Ted Jelly
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Horace Edward Jelly[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1921[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England[2] | ||
| Date of death | 16 January 2000 (aged 78)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Leicester, England[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1944 | Belgrave United | ||
| 1944–1951 | Leicester City | 56 | (1) |
| 1952–1954 | Plymouth Argyle | 11 | (0) |
| Total | 67 | (1) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Horace Edward Jelly (28 August 1921 – 16 January 2000) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Leicester City and Plymouth Argyle as a right back.[1][2]
Personal life[edit]
Jelly served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War.[3] He saw action at the Battle of Crete and was stationed in Ceylon.[4] Following his retirement as a professional footballer, Jelly ran an electrical shop and a Saab dealership in Leicester.[4] In the 1990s, he had a part-time role leading guided tours around Filbert Street.[4]
Career statistics[edit]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leicester City | 1946–47[5] | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1947–48[5] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1948–49[5] | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 1949–50[5] | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| 1950–51[5] | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 56 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 65 | 1 | ||
| Plymouth Argyle | 1952–53[6] | Second Division | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1953–54[6] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 67 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 78 | 1 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Ted Jelly". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ a b c Ted Jelly at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). pp. 59–60. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ a b c Hutchinson, John. "From The Archive: 1949 FA Cup Star Ted Jelly". www.lcfc.com. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Ted Jelly | Leicester City career stats". FoxesTalk – Leicester City Forums. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Ted Jelly". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
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- 1921 births
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- English men's footballers
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- Leicester City F.C. players
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
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- Men's association football fullbacks
- Clapton Orient F.C. wartime guest players
- Royal Navy personnel of World War II
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