 During his first season with the "Saints", Kelly earned a further two international caps against England (lost 4–1) and Scotland (lost 6–1), before Hinton was recalled.By the end of the season, Kelly had fallen out of favour with the Southampton manager, Sid Cann, following disciplinary problems after a match at Leicester in April 1951.After the match, the team stayed in the Midlands to play a friendly match at Boston.