Kevin Dennis
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Jason Dennis[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 December 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Islington, England | ||
| Playing position | Left winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1996 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1998 | Brentford | 17 | (0) |
| 1998 | → Chesham United (loan) | ||
| 1999 | → Welling United (loan) | ||
| 1999 | Hampton & Richmond Borough | ||
| 1999 | Welling United | 18 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Kevin Jason Dennis (born 14 December 1976) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a left winger in the Football League for Brentford.
Career
Brentford
Dennis began his career in the academy at Premier League club Arsenal, before being released and signing a three-month contract with Second Division club Brentford during the 1996 off-season.[2] He made the first senior appearance of his career as a 75th-minute substitute for Carl Asaba in a 2–0 defeat to Crewe Alexandra on 12 October 1996.[3] Dennis broke into the team during the latter part of the 1996–97 season and made one appearance in the Bees' unsuccessful playoff campaign.[4] He made just six appearances during 1997–98 and after the club's relegation to the Third Division at the end of the season,[5] he was offered a new one-year contract by incoming manager Ron Noades.[6] Dennis was an unused substitute on one occasion during the 1998–99 season and was released in May 1999.[4][6] Dennis made 21 appearances and scored no goals during three seasons at Griffin Park.[4]
Non-league football
During the 1998–99 season, Dennis spent time on loan from Brentford at non-league clubs Chesham United and Welling United.[6] In 1999, he briefly joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Hampton & Richmond Borough on a free transfer and then returned to Conference club Welling United,[7] for whom he played until December 1999.[6]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1996–97[4] | Second Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997–98[5] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99[4] | Third Division | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Welling United | 1999–00[8] | Conference | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 20 | 2 | |
| Career total | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 2 | ||
- ↑ 2 appearances in Football League Trophy, 1 appearance in Football League play-offs.
- ↑ Appearances in Football League Trophy.
- ↑ Appearance in Conference League Cup.
References
- ↑ "Kevin Dennis". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ↑ Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2013). The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 230. ISBN 9781906796723.
- ↑ "Kevin Dennis | Football Stats | No Club | Season 1996/1997 | 1995–2004 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2013, p. 482-484.
- 1 2 "Kevin Dennis | Football Stats | No Club | Season 1997/1998 | 1995–2004 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2013, p. 417.
- ↑ Official Matchday Magazine Of Brentford Football Club versus Preston North End 25/09/99. Blackheath: Morganprint. 1999. p. 41.
- ↑ "Kevin Dennis | Football Stats | No Club | Season 1999/2000 | 1995–2004 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 21 October 2017.