Alan Kennedy
English footballer (born 1954) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alan Kennedy (born 31 August 1954) is an English former professional footballer who played the majority of his career as a left back for Newcastle United and then Liverpool. He was a stalwart member of the latter team that won many honours from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. At different times Kennedy was active as a professional in England, Denmark, Belgium and Wales, making over 500 appearances in a career that lasted for 22 years. He also represented England at senior international level.
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Date of birth | (1954-08-31) 31 August 1954 (age 69) | ||
Place of birth | Penshaw, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1972–1978 | Newcastle United | 158 | (9) |
1978–1986 | Liverpool | 251 | (15) |
1986–1987 | Sunderland | 54 | (2) |
1987 | Wigan Athletic | 22 | (0) |
1987 | Hartlepool United | 5 | (0) |
1987 | B 1903 | ||
1988 | Beerschot | ||
1988–1989 | Northwich Victoria | ||
1989 | Colne Dynamoes | ||
1989-1990 | Wrexham | 16 | (0) |
1990–1991 | Morecambe | ||
1991–1992 | Netherfield | ||
1992–1993 | Radcliffe Borough | ||
1993–1994 | Barrow | ||
Total | 506 | (26) | |
International career | |||
1984 | England | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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He is an uncle of the former professional footballer Tom Kennedy.[2]