Thomas Kelly (2 October 1885 – 9 April 1916) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Grimsby Town and Glossop as a half back.
[1] Kelly was married with six children and predominantly lived in Stockport, working at the gasworks.
[3] On 3 March 1915,[4] eight months after the outbreak of the First World War, Kelly and his brother enlisted in the North Staffordshire Regiment.
[3] On 9 April 1916, while holding the rank of private, Kelly was killed in an attack on Sannaiyat, Mesopotamia, during the Siege of Kut.
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