Noel Kinsey

Noel Kinsey (24 December 1925 – 24 May 2017[2]) was a Welsh international footballer.[1] He played as an inside right. He won seven international caps and scored 111 goals in 444 league games in a 14-year career in the Football League.[3]

Noel Kinsey
Personal information
Full nameNoel Kinsey[1]
Date of birth(1925-12-24)24 December 1925[1]
Place of birthTreorchy, Glamorgan, Wales[1]
Date of death24 May 2017(2017-05-24) (aged 91)[2]
Playing positionInside right
Youth career
Treorchy Amateurs
Cardiff City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1947–1953Norwich City223(57)
1953–1958Birmingham City149(48)
1958–1961Port Vale72(6)
Total444(111)
National team
1951–1955Wales7(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club statistics

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Norwich City 1947–48 Third Division South 36 1 3 2 0 0 39 3
1948–49 Third Division South 22 11 2 1 0 0 24 12
1949–50 Third Division South 37 14 5 3 0 0 42 17
1950–51 Third Division South 46 13 5 1 0 0 51 14
1951–52 Third Division South 44 11 3 1 0 0 47 12
1952–53 Third Division South 38 7 2 0 0 0 40 7
Total 223 57 20 8 0 0 243 65
Birmingham City 1953–54 Second Division 37 10 2 0 0 0 39 10
1954–55 Second Division 35 13 4 1 0 0 39 14
1955–56 First Division 34 14 6 3 0 0 40 17
1956–57 First Division 28 6 7 3 3[a] 0 38 9
1957–58 First Division 15 5 1 0 1[a] 0 17 5
Total 149 48 20 7 4 0 173 55
Port Vale 1957–58 Third Division 14 2 0 0 0 0 14 2
1958–59 Fourth Division 36 3 1 0 0 0 37 3
1959–60 Third Division 19 1 1 0 0 0 20 1
1960–61 Third Division 3 0 0 0 3[b] 1 6 1
Total 72 6 2 0 3 1 77 7
Career total 444 111 42 15 7 1 493 127
  1. 1.0 1.1 Appearances in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
  2. Appearances in League Cup

International statistics

Wales national team
Year Apps Goals
1951 4 0
1952 0 0
1953 0 0
1954 1 0
1955 2 0
Total[4] 7 0

Honours

Individual

Birmingham City

Port Vale

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 164. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Former Norwich City striker Noel Kinsey dies, aged 91". Norwich Evening News. 24 May 2017. http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/sport/norwich-city/former-norwich-city-striker-noel-kinsey-dies-aged-91-1-5031638. Retrieved 24 May 2017. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Chapman, Joseph (24 May 2017). "Former Birmingham City player Noel Kinsey passes away, aged 91". Birmingham Mail. http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/former-birmingham-city-player-noel-13087339. Retrieved 24 May 2017. 
  4. "Noel Kinsey". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Baggaley, Mike (24 May 2017). "Tributes paid to former Port Vale forward Noel Kinsey" (in en). Stoke Sentinel. http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/tributes-paid-as-former-port-vale-norwich-city-and-birmingham-city-star-noel-kinsey-dies-aged-91/story-30352298-detail/story.html. Retrieved 24 May 2017. 
  6. Kent, Jeff (1990). "Fame and Fortune (1950–1959)". The Valiants' Years: The Story of Port Vale. Witan Books. pp. 171–196. ISBN 0-9508981-4-7.