Tom Kelly (footballer, born 1885)

Thomas Kelly (2 October 1885 – 9 April 1916) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Grimsby Town and Glossop as a half back.

Personal life
Kelly was married with six children and predominantly lived in Stockport, working at the gasworks. On 3 March 1915, eight months after the outbreak of the First World War, Kelly and his brother enlisted in the North Staffordshire Regiment. On 9 April 1916, while holding the rank of private, Kelly was killed in an attack on Sannaiyat, Mesopotamia, during the Siege of Kut. He is commemorated on the Basra Memorial.