Tony Kelly (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Gerald Kelly | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Huyton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982–1983 | Liverpool | ||
| 1983–1984 | Prescot Cables | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1986 | Wigan Athletic | 101 | (15) |
| 1986–1987 | Stoke City | 36 | (4) |
| 1988–1989 | West Bromwich Albion | 26 | (1) |
| 1988 | → Chester City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1988 | → Colchester United (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 1989–1991 | Shrewsbury Town | 101 | (15) |
| 1991–1994 | Bolton Wanderers | 106 | (5) |
| 1994 | Port Vale | 4 | (1) |
| 1994 | Millwall | 2 | (0) |
| 1994 | Wigan Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Peterborough United | 13 | (2) |
| 1995–1996 | Wigan Athletic | 2 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Altrincham | ? | (?) |
| 1997 | Sligo Rovers | 13 | (1) |
| Total | 422+ | (46+) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Anthony Gerald Kelly (born 1 October 1964) is an English former footballer, who played mainly in central midfield.
A former Liverpool trainee, he moved from non-league Prescot Cables to Wigan Athletic in 1984. The club's Player of the Year in 1985, he also helped Wigan to victory in the 1985 Football League Trophy Final. Sold on to Stoke City in 1986 for a £80,000 fee, he was moved on to West Bromwich Albion for £60,000 a year later. Loaned out to Chester City and Colchester United, he was transferred to Shrewsbury Town in January 1989 for a £30,000 fee. Two years and more than 100 games later, he was sold to Bolton Wanderers for £100,000. A popular player at Bolton, he helped the club to win promotion out of the Second Division in 1992–93. Released in 1994, he had brief spells at Port Vale, Millwall, Wigan Athletic, Peterborough United, Altrincham and Sligo Rovers, before he retired in 1997.
Kelly began his career as an apprentice at Liverpool, before joining non-league Prescot Cables in 1983. He returned to the Football League in January 1984, signing for Third Division Wigan Athletic. He made just over 100 appearances for Wigan, and was voted Player of the Year in 1985, after he scored in a 3–1 victory over Brentford in the Football League Trophy Final at Wembley. The club missed out on promotion in 1985–86 after finishing one point behind third-place Derby County.
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