- Antony Kay
:"For the Sheffield Wednesday F.C. and Everton F.C. footballer of the 1960s, see
Tony Kay ."Football player infobox
playername = Antony Kay
fullname = Antony Kay
nickname =
height = height|ft=5|in=11
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1982|10|21
cityofbirth =Barnsley
countryofbirth =England
currentclub = Tranmere Rovers
clubnumber = 6
position = Defensive Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2000-2007
2007-
clubs = Barnsley
Tranmere Rovers
caps(goals) = 174 (12)
0031 0(4)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 15:59, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
ntupdate =Antony Kay (born
21 October ,1982 inBarnsley ) is an English professional footballer. He currently plays for Tranmere Rovers.Playing career
Kay began his career at Barnsley; from his school years, he rose through the ranks to make his professional debut for the club on
12 August 2000 at Oakwell against Norwich City.In the 2005-06 season he scored the fourth and final Barnsley penalty in the play-off final penalty shootout against Swansea City, in which Barnsley gained promotion to the Championship. At the time of his departure, he was vice-captain of the side, and was the club's longest serving player.
He was released at the end of the 2006-07 season, and subsequently signed a two-year deal with League One side Tranmere Rovers. He scored 7 goals in his first season at the club, including the fans goal of the season on Boxing day against Carlisle. He made 30 league appearances in his first season at Prenton Park, playing mainly in his natural position of centre back. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tranmere_rovers/6252538.stm Tranmere net ex-Barnsley man Kay] ]
He opened his account for the 2008/09 season with a spectatcular volley from outside the box in the 4-1 win over Northampton.
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