| Charles Kelly | |
| Fullname: | Charles Kelly |
| Birth Date: | 14 March 1894 |
| Birth Place: | Sandbach, England |
| Death Date: | 1969 (aged 75) |
| Position: | Inside forward |
| Years1: | 1922 |
| Clubs1: | Sandbach Ramblers |
| Years2: | 1923–1925 |
| Clubs2: | Stoke |
| Caps2: | 27 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Years3: | 1926 |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 28 |
| Totalgoals: | 5 |
Charles Kelly (14 March 1894 – 1969) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke and Tranmere Rovers.[1]
Kelly was born in Sandbach and played for local side Sandbach Ramblers before he joined Stoke in 1923.[1] He made his debut for Stoke in the Potteries derby against Port Vale at the Victoria Ground on 6 October 1923.[1] He was used as back up behind regular inside forward Harry Davies, and played nine matches during the 1923–24 season scoring once against Southampton.[1] He was more involved in the next season playing seventeen matches scoring four goals but Stoke had a poor performance in the Second Division and were almost relegated.[1] Kelly was released by Stoke in 1926 and joined Tranmere Rovers.[1]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Stoke | 1923–24 | Second Division | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| 1924–25 | Second Division | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | ||
| 1925–26 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 5 | |||
| Tranmere Rovers | 1926–27 | Third Division North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 5 | |||