Jimmy Kennedy (footballer)

Jimmy Kennedy
Personal information
Full name James John Kennedy
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)
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
19031905 Celtic ? (0)
19051906 Brighton & Hove Albion ? (0)
19061908 Leeds City 58 (1)
1909 Stockport County 18 (1)
19091911 Tottenham Hotspur 13 (1)
19121913 Swindon Town ? (?)
1913 Norwich City ? (?)
19131915 Watford 51 (3)
19191920 Gillingham ? (?)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


James John 'Jimmy' Kennedy (8 May 1883 – 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. The defender played in 58 matches and scored once between 1906–08 for the Yorkshire club. He moved to Stockport County where he played a further 18 matches before joining Tottenham Hotspur. Kennedy featured in 13 matches and scored once in his career at White Hart Lane, which was followed by short spells at Swindon Town and Norwich City. [2] He then joined Watford, captaining them to the Southern League title in 1914–15 after his predecessor Alex Stewart enlisted for military service.[3] Upon the resumption of peacetime football in 1919, Kennedy finished his career at Gillingham.

References

  1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. soccerdata. p. 147. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
  2. Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players Retrieved 29 November 2012 Archived June 3, 2009, at WebCite
  3. Jones, Trefor (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. p. 138. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.
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