George Kay

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George Kay (1891-1954) was an English football player and manager of Luton Town, Southampton and Liverpool.

Contents 1 Playing career 2 Management career 2.1 Luton Town 2.2 Southampton 2.3 Liverpool 3 Career Honours 3.1 As a player 3.1.1 West Ham United 3.2 As a manager 3.2.1 Liverpool 4 External links

[edit] Playing career

He was born in Manchester and joined Bolton Wanderers in 1911. Later that year he joined Belfast Celtic, becoming the first Englishman to captain an Irish Football League club.

Following the break in football during the First World War, he moved back to England to join West Ham and, in 1923 captained them to the first FA Cup final to be played at Wembley, the so-called White Horse Final.

[edit] Management career

[edit] Luton Town

His first coaching role came in 1929, when he became manager of Luton Town.

[edit] Southampton

In 1931 he became manager of Southampton, remaining there for 5 seasons.

[edit] Liverpool

In 1936 he was appointed manager of Liverpool and guided them to their fifth championship title in the 1946-47 season, picking up the Lancashire Senior Cup, Lancashire County Combination Championship Cup and Liverpool Senior Cup along the way.

Kay took Liverpool to an FA Cup Final in the 1949-50 season only to be beaten by Arsenal.

During his spell at Anfield, he signed Liverpool legends Billy Liddell, Bob Paisley and Albert Stubbins.

He retired from management in February 1951 and died in Liverpool in 1954.

[edit] Career Honours

[edit] As a player

[edit] West Ham United

Runner Up

• 1922-23 FA Cup

[edit] As a manager

[edit] Liverpool

Winner

• 1946-47 League Championship (Level 1)

Runner Up

• 1949-50 FA Cup

[edit] External links

• Management statistics at Soccerbase
• Manager profile at LFChistory.net
• George Kay Photographs

Preceded by Arthur Chadwick

Southampton F.C. manager 1931 - 1936

Succeeded by George Goss

Liverpool F.C. - Managers
Barclay and McKenna (1892-96) | Watson (1896-1915) | Ashworth (1920-23) | McQueen (1923-28) | Patterson (1928-36) | Kay (1936-51) | Welsh (1951-56) | Taylor (1956-59) | Shankly (1959-74) | Paisley (1974-83) | Fagan (1983-85) | Dalglish (1986-91) | Souness (1991-94) | Evans (1994-98) | Evans and Houllier (1998) | Houllier (1998-2004) | Benítez (2004-)