Albert Kaye

Not to be confused with Albert Kay.

Albert Kaye (30 April 1872 – 16 September 1935) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-forward in the Football League for Sheffield Wednesday and Stockport County. He also played for Chatham, West Ham United, and Distillery.^[2]

Albert Kaye

Personal information
Date of birth	(1872-04-30)30 April 1872[1]
Place of birth	Staveley, England
Date of death	16 September 1935(1935-09-16) (aged 63)
Place of death	Mansfield, England
Position(s)	Centre-forward, inside-forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Staveley
	Eckington
1897–1899	Sheffield Wednesday	41	(12)
1899–1900	Chatham
1900–1901	West Ham United	14	(2)
1901–?	Distillery
1903–1904	Stockport County	16	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kaye played for Staveley and Eckington before joining Sheffield Wednesday for the 1897–98 season.^[2]

After a spell at Chatham, he joined West Ham United along with Walter Tranter for the start of their inaugural season of 1900–01.^[3] There, he played mainly as inside-left, appearing once as a centre-forward and twice as left-winger. He was part of the team that played in West Ham's first fixture against Gravesend United, which the Hammers won 7–0.^[1] In all, he made 14 Southern League First Division and six FA Cup appearances for the east London club, his final appearance coming on 12 January 1901 against Bristol City.^[4] In June 1901, he and Tranter joined Belfast club Distillery.^[5][6]

He returned to England and League football with Stockport County in 1903.^[2]