Kevin Mabbutt

Kevin Mabbutt
Personal information
Date of birth (1958-12-05) 5 December 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth Bristol, England
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Bristol City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1981 Bristol City 129 (29)
1981–1985 Crystal Palace 75 (22)
International career
1974 England Schoolboys[1] 7 (3)
1977 England Youth[1] 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kevin Mabbutt (born 5 December 1958) is an English retired footballer who played for Bristol City and Crystal Palace in the Football League.[2]

He played over 100 league games for Bristol City,[2] before joining Crystal Palace in October 1981 in exchange for Terry Boyle.[3] He was their top scorer that season, with eight goals, and helped them avoid a second successive relegation.[4]

He came to national attention on 21 October 1978 when he scored 3 goals for Bristol City in a 3–1 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford. He remains one of only a handful of opposing players to have scored a hat-trick at the home of Manchester United.[5]

His father is Ray Mabbutt and his brother is Gary Mabbutt.

As of 2005 he owns a restaurant in Los Angeles.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "England Matches - Youth/Under-18's 1971-80". www.englandfootballonline.com.
  2. ^ a b Football League Career Stats at Neil Brown
  3. ^ "Past players A – D". Swansea City A.F.C. Archived from the original on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  4. ^ "1981/82 revisited". holmesdale.net Crystal Palace FC Supporters. 22 June 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  5. ^ "How Bristol City's Kevin Mabbutt silenced United". 21 October 2008. Retrieved 11 September 2016.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ "Bristol City FC :: Citystats - Unofficial archive of results, players and managers". www.citystats.org.uk. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.


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