Jimmy Kennedy (footballer)

Jimmy Kennedy
Personal information
Full name James John Kennedy[1]
Date of birth (1883-05-08)8 May 1883
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Date of death 20 July 1947(1947-07-20) (aged 64)[2]
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position Half back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1903–1905 Celtic 0 (0)
1905–1906 Brighton & Hove Albion 11 (1)
1906–1908 Leeds City 58 (1)
1909 Stockport County 18 (1)
1909–1911 Tottenham Hotspur 13 (1)
1912–1913 Swindon Town 14 (0)
1913 Norwich City 4 (0)
1913–1915 Watford 51 (3)
1915–1919 Brentford
1917–1919 → Airdrieonians (guest) 59 (8)
1918–1919 → St Mirren (guest) 2 (0)
1919–1920 Gillingham 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

James John Kennedy (7 May 1884 – 20 July 1947) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Celtic, Brighton & Hove Albion, Leeds City, Stockport County, Tottenham Hotspur, Swindon Town, Norwich City, Watford and Gillingham.[1]

Football career

Kennedy played for Celtic and Brighton & Hove Albion before joining Leeds City in 1906.[1] The defender played in 60 matches and scored once between 1906–1908 for the Yorkshire club.[3] He moved to Stockport County where he played a further 20 matches before joining Tottenham Hotspur.[4] Kennedy featured in 13 matches and scored once in his career at White Hart Lane,[5] which was followed by short spells at Swindon Town and Norwich City.[6] He then joined Watford,[2] captaining them to the Southern League title in 1914–15 after his predecessor Alex Stewart enlisted for military service.[7] He joined Brentford during the First World War and played as a guest for Aidrieonians and St Mirren.[8] Upon the resumption of peacetime football in 1919, Kennedy finished his career at Gillingham.[2] He served as the club's trainer between 1920 and 1922 and then acted as trainer for Partick Thistle until his death in 1947.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 162. ISBN 9781905891610.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Watford Football Club archive 1881–2017 – Players – Kabasele to Lawton" (PDF). Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Leeds United F.C. History". www.ozwhitelufc.net.au. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  4. ↑ Watts, Ian. "James Kennedy County Record". gogogocounty.org. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "James Kennedy". 11v11.com. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk – Jimmy KENNEDY – Player Profile". swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  7. ↑ Jones, Trefor (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. p. 138. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.
  8. ↑ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
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