Robert Kelly (16 November 1893 – 22 September 1969) was an English professional
footballer
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. He broke the
British football transfer record
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when he moved from
Burnley
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to
Sunderland for £6,550 in 1925. He spent two years at the
Roker Park
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club before joining
Huddersfield Town
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. He later played for
Preston North End.
He made 14 appearances for
England
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between 1920 and 1928, scoring eight goals.
He also had spells as manager at
Carlisle United,
Stockport County
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,
SC Heerenveen
Sportclub Heerenveen (; West Frisian: Sportklub It Hearrenfean) is a Dutch football club from Heerenveen. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top level of football in the Netherlands.
History
Sportclub Heerenveen was founded on 20 July ...
and
KFC.
References
External links
Sunderland career detailsEngland profile
1893 births
1969 deaths
People from Ashton-in-Makerfield
English footballers
Association football inside forwards
English Football League players
England international footballers
Burnley F.C. players
Sunderland A.F.C. players
Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
Preston North End F.C. players
Carlisle United F.C. players
English football managers
Carlisle United F.C. managers
Stockport County F.C. managers
Sporting CP managers
FC St. Gallen managers
SC Heerenveen managers
Barry Town United F.C. managers
English Football League managers
Burnley F.C. wartime guest players
Expatriate football managers in the Netherlands
Expatriate football managers in Portugal
Expatriate football managers in Switzerland
English expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
English expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
English expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
English Football League representative players
FA Cup Final players
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