James Kelly
Wing-half (1950-1954)
His progress as a talented young wing-half in nearly six years at Vicarage Road made him a crowd favourite and eventually attracted a club-record fee. Early in his Watford career he did his National Service in the RAF, for whom he made ten representative appearances. After six-and-a-half years and nearly two hundred appearances as a First Division player in Blackpool’s Stanley Matthews era, Jimmy Kelly became a leading player and coach in Australia before returning to the Lancashire town to begin a career as an insurance broker.
West Herts / Watford Career
Football League Career
| Season | Club | Apps | Subs | Goals | League Status and Final Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950/1951 | WATFORD | 9 | Football League Division 3 (South) - 23rd of 24 | ||
| 1951/1952 | WATFORD | 16 | 1 | Football League Division 3 (South) - 21st of 24 | |
| 1952/1953 | WATFORD | 36 | 1 | Football League Division 3 (South) - 10th of 24 | |
| 1953/1954 | WATFORD | 44 | 1 | Football League Division 3 (South) - 4th of 24 | |
| 1954/1955 | WATFORD | 14 | 1 | Football League Division 3 (South) - 7th of 24 | |
| 1954/1955 | Blackpool | 10 | 1 | Football League Division 1 - 19th of 22 | |
| 1955/1956 | Blackpool | 18 | 1 | Football League Division 1 - 2nd of 22 | |
| 1956/1957 | Blackpool | 37 | 2 | Football League Division 1 - 4th of 22 | |
| 1957/1958 | Blackpool | 38 | Football League Division 1 - 7th of 22 | ||
| 1958/1959 | Blackpool | 32 | 3 | Football League Division 1 - 8th of 22 | |
| 1959/1960 | Blackpool | 37 | 1 | Football League Division 1 - 11th of 22 | |
| 1960/1961 | Blackpool | 26 | 1 | Football League Division 1 - 20th of 22 |