| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Gerald Kelly[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1964[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Prescot,[1] England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982–1983 | Liverpool | ||
| 1983–1984 | Prescot Cables | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1986 | Wigan Athletic | 101 | (15) |
| 1986–1987 | Stoke City | 36 | (4) |
| 1988–1989 | West Bromwich Albion | 26 | (1) |
| 1988 | → Chester City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1988 | → Colchester United (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 1989–1991 | Shrewsbury Town | 101 | (15) |
| 1991–1994 | Bolton Wanderers | 106 | (5) |
| 1994 | Port Vale | 4 | (1) |
| 1994 | Millwall | 2 | (0) |
| 1994 | Wigan Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Peterborough United | 13 | (2) |
| 1995–1996 | Wigan Athletic | 2 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Altrincham | ||
| 1997 | Sligo Rovers | 13 | (1) |
| Total | 422 | (46) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Anthony Gerald Kelly (born 1 October 1964) is an English former footballer who played mainly in central midfield.
A former Liverpool trainee, he moved from non-League Prescot Cables to Wigan Athletic in 1984. The club's Player of the Year in 1985, he also helped Wigan to victory in the 1985 Associate Members' Cup final. Sold on to Stoke City in 1986 for a £80,000 fee, he was moved on to West Bromwich Albion for £60,000 a year later. Loaned out to Chester City and Colchester United, he was transferred to Shrewsbury Town in January 1989 for a £30,000 fee. Two years and more than 100 games later, he was sold to Bolton Wanderers for £100,000. A popular player at Bolton, he helped the club to win promotion out of the Second Division in 1992–93. Released in 1994, he had brief spells at Port Vale, Millwall, Wigan Athletic, Peterborough United, Altrincham and Sligo Rovers, before he retired in 1997.