|
Ray
Kennedy |
Liverpool FC
17 appearances, 3 goals
(1 on debut)
P 17 W
8 D 4 L 5 F
26: A 14
*(actual F x: A x)
59% successful 1976-80
disciplined:
none captain: none minutes played: 1304 |
 |
Profile |
Full name |
Raymond Kennedy |
(*Actual
for and against are the goals scored while the player was on the field.) |
Born |
28 July 1951
at 24 Milbourne Terrace, Seaton Delaval, Northumberland
[registered in Northumberland South, September 1951].
To Martin Kennedy and Florence Veronica (née Armstrong). |
notes |
At the age of three, lived at 55
Foremans Row and later Tillmouth Avenue five years later. He
attended Seaton Delaval Primary School and Astley Community School. |
Married |
to Jennifer J. Lochey [registered in Northumberland
South, December 1971]. |
Height/Weight |
5'
11", 13st.
4lbs [1978]. |
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990], Ray of Hope & FindMyPast.com |
Biographies |
Ray of Hope: The Ray Kennedy Story - Ray Kennedy and Dr Andrew Lees
(Penguin Books, 1994) |
|
x.
- A Football Compendium, Peter J. Seddon (1999). |
Club Career |
Club(s) |
Played schoolboy football with
his school team and South Northumberland Boys. After being scouted
by Bill Emery, Ray signed schoolboy forms with
Port Vale FC in the summer of 1966, but was released by the manager, Sir Stanley Matthews,
in March 1967,
allegedly for being too slow, but in reality, the Valiants could not
afford the 500 pound signing-on fee they would have to pay to sign a
schoolboy, Ray was one of ten schoolboys allowed to leave. He
returned to Seeaton Delaval and joined New Hartley Juniors FC, it
was while playing in another final for the Juniors that he was
spotted by the Arsenal FC scouts, the Emerson brothers, after
successful trials, Ray signed apprentice forms on 6 May 1968, he
signed professional forms on 11 November 1968 and embarked on a
successful Arsenal revival under Bertie Mee and coach Don Howe,
Arsenal then paid New Hartley Juniors ten guineas. It would not be
until September 1969 that Ray made his first-team debut, in the
Fairs Cup. Tragically, at the age of 35, and on 4
November 1984, Ray was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. |
Youth honours |
With Astley Comprehensive School, in his
final year, 1965-66, they were Blake Cup winners, Kennedy was the
captain in the two-legged final. They also won the school
league. In his only season with New Hartley Juinors FC, 1967-68, Ray
was a part of the most successful season the team had experienced.
Ray had scored 56 goals, his strike partner, England schoolboy
international Ian Watts, had scored 86. Winners of the
Northumberland FA Junior Cup, the East Northumberland Junior League
Cup, the North-East Youth Challenge Cup, the East Northumberland
Junior League Charlton Trophy, the Tynemouth Junior League Challenge
Cup, the Magpie Trophy and the East Northumberland Junior League.
His first experience with the Arsenal FC youth team was in a
tournament in Switzerland, of which Arsenal lost the Final. |
Club honours |
UEFA Fairs Cup winners 1969-70; |
Individual honours |
BBC Match of the Day Goal of the Season 1978-79,
Liverpool FC vs. Derby County FC, Football League Division One, 24
February 1979. |
Distinctions |
x |
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & Ray of Hope. |
England Career |
Player number |
One of six who became
the 910th players (915) to appear
for England. |
Position(s) |
Midfielder |
First match |
No. 497, 24 March 1976, Wales 1 England 2, a Welsh F.A. centenary
celebration match at The Racecourse Ground, Mold Road, Wrexham, aged 24 years
240 days.
