Thomas Kay (November 1892 – 1940) was an English

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who played in

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for

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Career

Kay was born in

Mossley Mossley (/ˈmɒzli/) is a town and civil parish in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, in the upper Tame Valley and the foothills of the Pennines, southeast of Oldham and east of Manchester. The historic counties of Lancashire, Cheshire ...

and played amateur football with Walkden before joining

Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club () is a professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in . The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895 after moving from their original home at Pike's ...

but due to the outbreak of

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was never able to make an appearance for Bolton. After the war he joined

and was an ever-present in 1919–20 making 43 appearances he continued to be 1st choice in 1920–21 making 70 constitutive appearances. He was dropped by manager

Arthur Shallcross Arthur J. Shallcross (1876 – 1950) was an English association football manager who managed Stoke City between February 1919 and March 1923. Career Shallcross played for his native Leek before becoming a Football League referee in 1895. He was ...

after he conceded five goals against

Bristol City Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England, which compete in the , the second tier of English football. They have played their home games at Ashton Gate since moving from St John's Lane in 1904. The ...

and only played in six matches in 1921–22 before being released at the end of the season.

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kay, Thomas English men's footballers Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players English Football League players 1892 births People from Mossley Footballers from Greater Manchester Sportspeople from Tameside (district) 1940 deaths Men's association football goalkeepers