Kevin Kennerley

Kevin Kennerley
Personal information
Full name	Kevin Robert Kennerley^[1]
Date of birth	(1954-04-26) 26 April 1954^[1]
Place of birth	Chester, England^[1]
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
	Arsenal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1972–1976	Burnley	6	(1)
1976–1978	Port Vale	24	(1)
1978	→ Swansea City (loan)	2	(0)
	Stafford Rangers
	Nantwich Town
	Droylsden
Total		32+	(2+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Kevin Robert Kennerley (born 26 April 1954) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. An FA Youth Cup winner with Arsenal, he played professional football for Burnley, Port Vale and Swansea City of Wales. Kennerly in his footballing career also joined Stafford Rangers, Nantwich Town and that of Droylsden as well.

Career

Kennerley played in the Arsenal youth team, helping them to lift the FA Youth Cup in 1971 with a 2–0 aggregate victory in their two cup final legs over Cardiff City. However he never played a first team game for the "Gunners", and swapped Highbury for Turf Moor when he joined Burnley in 1975. He played six First Division games for Jimmy Adamson's "Clarets" in the 1975–76 season, scoring one goal. He joined Roy Sproson's Port Vale in May 1976.^[1] He scored one goal in 23 Third Division appearances in the 1976–77 season, finding the net in a 4–2 win over Grimsby Town at Blundell Park on 3 January.^[1] He saw more action in cup competitions, and scored against Hull City in a 3–1 win at Vale Park in the FA Cup Third Round.^[1] However he featured just once in the 1977–78 season, and was instead loaned to John Toshack's Swansea City in February 1978.^[1] He played two Fourth Division games at Vetch Field. The move failed to revitalize his career and he was given a free transfer in May 1978.^[1] He later played for Stafford Rangers (Northern Premier League), Nantwich Town and Droylsden.^[1]

Sourced from Kevin Kennerley profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Burnley	1975–76	First Division	6	1	0	0	0	0	6	1
Swansea City (loan)	1977–78	Fourth Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Port Vale	1976–77	Third Division	23	1	4	1	3	0	30	2
Port Vale	1977–78	Third Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total			24	1	4	1	3	0	31	2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 162. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.

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