..in May 1959 an offer of £13,500 was accepted & after making 280 appearances & scoring 60 goals (17th highest ever), Kaye left for Division 1 Blackpool. 4/4 #BarnsleyFC #ArthurKaye #BlackpoolFC

& after scoring 18 goals in 45 appearances in '56/57 he was called into the England squad. In the summer of '58, he was selected in the preliminary squad for the World Cup in Sweden but didn't make the final squad of 22. After a dispute over wages with manager Tim Ward..3/4 #BarnsleyFC #ArthurKaye

In 1952 he was conscripted to do national service & played for the British Army as well as Barnsley on a p/t basis. He returned to Oakwell in 1954 after national service & played 45 times as the team won Div 3 North & were promoted. His brilliant wing play got attention..2/4 #BarnsleyFC #ArthurKaye

On this day in 1959, Barnsley lost 5-0 at Hillsborough in the penultimate game of the season, which ended in relegation to Div 3. This was also Arthur Kaye’s last game. Born in Higham, Kaye signed for the Reds in 1950 & made his debut aged 17 in Jan 1951 against Luton.. 1/4 #BarnsleyFC #ArthurKaye

On this day in 1957, Barnsley beat Leyton Orient 3-0 at Oakwell in Div 2 - goals from Tommy Holmes, Arthur Kaye (pen) & Lol Chappell. Kaye top scored with 15 that season & his goals effectively kept the Reds up as they finished just above the relegation zone. #BarnsleyFC #LeytonOrient #ArthurKaye

Arthur Kaye and Stanley Matthews pictured after Kaye's transfer to Blackpool in 1959.

On this day in 1951, Barnsley born Arthur Kaye made his debut aged 17 in the Division 2 match at Luton Town. It ended in a 1-1 draw, Billy Deakin scoring the Reds goal. Kaye would go on to play 285 games & score 60 goals for BFC. A Barnsley great! #BarnsleyFC #ArthurKaye

Arthur Kaye scored after 62 mins, Tommy Taylor got a 2nd after 64 & Eddie McMorran leveled on 75 mins. The comeback was complete when Tommy Taylor scored a winner with just 3 mins remaining - a famous victory! 2/2 #BarnsleyFC #BrightonandHoveAlbion #ArthurKaye #TommyTaylor #EddieMcMorran

On this day in 1953, Barnsley played Brighton and Hove Albion at Oakwell in the FA Cup 3rd rd. After 30 mins the Reds were 3-0 down & that remained the score at H-T. In the 2nd half a brilliant come back turned the game around. 1/2 #BarnsleyFC #FACup #ArthurKaye #TommyTaylor #EddieMcMorran