Ray Kennedy

Ray Kennedy
Kennedy in 1981
Personal information
Full name Raymond Kennedy[1]
Date of birth (1951-07-28)28 July 1951
Place of birth Seaton Delaval, Northumberland, England
Date of death 30 November 2021(2021-11-30) (aged 70)
Place of death New Hartley, Northumberland, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) 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

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. In an exceptional career he won 12 major trophies .He won 17 caps for England between 1976 and 1980.

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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

Appearances and goals by national team and year[4]
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]

Liverpool[5]

Swansea City[6]

Individual[7]

References

  1. ↑ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 162. ISBN 978-0-9529152-0-1. ASIN 0952915200.
  2. ↑ Mason, Peter (1 December 2021). "Ray Kennedy obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Liverpool legend Ray Kennedy dies aged 70". Liverpool Echo. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  4. ↑ Ray Kennedy at National-Football-Teams.com
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lees 1993, p. 278
  6. ↑ Koppack, Carl (28 July 2015). "LFC Legend: Ray Kennedy". 5times.co.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "BBC Goal of the Season from 1970–71 to Present". My Football Facts. Retrieved 30 July 2015.