Ray Kennedy
Raymond Kennedy (28 July 1951 – 30 November 2021)[3] was an English footballer. Kennedy played as a forward. He scored 148 goals in 581 league and cup appearances in a 15-year career in the English Football League and also won 17 caps for England between 1976 and 1980.
 Kennedy in 1981 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raymond Kennedy[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 July 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Seaton Delaval, Northumberland, England | ||
| Date of death | 30 November 2021 (aged 70) | ||
| Place of death | New Hartley, Northumberland, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, centre-forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1966–1967 | Port Vale | ||
| 1967–1968 | New Hartley Juniors | ||
| 1968 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1974 | Arsenal | 158 | (53) |
| 1974–1982 | Liverpool | 275 | (51) |
| 1982–1983 | Swansea City | 42 | (2) |
| 1983–1984 | Hartlepool United | 23 | (3) |
| 1984–1985 | Pezoporikos | ||
| 1985 | Ashington | ||
| Total | 498 | (109) | |
| National team | |||
| 1972–1973 | England U23 | 6 | (0) |
| 1976–1980 | England | 17 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1984–1985 | Pezoporikos (player-manager) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Kennedy died on 30 November 2021 at his home in New Hartley, England from problems caused by Parkinson's disease, at the age of 70.[4]
References
- Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 162. ISBN 978-0-9529152-0-1. ASIN 0952915200.
- "Statistics from Gunnermania". Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - Mason, Peter (1 December 2021). "Ray Kennedy obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- "Liverpool legend Ray Kennedy dies aged 70". Liverpool Echo. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
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