Tony Kellow
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Kellow | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Falmouth, Cornwall, UK | ||
| Date of death | 20 February 2011 (aged 58) | ||
| Place of death | Truro, Cornwall, UK | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1970?–1973 | Penzance | ||
| 1973–1974 | Falmouth Town | 30 | (43) |
| 1974?–1975 | Penzance | ||
| 1975–1976 | Falmouth Town | 44 | (46) |
| 1976–1978 | Exeter City | 107 | (40) |
| 1978–1980 | Blackpool | 57 | (23) |
| 1980–1984 | Exeter City | 143 | (61) |
| 1984 | Plymouth Argyle | 10 | (2) |
| 1984 | Swansea City | 1 | (0) |
| 1984–1985 | Newport County | 20 | (8) |
| 1985–1988 | Exeter City | 82 | (28) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Anthony "Tony" Kellow (1 May 1952 – 20 February 2011) was an Cornish-born professional footballer. He played as a forward and made over 400 Football League appearances in the 1970s and 1980s.[1]
Early career
He was born in Budock Water, a village near Falmouth, and on leaving school he found employment in Falmouth Docks as an electrician, later turning out for the Falmouth Docks football side. At the age of seventeen he played in the South Western Football League for Penzance AFC, helping them win the Cornwall Senior Cup in 1973. He then moved to his home-town side Falmouth Town, before moving back to play for Penzance in 1974/75, winning a South Western League championship medal. In 1975 he returned to Falmouth Town.[2]
Football League
A centre-forward, his professional career began when he signed for Exeter City from Falmouth Town in 1976, for a fee of £12,000.[3] Tony won the Football Leagues "Golden Boot" in 1980/81 for being the highest goal scorer in all four divisions. He was sold to Blackpool, in November 1978, for £125,000, which was Blackpool's record outlay at the time.[4]
He returned to Exeter for a second spell, and joined Plymouth Argyle in 1983.[1] After 13 appearances with Plymouth he moved to Swansea City in March 1984.[5]
He then moved to Newport County, before a return for a third spell with Exeter.[1]
Death
Kellow died on 20 February 2011,[6] in Truro's Treliske Hospital, of kidney failure, after being found unconscious at his Budock Water (Nr. Falmouth) home. He was 58 years old.[4] His funeral service was held at St Budock Parish Church on 28 February 2011, and his body was then cremated at Truro's Penmount Crematorium. A memorial stone in honour of Tony stands close to the Trelowarren Arms pub in Budock Water and a shrine to him is inside the pub where he was a very popular figure.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Football League career stats at Neil Brown
- ↑ "Football fans come out in droves to bid farewell to Tony kellow". CBS Resource Library. Northcliffe Newspapers Group Ltd. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ↑ A brief history of Falmouth Town AFC Falmouth Town AFC
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Tony Kellow". It's Not Orange It's Tangerine. Footy Mad. 22 February 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ↑ "Tony Kellow". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ↑ "Cornwall football mourns the death of Tony Kellow". Cornish Guardian. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
- ↑ Emma Goodfellow (28 February 2011). "Budock funeral for footballing legend Tony Kellow". the Packet (Newsquest Media (Southern)). Retrieved 30 December 2012.