| Alec Kay | |
| Fullname: | Alexander Kay |
| Birth Date: | 1879 |
| Birth Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Death Date: | 15 February 1917 (aged 38) |
| Death Place: | France |
| Position: | Left back |
| Years1: | –1898 |
| Clubs1: | Dalry Primrose |
| Years2: | 1898–1900 |
| Clubs2: | St Bernard's |
| Caps2: | 27 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1900–1901 |
| Clubs3: | Partick Thistle |
| Caps3: | 19 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1901–1902 |
| Clubs4: | Sheffield United |
| Caps4: | 6 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 1905 |
| Clubs5: | Norwich City |
| Caps5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
Alexander Kay (1879 – 15 February 1917) was a Scottish professional football left back who played in the Scottish League for St Bernard's and Partick Thistle. He also played in the Football League for Sheffield United.[1]
A pre-war Royal Scot,[2] Kay served as a rifleman in the Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) during the First World War and was killed on the Western Front on 15 February 1917.[3] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
| Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| St Bernard's | 1898–99[4] | Scottish League First Division | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 1899–1900 | Scottish League First Division | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | ||||
| Partick Thistle | 1900–01[5] | Scottish League First Division | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[6] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Norwich City | 1904–05 | Norfolk & Suffolk League | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 47 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 1 | |||