Forward Tom Kelly joined Denbigh Town in the summer of 2026.

Kelly spent a decade during his youth in the academy at Everton, where he also picked up international honours, representing Cymru at the Victory Shield in 2017. He went on to sign a full-time scholarship with Stockport County at 16 where he featured regularly for the Hatters in the Under-18 squad.

After his departure from Edgeley Park, Kelly spent a season with Glossop North End before he opted to head Stateside, enrolling at Concord University in West Virginia. He made 33 appearances and scored 10 goals in his Freshman and Sophomore years, ending his second season as his side’s top scorer and earned Academic All-MEC honours in his first two seasons.

Kelly went on to have a spell with East Atlanta in the USL2, the development league for the USL, one below the MLS, before in 2024, Kelly transferred to Catawba College in North Carolina. He made 10 appearances and scored twice for the Indians in the NCAA Division Two South Eastern Conference. He earned further honours when he was named on the SAC Honour Roll.

He ended his collegiate journey in 2025, scoring four times in 12 games during his Senior year at Frock Field. He briefly returned to make a couple of appearances for Runcorn Town over Christmas 2025, before returning to America to sign for Albion SC Colorado in the USL at the beginning of 2026.

He returned to the UK in June 2026, signing for Denbigh.

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