Tony Kay

Tony Kay
Personal information
Full name Anthony Herbert Kay
Date of birth (1937-05-13) 13 May 1937 (age 87)
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Position(s) Left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1962 Sheffield Wednesday 179 (10)
1962–1964 Everton 57 (4)
Total 236 (14)
International career
1963 England 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anthony Herbert Kay (born 13 May 1937)[1] is an English former footballer who became notorious after being banned from the professional game for life following the British betting scandal of 1964.

Kay played for Sheffield Wednesday before becoming Britain's most expensive footballer when he was transferred to Everton for £60,000 in 1962. Kay was capped once for England, scoring against Switzerland in an 8–1 victory in 1963.

  1. ^ Betts, Graham (2006). England: Player by player. Green Umbrella Publishing. p. 145. ISBN 1-905009-63-1.