Tommy Kelso Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  2. Web site: Tommy Kelso – MCFC Players – Manchester City, Man City History – Bluemoon-MCFC. bluemoon-mcfc.co.uk.
  3. Book: McAllister, Jim . The Sons of the Rock – The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club . J&J Robertson Printers . 2002 . Dumbarton.
  4. Book: Emms . Steve . Wells . Richard . Scottish League Players' Records Division One 1890/91 to 1938/39 . Tony Brown . 2007 . Beeston, Nottingham . 978-1-899468-66-9.
  5. Web site: Thomas Kelso Appearances For Scotland . www.scotlandfootballstats.co.uk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150712044203/http://www.scotlandfootballstats.co.uk/player-details/407/thomas-kelso/ . 2015-07-12.