Robert Kay was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Kay, playing in goal, made his League debut on 29 September 1888 at Stoney Lane, the then home of West Bromwich Albion.
Robert Kay appeared in five of the 22 League matches played by Burnley in season 1888–89.
Kay, as a goalkeeper (five appearances), was part of a Burnley defence that restricted the opposition to one–League–goal–in–a–match once.
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