Bob Kelly (footballer)

Robert Kelly (16 November 1893 – 22 September 1969) was an English professional footballer. He broke the British football transfer record when he moved from Burnley to Sunderland for £6,550 in 1925. He spent two years at the Roker Park club before joining Huddersfield Town. He later played for Preston North End.

Bob Kelly

Personal information
Full name	Robert Kelly
Date of birth	(1893-11-16)16 November 1893
Place of birth	Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire, England
Date of death	22 September 1969(1969-09-22) (aged 75)
Place of death	Fylde, England
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]
Position(s)	Inside forward
Youth career
	Ashton White Star
	Ashton Central
	Earlestown Rovers
	St Helens Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1913–1925	Burnley	277	(88)
1925–1927	Sunderland	50	(11)
1927–1932	Huddersfield Town	186	(39)
1932–1934	Preston North End	78	(17)
1934–1936	Carlisle United	12	(1)
Total		603	(156)
International career
1920–1928	England	14	(8)
Managerial career
1935–1936	Carlisle United
1936–1938	Stockport County
1946–1947	Sporting CP
1949–1951	St. Gallen
1951–1955	SC Heerenveen
1955–19xx	KFC
1960–1961	Barry Town
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

He made 14 appearances for England between 1920 and 1928, scoring eight goals.

He also had spells as manager at Carlisle United, Stockport County, SC Heerenveen and KFC.^[2]