Full name Kevin Robert Kennerley 1975–1976 Burnley Place of birth Chester, England Name Kevin Kennerley | Playing position Role Footballer Years Team Position Midfielder | |
Date of birth (1954-04-26) 26 April 1954 (age 61) | ||
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.
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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. He however never played at the first team level for the Gunners, and thus 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 then joined Roy Sproson's Port Vale in May of 1976. He as well found the net in a 4–2 win over Grimsby Town at Blundell Park on 3 January. In all he made 23 appearances within the Third Division, scoring once in the 1976–77 season, More action came for him in cup competitions, as he scored again against Hull City in a 3–1 win at Vale Park in the third round of the FA Cup. However, he featured just once in the 1977–78 season, and so was loaned to John Toshack's Swansea City in February 1978. He in all played two Fourth Division games at Vetch Field. As such, Kennerly made the move from the Swans in May 1978 on a free transfer to Stafford Rangers of the Northern Premier League. He later played for clubs Nantwich Town and Droylsden.