Tommy Kelso | |
Fullname: | Thomas Kelso |
Birth Date: | 6 May 1882 |
Birth Place: | Renton, Scotland |
Death Place: | Helensburgh, Scotland |
Position: | Full back |
Years1: | 1904–1906 |
Years2: | 1906–1912 |
Years3: | 1912–1914 |
Years4: | 1914–1918 |
Years5: | 1915–1917 |
Years6: | 1918–1919 |
Clubs1: | Third Lanark |
Clubs2: | Manchester City |
Clubs3: | Dundee |
Clubs4: | Rangers |
Clubs5: | → Dumbarton (loan) |
Clubs6: | Dumbarton |
Caps1: | 21 |
Caps2: | 139 |
Caps3: | 37 |
Caps4: | 22 |
Caps5: | 10 |
Caps6: | 2 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Goals2: | 3 |
Goals3: | 5 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 1914 |
Nationalteam1: | Scotland |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
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.
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.