Albert Kaye

Albert Kaye (30 April 1872 – 16 September 1935) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-forward in the Football League for Sheffield Wednesday and Stockport County. He also played for Chatham, West Ham United and Distillery.[2]

Albert Kaye
Personal information
Date of birth (1872-04-30)30 April 1872[1]
Place of birth Staveley, England
Date of death 16 September 1935(1935-09-16) (aged 63)
Place of death Mansfield, England
Position(s) Centre-forward, inside-forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Staveley
Eckington
1897–1899 Sheffield Wednesday 41 (12)
1899–1900 Chatham
1900–1901 West Ham United 14 (2)
1901–? Distillery
1903–1904 Stockport County 16 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Kaye played for Staveley and Eckington before joining Sheffield Wednesday for the 1897–98 season.[2]

After a spell at Chatham, he joined West Ham United along with Walter Tranter for the start of their inaugural season of 1900–01.[3] There, he played mainly as inside-left, appearing once as a centre-forward and twice as left Winger. He was part of the team that played in West Ham's first fixture against Gravesend United, which the Hammers won 7–0.[1] In all, he made 14 Southern League First Division and six FA Cup appearances for the east London club, his final appearance coming on 12 January 1901 against Bristol City.[4] In June 1901, he and Tranter joined Belfast club Distillery.[5][6]

He returned to England and League football with Stockport County in 1903.[2]

References
  1. Marsh, Steve. "Albert KAYE ... (1900 - 1901)". theyflysohigh.co.uk. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  2. Joyce, Michael (2012) [2002]. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 160. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0.
  3. Blows, Kirk; Hogg, Tony (2000). The Essential History of West Ham United. Headline Book Publishing. pp. 26–27. ISBN 0-7472-7036-8.
  4. Powles, John (2008). Irons of the South. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-905891-08-5.
  5. Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. p. 116. ISBN 1 903135 50 8.
  6. "Sporting Notes". Nottingham Evening Post. 5 June 1901. p. 3. Retrieved 2 November 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.


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