 |
Last match |
No. 545, 15 June 1980, England 0 Italy 1, a European Championship
Finals group match at Stadio Comunale di Torino, Santa Rita, Torino, aged 28 years 292 days. |
Major tournaments |
European Championship Finals
1980; British Championships 1975-76, 1976-77,
1979-80; |
Team honours |
None |
Individual honours |
x |
Distinctions |
Ray's grandmother's cousins
were the talented
Stephenson brother's, George and
Clem. |
Beyond England |
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After his release from Port Vale FC in 1967, Kennedy secured
his first paying job at JW Welch's, Whitley Bay, as a trainee sugar
boiler. At the time of his diagnosis, Ray and his wife were running
the Melton Constable public house in Seaton Sluice, Northumberland. |
Ray Kennedy - Career Statistics |
Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Starts |
Sub on |
Sub off |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
- |
17 |
11 |
14 |
3 |
2 |
1304 |
3 |
435
min |
2 |
none |
none |
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
Ray Kennedy
- Match Record - All Matches |
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
Home |
7 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
15 |
4 |
+11 |
2 |
4 |
2.143 |
0.571 |
64.3 |
+2 |
Away |
9 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
10 |
9 |
+1 |
2 |
4 |
1.111 |
1.00 |
55.6 |
+1 |
Neutral |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
All |
17 |
8 |
4 |
5 |
26 |
14 |
+12 |
4 |
8 |
1.529 |
0.824 |
58.8 |
+3 |
Ray Kennedy
- Match Record - By Colour of Shirt |
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
White |
15 |
8 |
2 |
5 |
25 |
13 |
+12 |
3 |
7 |
1.667 |
0.867 |
60.0 |
+3 |
Red |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.50 |
0.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
All |
17 |
8 |
4 |
5 |
26 |
14 |
+12 |
4 |
8 |
1.529 |
0.824 |
58.8 |
+3 |
Ray Kennedy
- Match Record - By Type of Match |
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
WCP
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
+7 |
0 |
2 |
3.50 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+2 |
WCF |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
=0 |
World Cup |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
+7 |
0 |
2 |
3.50 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+2 |
ECP
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
ECF |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
1 |
0 |
0.50 |
1.00 |
25.0 |
-1 |
European Championship |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
+1 |
1 |
1 |
1.00 |
0.667 |
50.0 |
=0 |
British Championship |
6 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
9 |
-1 |
1 |
2 |
1.333 |
1.50 |
33.3 |
-2 |
Friendly |
6 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
8 |
3 |
+5 |
2 |
3 |
1.333 |
0.50 |
75.0 |
+3 |
All |
17 |
8 |
4 |
5 |
26 |
14 |
+12 |
4 |
8 |
1.529 |
0.824 |
58.8 |
+3 |
Ray Kennedy
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
World Cup Preliminary Competition |
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
WCP 1976-78 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
+7 |
0 |
2 |
3.50 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+2 |
WCP
All |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
+7 |
0 |
2 |
3.50 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+2 |
European Championship Preliminary Competition |
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
ECP 1978-80 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
ECP
All |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
European Championship Finals Tournament |
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
ECF 1980 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
1 |
0 |
0.50 |
1.00 |
25.0 |
-1 |
ECF
All |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
1 |
0 |
0.50 |
1.00 |
25.0 |
-1 |
European Championship |
