John Kay (English footballer)

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John “nee ticket” Kay
Personal information
Full name John Kay [1]
Date of birth (1964-01-29) 29 January 1964 (age 60) [1]
Place of birth Great Lumley, [1] England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2]
Position(s) Fullback
Youth career
1980–1981 Arsenal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1981–1984 Arsenal 14 (0)
1984–1987 Wimbledon 63 (2)
1985 → Middlesbrough (loan) 8 (0)
1987–1996 Sunderland 199 (0)
1996 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 7 (0)
1996 Preston North End 7 (0)
1996–1999 Scarborough 98 (0)
Total396(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Kay (born 29 January 1964) is an English former footballer.

Kay started his career at Arsenal as an apprentice, joining in April 1980 and turning professional in July 1981. He made his League debut against West Bromwich Albion on 26 February 1983 and went on to make a further seven appearances that season. He played another seven league matches in 1983-84 but in the 1984 close season he was given a free transfer.

He moved to Wimbledon and spent three years there, including a brief loan period at Middlesbrough. In 1987, he joined Sunderland, and made over 200 appearances in eight years with the club (as well as a loan spell at Shrewsbury Town) before finishing his career with Preston North End and Scarborough. He helped Sunderland reach the 1992 FA Cup Final but missed the game through injury. [3]

Kay is fondly remembered by Sunderland fans for his hard tackling and determination. After one particularly tough challenge on Peter Haddock, a Leeds United player on 23 December 1990, the Leeds manager, Howard Wilkinson said that the player's leg "looks like it's been run over by a tractor". Kay earned the nickname "The Tractor" in reference to this comment.[ citation needed ] During his final game for Sunderland, against Birmingham City in 1993, Kay broke his leg and instead of writhing in pain, he sat up on the stretcher and pretended to row it off the pitch.

Honours

Shrewsbury Town

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "John Kay". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  2. ↑ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p.  396. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. ↑ "Sunderland's greatest side: Who is the best right-back to have played for Black Cats?". chroniclelive.co.uk. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  4. ↑ Wood, Greg (14 April 1996). "Familiar role for Jemson". The Independent. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
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