.jpg) Kay in Scotland kit, 1882 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Leck Kay | ||
| Date of birth | c. 1858 | ||
| Place of birth | Crossmyloof, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1933 | ||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Outside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 18??–1879 | Third Lanark | ||
| 1879–1883 | Queen's Park | ||
| 1883–18?? | Third Lanark | ||
| Pollokshields Athletic | |||
| International career | |||
| 1880–1884 | Scotland | 6 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Leck Kay was a Scottish footballer of the 1870s and 1880s who played mainly as a left winger.
Kay's first senior club was Third Lanark where he won a Scottish Cup runners-up medal in 1878. He moved to Queen's Park in 1879 where he won three successive Scottish Cup winners' medals in 1880, 1881 and 1882, plus two Glasgow Merchants Charity Cups. He returned to Third Lanark in 1883 and later had a short spell at Pollokshields Athletic before emigrating to the United States in 1887.
He was capped 6 times by the Scotland national team between 1880 and 1884, scoring 5 goals.
References
- "[Scotland player] John Kay". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- Name: Kay, John Leck, QPFC.com
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