Years6: | 1901–? |
Clubs6: | Distillery |
Years7: | 1903–1904 |
Clubs7: | Stockport County |
Caps7: | 16 |
Goals7: | 2 |
Albert Kaye (30 April 1872 – 16 September 1935) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-forward in the Football League for Sheffield Wednesday and Stockport County. He also played for Chatham, West Ham United and Distillery.[2]
Kaye played for Staveley and Eckington before joining Sheffield Wednesday for the 1897–98 season.[2]
After a spell at Chatham, he joined West Ham United along with Walter Tranter for the start of their inaugural season of 1900–01.[3] There, he played mainly as inside-left, appearing once as a centre-forward and twice as left-winger. He was part of the team that played in West Ham's first fixture against Gravesend United, which the Hammers won 7–0.[1] In all, he made 14 Southern League First Division and six FA Cup appearances for the east London club, his final appearance coming on 12 January 1901 against Bristol City.[4] In June 1901, he and Tranter joined Belfast club Distillery.[5] [6]
He returned to England and League football with Stockport County in 1903.[2]