Alfred John Kelsey

Born on : November 19, 1929 at Llansamlet

Date of death : March 19, 1992

Nationality : Wales

Number of international caps : 41

First cap : vs Northern Ireland 31/03/1954

Main position
Goalkeeper

Kelsey's career statisticsLast updated on 16/04/2024 at 18:32

Offense

Defense

Playing time

Presence

discipline

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Results

Season

Club

League

Continent

Nat. cups

International

Total

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Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

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eff.

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goals

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eff.

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goals

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goals

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1961/1962

Arsenal

Club	Competition							V	D	L
Arsenal	Division 1	35	57	8	3150	100%	83%	40%	26%	34%
Wales	British Home Championship	3	3	1	270	100%	100%	33%	33%	33%
Wales	Friendlies	2	4		135	100%	67%	0%	0%	100%

1960/1961

Arsenal

Club	Competition							V	D	L
Arsenal	Division 1	37	71	9	3330	100%	88%	35%	27%	38%
Wales	British Home Championship	3	6	1	270	100%	100%	67%	0%	33%
Wales	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	2	3		180	100%	100%	0%	50%	50%
Wales	Friendlies	1	3		90	100%	100%	0%	0%	100%

1959/1960

Arsenal

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Wales	British Home Championship	3					4		270	0	100%		100%			33%	67%	0%
Arsenal	Division 1	22					41	5	1980	0	100%		52%			41%	14%	45%

1958/1959

Arsenal

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Wales	British Home Championship	2					5		180	0	100%		67%			0%	50%	50%

1957/1958

Arsenal

Club	Competition							V	D	L
Wales	British Home Championship	3	6		270	100%	100%	0%	67%	33%
Wales	World Cup Qualifying	2		2	180	100%	100%	100%	0%	0%
Wales	World Cup	5	4	1	450	100%	100%	20%	60%	20%

1956/1957

Arsenal

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Wales	British Home Championship	3					5	1	270	0	100%		100%			0%	67%	33%
Wales	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	3					4	1	270	0	100%		100%			33%	0%	67%

1955/1956

Arsenal

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Wales	British Home Championship	2					3		180	0	100%		67%			0%	50%	50%
Wales	Friendlies	1					2		90	0	100%		100%			0%	0%	100%

1954/1955

Arsenal

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Wales	Friendlies	1					3		90	0	100%		100%			0%	0%	100%
Wales	British Home Championship	3					6		270	0	100%		100%			33%	0%	67%

1953/1954

Arsenal

Club	Competition						V	D	L
Arsenal	Charity Shield	1	1	90	100%	100%	100%	0%	0%
Wales	British Home Championship	1	2	90	100%	33%	0%	0%	100%
Wales	Friendlies	1	2	90	100%	100%	0%	0%	100%

Total

136

The data represented with this background color are not complete. The figures may not reflect reality.

Notes

Overall

/100

Physical

/20

Mental

/20

Technical

/20

Offense

/20

Defense

/20

Player's evolution

*The FBDB Index is an automatically engineered figure based on player's statistical performances during each game he is involved in.

Player's titles

Victories

Community Shield	1	1953
British Home Championship	2	19561960

Runner-ups

British Home Championship

1961

1962

Transfers

01/07/62 > 19/03/92		Retired
01/07/53 > 01/07/62		Arsenal

Suggest a transfer for this player

Player career by clubLast updated on 14/04/2024 at 11:41

Club	Played matches	Clean sheets	Goals conceded	Minutes played	Yellow cards	Red cards	Match starts	V Victories	L Losses
Arsenal	95	23%22	170	8550			100%95	39%37	38%36
Wales	41	17%7	65	3645			100%41	22%9	46%19

Player's favourite opponents

Club		V
Blackpool	6	4	3	4
N. Ireland	8	4	2	9
West Ham	6	0	2	14
Birmingham	6	2	2	7
Fulham	5	3	2	7
Man City	5	3	2	8
Nottingham	4	4	2	4
Newcastle	3	2	2	4
Blackburn	3	1	2	2
Preston NE	3	2	2	2
Israel	2	2	2	0
Scotland	8	1	1	12
Burnley	6	1	1	17
WBA	5	1	1	10
Czechoslovakia	2	1	1	2
Sheffield U	2	1	1	2
Sweden	1	0	1	0
England	7	0	0	19
Chelsea	6	2	0	17
Man United	5	4	0	7

