Marcus Philip Kelly (born 16 March 1986) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Peterborough Sports.
 Kelly in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcus Philip Kelly | ||
| Date of birth | 16 March 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Kettering, England | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Peterborough Sports | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2004 | Rushden & Diamonds | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2009 | Rushden & Diamonds | 157 | (12) |
| 2009–2010 | Oxford United | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Kettering Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Kettering Town | 84 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | → Mansfield Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Tamworth | 35 | (1) |
| 2013–2017 | Forest Green Rovers | 124 | (11) |
| 2017–2018 | Wrexham | 43 | (2) |
| 2018–2020 | Kettering Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Nuneaton Borough | (0) | |
| 2021– | Peterborough Sports | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | England C | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:07, 1 May 2018 (UTC) | |||
Career
editRushden & Diamonds
editBorn in Kettering, Northamptonshire, Kelly began his career playing for Second Division side Rushden & Diamonds. After impressing in the reserve team, he made his debut in a 3–0 home defeat to AFC Bournemouth on 27 March 2004.[1]
Kettering Town
editKelly completed his permanent transfer to his hometown club Kettering Town on 7 January 2010.[2]
Tamworth
editOn 5 July 2012, Kelly signed for Tamworth, along with former Kettering teammate Adam Cunnington and Tommy Wright, with Kelly and Cunnington teaming up with their former manager at Kettering, Marcus Law. Kelly scored his first goal for Tamworth away at Hyde in a 2–1 defeat. He scored a hat-trick in the FA Trophy first round against Lincoln City to ensure Tamworth progressed to the second round.[3]
Forest Green Rovers
editKelly signed a one-year deal at Forest Green Rovers on 17 July 2013, after impressing management while on trial during pre-season – including a 2–0 win over League One side Swindon Town having been recommended to the club by Marcus Law.[4] He made his debut for the club on 10 August 2013 where he scored a hat-trick in an 8–0 win over Hyde.[5] In February 2014, he signed a contract extension keeping him at the club until the summer of 2015.[6]
At the end of his first season at the club, he was voted Supporters Player of the Year, Players Player of the Year and won the club's Goal of the Season award. In February 2015, he agreed a new one-year contract with Forest Green, keeping him at The New Lawn until the end of the 2015–16 season.[7] He made his hundredth league appearance for the club on 9 April 2016 in a 1–1 away draw against Braintree Town.[8]
Wrexham
editOn 23 June 2017, Kelly joined Wrexham on a one-year deal.[9]
Kelly was released by Wrexham in May 2018.[10]
Return to Kettering Town
editFollowing his release from Wrexham, Kelly would drop two levels down the football pyramid to rejoin Kettering Town on 13 July 2018, the team now playing in the Southern Football League Premier Central. At the end of the 2018–19 season he helped Kettering to achieve promotion to the National League North as champions.[11]
Nuneaton Borough
editAt the end of the curtailed 2019–20 season Kelly was released by Kettering and signed for Nuneaton Borough[12]
Peterborough Sports
editAfter leaving Nuneaton Borough in September 2021, Kelly signed for league rivals Peterborough Sports in October 2021.[13]
Career statistics
edit- As of 28 April 2018
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rushden & Diamonds | 2003–04[14] | Second Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2004–05[15] | League Two | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2005–06[16] | League Two | 41 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 3 | |
| 2006–07[17] | Conference National | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 37 | 5 | ||
| 2007–08[18] | Conference National | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2008–09[19] | Conference National | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 39 | 3 | ||
| Total | 157 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 170 | 12 | ||
| Oxford United | 2009–10[20] | Conference National | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kettering Town (loan) | 2009–10[20] | Conference National | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Kettering Town | 2009–10[20] | Conference National | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2010–11[20] | Conference National | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 43 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12[20] | Conference National | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Total | 84 | 4 | 5 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 91 | 4 | |||
| Mansfield Town (loan) | 2011–12[20] | Conference National | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Tamworth | 2012–13[20] | Conference National | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 3 | 40 | 5 | |
| Forest Green Rovers | 2013–14[20] | Conference National | 33 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 36 | 9 | |
| 2014–15[20] | Conference National | 41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | 46 | 3 | ||
| 2015–16[20] | National League | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[20] | National League | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 2 | 23 | 2 | ||
| Total | 124 | 11 | 5 | 0 | – | 9 | 3 | 139 | 14 | |||
| Wrexham | 2017–18[20] | National League | 43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 44 | 2 | |
| Career total | 449 | 29 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 490 | 36 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Rushden 0–3 Bournemouth". BBC Sport. 27 March 2004. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "Kettering Town sign Oxford United winger Marcus Kelly". BBC Sport. 7 January 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ^ "Lambs boss Marcus Law believes Tom Marshall and Tony Breeden will ensure season to remember". Tamworth Herald. 5 July 2012. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ^ "Marcus Kelly joins Forest Green Rovers after Tamworth exit". BBC Sport. 17 July 2013.
- ^ "Forest Green 8–0 Hyde". BBC Sport. 10 August 2013.
- ^ "Marcus Kelly signs new Forest Green Rovers contract". BBC Sport. 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ "Marcus Kelly extends Forest Green Rovers contract". BBC Sport. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Braintree Town 1–1 Forest Green". BBC Sport. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ @wrexham_afc. "SIGNING | Kelly on His Way". Retrieved 23 June 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Carl Hogan (14 May 2018). "Wrexham AFC Announce 2018 Retained List". Wrexham A.F.C. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Halesowen Town 0 Kettering Town 1 - Five Things We Learned". Northants Telegraph. 15 April 2019.
- ^ Jon Dunham (13 July 2018). "Law's delight at double swoop as Kelly returns to Poppies". Northants Telegraph. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Experienced Kelly joins Sports". Southern Football League. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Marcus Kelly in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Marcus Kelly in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Marcus Kelly in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Marcus Kelly in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Marcus Kelly in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Marcus Kelly in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "M. Kelly". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
External links
edit
- Marcus Kelly at Soccerbase
- Marcus Kelly at Soccerway
