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Jimmy Kelly
Appearances: 17 Goals: 13
Date / Year of birth: 14th July 1926
Position: Striker
Season of first appearance: 1955/56
Season of last appearance: 1955/56
Also played for: Chingford Town, Dartford, Watford (0), Gillingham (3,0), Ramsgate Athletic and Folkestone Town
Talented forward born in Holborn, London who started his career with Chingford before moving on to Dartford. Jimmy then had a short spell with Watford before signing for Gillingham in May 1951.
He made three first team appearances for the Gills during the 1951/52 season, making his debut in a game at Southend on 29.12.51.
Jimmy was released in the summer of 1952 and joined Ramsgate. He then linked up with Folkestone for the 1954/55 season, scoring 34 times for them during the campaign.
In May 1955 Jimmy signed for Margate and made his debut in a 5-1 win over Canterbury in the Kent League at Hartsdown Park on 20.8.55. During the first half of the 1955/56 campaign he was a fixture in the side, scoring 13 times in just 17 appearances and Jimmy's tally included both goals in a 2-2 draw with Walsall at Hartsdown Park in the FA Cup 1st Round on 19.11.55. He also played in the replay at Walsall on 24.11.55 that the home side won 6-1.
On 3.12.55 Jimmy scored a hat-trick in an 8-1 win at Whitstable but before the end of December 1955 he suddenly left Margate due to business commitments.
After leaving Margate Jimmy played amateur football on Hackney Marshes for a few years but in November 1958 he wrote to Almer Hall asking whether he could return to Hartsdown Park. As a result he made a few reserve team appearances during the 1958/59 season but couldn't recapture his old form and wasn't deemed worthy of a run out in the first team. In May 1959 he was released by the club.
Jimmy died in Chelmsford, Essex in 1996.
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SEASON (CLUB) |
FULL (MAX) |
SUB |
GLS |
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FAC |
KSC |
KLC |
KSS |
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1955/56 (MFC) |
17 (45) |
N/A |
13 |
KENT LEAGUE DIVISION ONE (2ND OF 17) |
1R |
1R |
RU |
1R |
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Played and
scored twice in FA Cup 1st Round (19.11.55 - drew 2-2
with Walsall at home). Played in FA Cup 1st Round replay (24.11.55 - lost 6-1 at Walsall). | |||||||||