Player's worst opponents

Club		L
England	7	4	19
Scotland	8	4	12
Chelsea	6	4	17
WBA	5	4	10
Burnley	6	4	17
Brazil	3	3	7
Everton	5	3	14
Birmingham	6	3	7
Austria	2	2	4
Aston Villa	4	2	11
West Ham	6	2	14
Wolves	4	2	13
Leicester	3	2	7
Spain	2	1	3
N. Ireland	8	1	9
Hungary	3	1	5
Czechoslovakia	2	1	2
Yugoslavia	1	1	3
East Germany	1	1	2
Cardiff City	3	1	3

Results with or without him

In clubs

for the national team

Season	Club	When present			When absent			Influence
		v	l	Total	v	l	Total
1961/1962	Arsenal	40%	34%	35	33%	44%	9	Slightly positive
1960/1961	Arsenal	35%	38%	37	33%	50%	6	-
1959/1960	Arsenal	41%	45%	22	26%	39%	23	Positive
1958/1959	Arsenal	0%	0%	0	49%	30%	47	-
1957/1958	Arsenal	0%	0%	0	37%	47%	43	-
1956/1957	Arsenal	0%	0%	0	50%	29%	48	-
1955/1956	Arsenal	0%	0%	0	45%	32%	47	-
1954/1955	Arsenal	0%	0%	0	41%	39%	44	-
1953/1954	Arsenal	100%	0%	1	36%	34%	44	-

First times

In clubs

for the national team

in competitions

Date	Competition	Games	Score	First times
Arsenal
12/10/1953	CS	Arsenal - Blackpool	3 - 1	First match with the club, first start, first victory
14/11/1959	D1	Arsenal - West Ham	1 - 3	First loss

Player's career by competitionLast updated on 14/04/2024 at 11:41

Competition	Played matches	Goals	Match starts	Yellow cards	D Draws	L Losses
Premier League	Premier League	94	8460	100%94	38%36	23%22	38%36
Community Shield	Community Shield	1	90	100%1	100%1
Friendlies	Friendlies	6	495	100%6			100%6
World Cup	World Cup	5	450	100%5	20%1	60%3	20%1
BHC	British Home Championship	23	2070	100%23	22%5	39%9	39%9
WCQEZ	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	5	450	100%5	20%1	20%1	60%3
World Cup Qualifying	World Cup Qualifying	2	180	100%2	100%2

Player's results for each season

Season	Club	Tier	Rk.	pts	MP	V	D	L	GF	GA
1961/1962	Arsenal	1	10	43	42	16	11	15	71	72
1960/1961	Arsenal	1	11	41	42	15	11	16	77	85
1959/1960	Arsenal	1	13	39	42	15	9	18	68	80
1958/1959	Arsenal	1	3	50	42	21	8	13	88	68
1957/1958	Arsenal	1	12	39	42	16	7	19	73	85
1956/1957	Arsenal	1	5	50	42	21	8	13	85	69
1955/1956	Arsenal	1	5	46	42	18	10	14	60	61
1954/1955	Arsenal	1	9	43	42	17	9	16	69	63
1953/1954	Arsenal	1	12	43	42	15	13	14	75	73

