Full name James Kenyon Davenport Name Kenny Davenport Role Footballer | Playing position Position Inside forward Years Team | |
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Date of birth (1862-03-23)23 March 1862 Date of death 29 September 1908(1908-09-29) (aged 46) Died September 29, 1908, Bolton, United Kingdom | ||
Kenny davenport memorial video
James Kenyon "Kenny" Davenport (23 March 1862 – 29 September 1908) was an English international footballer who played as an inside right.
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- Kenny davenport memorial video
- The First Ever League Goal Kenny Davenport Bolton Wanderers
- Career
- References
The First Ever League Goal : Kenny Davenport : Bolton Wanderers
Career
Born in Bolton, Davenport played for Bolton Wanderers, after joining them from local side Gilnow Rangers in 1883. He later played for Southport, and was capped twice by England, in 1885 and 1890. He retired from professional football in 1893, and returned to Bolton Wanderers to coach their reserve team.
Davenport is the scorer of the first ever Football League goal, scoring at 3:47pm on 8 September 1888 against Derby County. Until 2013, it had been thought that the first ever goal had been an own goal by Aston Villa full-back Gershom Cox.
On 22 November 2016 a plaque was unveiled in Bolton that commemorates Davenport's achievement in scoring the first League goal.