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
EC 1978-80 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
+1 |
1 |
1 |
1.00 |
0.667 |
50.0 |
=0 |
EC
All |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
+1 |
1 |
1 |
1.00 |
0.667 |
50.0 |
=0 |
British Championship Competition |
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
BC 1975-76 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
+4 |
0 |
2 |
2.00 |
0.667 |
66.7 |
+1 |
BC 1976-77 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
-2 |
1 |
0 |
0.50 |
1.50 |
0.00 |
-2 |
BC 1979-80 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
4.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
BC
All |
6 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
9 |
-1 |
1 |
2 |
1.333 |
1.50 |
33.3 |
-2 |
All Competition |
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
WC |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
+7 |
0 |
2 |
3.50 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+2 |
EC |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
+1 |
1 |
1 |
1.00 |
0.667 |
50.0 |
=0 |
BC |
6 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
9 |
-1 |
1 |
2 |
1.333 |
1.50 |
33.3 |
-2 |
All |
11 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
18 |
11 |
+7 |
2 |
5 |
1.636 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
Ray Kennedy
- Match History |
Club: Liverpool F.C. -
17 full caps |
manager: Don Revie - 9
full capsx
|
|
Age 24 |
1 |
497 |
24 March 1976 -
Wales 1
England 2,
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham |
Fr |
AW |
Start
70 |
10 |
2 |
498 |
8 May 1976 -
Wales 0
England 1,
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
BC |
AW |
Start |
10 |
3 |
499 |
11 May 1976 -
England 4
Northern
Ireland 0,
Wembley
Stadium, Wembley |
HW |
Start |
6 |
4 |
500 |
15 May 1976 -
Scotland 2
England 1,
Hampden Park,
Glasgow |
AL |
Start |
6 |
Age 25 |
5 |
508 |
30 March 1977 -
England 5
Luxembourg 0,
Wembley
Stadium, Wembley |
WCP |
HW |
Start
 |
4 |
- |
509 |
28 May 1977 - Northern
Ireland 1
England 2, Windsor Park, Belfast |
BC |
AW |
squad/unused sub? |
6 |
510 |
31 May 1977 -
England 0
Wales 1,
Wembley Stadium, Wembley |
HL |
Start |
11 |
7 |
511 |
4 June 1977 -
England 1
Scotland 2,
Wembley
Stadium, Wembley |
HL |
Start off 67 |
11 |
8 |
512 |
8 June 1977 -
Brazil 0
England 0,
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Rio |
tour |
AD |
sub 70 |
? |
9 |
513 |
12 June 1977 -
Argentina
1
England 1,
Estadio Camilo Cichero, Buenos Aires |
AD |
sub ht |
? |
- |
514 |
15 June 1977 -
Uruguay 0
England 0, Estadio Centenario,
Montevideo |
AD |
squad/unused sub |
|
manager: Ron Greenwood - 8
full capsx
|
|
Age 26 |
10 |
515 |
7 September 1977 -
England 0
Switzerland 0,
Wembley
Stadium, Wembley |
Fr |
HD |
Start |
10 |
11 |
516 |
12 October 1977 -
Luxembourg 0
England 2,
Stade Municipal,
Stad Lëtzebuerg |
WCP |
AW |
Start
90 |
5 |
Age 28 |
12 |
536 |
22 November 1979 -
England 2
Bulgaria 0,
Wembley
Stadium, Wembley |
ECP |
HW |
Start |
10 |
13 |
538 |
26 March 1980 -
Spain 0
England 2,
Nou Estadi del FC Barcelona,
Barcelona |
Fr |
AW |
Start |
10 |
14 |
539 |
13 May 1980 -
England 3
Argentina
1,
Wembley
Stadium, Wembley |
Fr |
HW |
Start off 72 |
11 |
15 |
540 |
17 May 1980 -
Wales 4
England 1,
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham |
BC |
AL |
Start |
6 |
- |
541 |
20 May 1980 -
England 1 Northern
Ireland 1, Wembley Stadium,
Wembley |
HD |
squad/unused sub |
- |
542 |
24 May 1980 -
Scotland 0
England 2, Hampden Park,
Glasgow |
AW |
16 |
544 |
12 June 1980 -
Belgium 1
England 1,
Stadio Comunale di Torino, Torino |
ECF |
ND |
sub 70 |
18 |
17 |
545 |
15 June 1980 -
England 0
Italy 1, Stadio Comunale di Torino, Torino |
AL |
Start |
- |
546 |
18 June 1980 -
Spain 1
England 2, Stadio San Paolo,
Napoli |
NW |
squad/ unused sub |
Notes
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