Last games

Date	Competition	Round	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Score
May 22, 1962	22/05	F	Intercontinental	Mexico	2 - 1	Wales	Absent
May 16, 1962	16/05	F	Intercontinental	Brazil	3 - 1	Wales	45 Minutes
May 12, 1962	12/05	F	Intercontinental	Brazil	3 - 1	Wales	90 Minutes
May 01, 1962	01/05	D1	Round 30	Arsenal	2 - 3	Everton	90 Minutes
April 28, 1962	28/04	D1	Round 42	Arsenal	2 - 0	Sheffield U	90 Minutes
April 23, 1962	23/04	D1	Round 41	Arsenal	0 - 3	Ipswich Town	90 Minutes
April 21, 1962	21/04	D1	Round 40	West Ham	3 - 3	Arsenal	90 Minutes
April 20, 1962	20/04	D1	Round 39	Ipswich Town	2 - 2	Arsenal	90 Minutes
April 16, 1962	16/04	D1	Round 33	Man United	2 - 3	Arsenal	90 Minutes
April 14, 1962	14/04	D1	Round 38	Arsenal	3 - 1	Wolverhampton	90 Minutes
April 11, 1962	11/04	D1	Round 25	Fulham	5 - 2	Arsenal	Absent
April 11, 1962	11/04	BHC	Round 3	Wales	4 - 0	N. Ireland	90 Minutes
April 07, 1962	07/04	D1	Round 37	Nottingham	0 - 1	Arsenal	90 Minutes
March 31, 1962	31/03	D1	Round 36	Arsenal	4 - 5	Aston Villa	90 Minutes
March 24, 1962	24/03	D1	Round 35	Chelsea	2 - 3	Arsenal	90 Minutes
March 17, 1962	17/03	D1	Round 34	Arsenal	1 - 1	Cardiff City	90 Minutes
March 03, 1962	03/03	D1	Round 32	Arsenal	0 - 0	Blackburn	90 Minutes
February 24, 1962	24/02	D1	Round 31	Blackpool	0 - 1	Arsenal	90 Minutes
February 10, 1962	10/02	D1	Round 29	Birmingham	1 - 0	Arsenal	90 Minutes
February 03, 1962	03/02	D1	Round 28	Arsenal	0 - 1	WBA	90 Minutes
January 31, 1962	31/01	FAC	Round of 32	Man United	1 - 0	Arsenal	No data
January 20, 1962	20/01	D1	Round 27	Man City	3 - 2	Arsenal	90 Minutes
January 13, 1962	13/01	D1	Round 26	Arsenal	1 - 2	Bolton	90 Minutes
January 06, 1962	06/01	FAC	3rd round	Arsenal	3 - 0	Bradford	No data
December 26, 1961	26/12	D1	Round 24	Arsenal	1 - 0	Fulham	90 Minutes
December 23, 1961	23/12	D1	Round 23	Arsenal	2 - 1	Tottenham	90 Minutes
December 16, 1961	16/12	D1	Round 22	Burnley	0 - 2	Arsenal	90 Minutes
December 09, 1961	09/12	D1	Round 21	Sheffield U	2 - 1	Arsenal	90 Minutes
December 02, 1961	02/12	D1	Round 20	Arsenal	2 - 2	West Ham	90 Minutes
November 25, 1961	25/11	D1	Round 19	Wolverhampton	2 - 3	Arsenal	90 Minutes
November 18, 1961	18/11	D1	Round 18	Arsenal	2 - 1	Nottingham	90 Minutes
November 14, 1961	14/11	D1	Round 6	Arsenal	1 - 0	S Wednesday	Absent
November 11, 1961	11/11	D1	Round 17	Aston Villa	3 - 1	Arsenal	90 Minutes
November 08, 1961	08/11	BHC	Round 2	Scotland	2 - 0	Wales	90 Minutes
November 04, 1961	04/11	D1	Round 16	Arsenal	0 - 3	Chelsea	90 Minutes
October 28, 1961	28/10	D1	Round 15	Cardiff City	1 - 1	Arsenal	90 Minutes
October 21, 1961	21/10	D1	Round 14	Arsenal	5 - 1	Man United	90 Minutes
October 14, 1961	14/10	D1	Round 13	Blackburn	0 - 0	Arsenal	Absent
October 14, 1961	14/10	BHC	Round 1	Wales	1 - 1	England	90 Minutes
October 07, 1961	07/10	D1	Round 12	Arsenal	3 - 0	Blackpool	90 Minutes
September 30, 1961	30/09	D1	Round 11	Everton	4 - 1	Arsenal	90 Minutes
September 23, 1961	23/09	D1	Round 10	Arsenal	1 - 1	Birmingham	90 Minutes
September 20, 1961	20/09	D1	Round 9	S Wednesday	1 - 1	Arsenal	90 Minutes
September 16, 1961	16/09	D1	Round 8	WBA	4 - 0	Arsenal	90 Minutes
September 09, 1961	09/09	D1	Round 7	Arsenal	3 - 0	Man City	90 Minutes
September 02, 1961	02/09	D1	Round 5	Bolton	2 - 1	Arsenal	Absent
August 29, 1961	29/08	D1	Round 4	Arsenal	4 - 4	Leicester	Absent
August 26, 1961	26/08	D1	Round 3	Tottenham	4 - 3	Arsenal	Absent
August 23, 1961	23/08	D1	Round 2	Leicester	0 - 1	Arsenal	Absent
August 19, 1961	19/08	D1	Round 1	Arsenal	2 - 2	Burnley	90 Minutes

First XI

On the bench

Absent

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