John Kay (Scottish footballer)

John Kay
Kay in Scotland kit, 1882
Personal information
Full name John Leck Kay[1]
Date of birth c. 1858
Place of birth Crossmyloof, Scotland
Date of death 1933
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Outside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
18??–1879 Third Lanark
1879–1883 Queen's Park
1883–18?? Third Lanark
Pollokshields Athletic
International career
1880–1884 Scotland 6 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Leck Kay was a Scottish footballer of the 1870s and 1880s who played mainly as a left winger.

Kay's first senior club was Third Lanark where he won a Scottish Cup runners-up medal in 1878. He moved to Queen's Park in 1879 where he won three successive Scottish Cup winners' medals in 1880, 1881 and 1882, plus two Glasgow Merchants Charity Cups.[2] He returned to Third Lanark in 1883 and later had a short spell at Pollokshields Athletic before emigrating to the United States in 1887.

He was capped 6 times by the Scotland national team between 1880 and 1884, scoring 5 goals.

References

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  1. ^ "[Scotland player] John Kay". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  2. ^ Name: Kay, John Leck, QPFC.com
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