Ray Kennedy
Raymond Kennedy (28 July 1951 – 30 November 2021)[2] was an English footballer. Kennedy played as a forward. He scored 148 goals in 581 league and cup appearances in a 15-year career in the English Football League. He won 17 caps for England between 1976 and 1980.
 Kennedy in 1981 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raymond Kennedy[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 July 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Seaton Delaval, Northumberland, England | ||
| Date of death | 30 November 2021 (aged 70) | ||
| Place of death | New Hartley, Northumberland, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder, centre-forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1966–1967 | Port Vale | ||
| 1967–1968 | New Hartley Juniors | ||
| 1968 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1974 | Arsenal | 158 | (53) |
| 1974–1982 | Liverpool | 275 | (51) |
| 1982–1983 | Swansea City | 42 | (2) |
| 1983–1984 | Hartlepool United | 23 | (3) |
| 1984–1985 | Pezoporikos | ||
| 1985 | Ashington | ||
| Total | 498 | (109) | |
| National team | |||
| 1972–1973 | England U23 | 6 | (0) |
| 1976–1980 | England | 17 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1984–1985 | Pezoporikos (player-manager) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Kennedy died on 30 November 2021 at his home in New Hartley, England from problems caused by Parkinson's disease, at the age of 70.[3]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Arsenal | 1969–70 | First Division | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 1970–71 | First Division | 41 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 63 | 26 | |
| 1971–72 | First Division | 37 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 55 | 19 | |
| 1972–73 | First Division | 34 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 11 | |
| 1973–74 | First Division | 42 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 13 | |
| Total | 158 | 53 | 28 | 6 | 27 | 12 | 213 | 71 | ||
| Liverpool | 1974–75 | First Division | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 10 |
| 1975–76 | First Division | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 43 | 10 | |
| 1976–77 | First Division | 41 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 61 | 9 | |
| 1977–78 | First Division | 41 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 61 | 7 | |
| 1978–79 | First Division | 42 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 54 | 11 | |
| 1979–80 | First Division | 40 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 56 | 9 | |
| 1980–81 | First Division | 41 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 62 | 13 | |
| 1981–82 | First Division | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 3 | |
| Total | 275 | 51 | 28 | 3 | 90 | 18 | 393 | 72 | ||
| Swansea City | 1981–82 | First Division | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| 1982–83 | First Division | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 1983–84 | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 51 | 2 | ||
| Hartlepool United | 1983–84 | Fourth Division | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 |
| Career total | 498 | 109 | 56 | 9 | 127 | 30 | 681 | 148 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1976 | 4 | 1 |
| 1977 | 7 | 2 | |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 3 | |
Honours
Arsenal[5]
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: 1970
- Football League First Division: 1970–71
- FA Cup: 1971; runner-up: 1972
Liverpool[5]
- Football League First Division: 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82
- FA Charity Shield: 1976, 1977 (shared), 1979, 1980
- UEFA Cup: 1976
- FA Cup runner-up: 1977
- European Cup: 1977, 1978, 1981
- UEFA Super Cup: 1977; runner-up: 1978
- Football League Cup: 1981; runner-up: 1978
- World Club Championship runner-up: 1981
Swansea City[6]
- Welsh Cup: 1982
Individual[7]
Ray Kennedy Media
Kennedy (right) defending against AZ's Jan Peters in October 1981. This would be his final season playing for Liverpool, as he was sold to Swansea City in January 1982
References
- ↑ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 162. ISBN 978-0-9529152-0-1. .
- ↑ Mason, Peter (1 December 2021). Ray Kennedy obituary. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/dec/01/ray-kennedy-obituary. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ↑ "Liverpool legend Ray Kennedy dies aged 70". Liverpool Echo. 30 November 2021. https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/ray-kennedy-liverpool-breaking-22320852. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ↑ Ray Kennedy at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lees 1993, p. 278
- ↑ Koppack, Carl (28 July 2015). "LFC Legend: Ray Kennedy". 5times.co.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ↑ "BBC Goal of the Season from 1970–71 to Present". My Football Facts. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
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