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Brian Kidd

Manchester United FC

2 appearances, 1 goal

P 2 W 2 D 0 L 0 F 5: A 1
*(actual F 4: A 1)
100% successful

1970

disciplined: none
captain:
none
minutes played:
c.110

Profile

Full name Brian Kidd (*Actual for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.)
Born 29 May 1949 in Collyhurst, Manchester, Lancashire [registered in Manchester, July 1949].
Height/Weight 5' 10", 11st. 6lbs [1970].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com

Biographies x
 

x. - A Football Compendium, Peter J. Seddon (1999).

Club Career

Club(s)

Kidd started playing for schools in the Manchester area before signing apprentice forms with Manchester United FC in August 1964, turning professional in June 1966. 52 goals in 203 league appearances followed, but after United's relegation, he transferred to Arsenal FC for 110,000 pounds in July 1974, he scored another thirty goals in 77 league appearances. Manchester City FC signed him in July 1976 for 100,000 pounds, and made 98 league appearances, scoring 44 goals. Everton FC were next to gain his services for 150,000 pounds in March 1979, and they got a return of twelve goals in forty league appearances before being sold to Bolton Wanderers FC in May 1980 for 110,000 pounds, where he played 43 league appearances, scoring thirteen goals, he was loaned to the NASL side Atlanta Chiefs in 1981, making 29 appearances, and scored 23 goals. Kidd left Bolton in January 1982 to return to the NASL and Fort Lauderdale Strikers for 51 appearances, and 34 goals, and Minnesota Strikers in 1984 for thirteen appearances, scoring eight goals. He finally retired as a player in 1984.

Club honours European Cup winner 1967-68;
Individual honours Football League (one appearance)
Distinctions None

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

Managerial Career

Club(s)

Kidd began management at Barrow AFC and then as assistant manager with Swindon Town FC in April 1985 and the same position at Preston North End FC later in 1985, he soon became the club's caretaker manager in November 1985, before accepting the role full-time in January 1986, it lasted until March 1986, after which he was involved in coaching young players before becoming Manchester United FC's youth team coach in 1988, Kidd was promoted to the role of assistant manager in 1991. He left to take charge at Blackburn Rovers FC in December 1998 and dismissed on 3 November 1999 with Rovers. Kidd moved to Leeds United AFC in May 2000 as youth coach and as Head Coach in March 2001. Meanwhile, Kidd was named as assistant to England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson on 22 January 2003. He left Leeds in May 2003 and the England set-up in May 2004 to battle illness.  After recovery, in September 2006, he accepted an offer to work as assistant to, firstly, Neil Warnock, and then Bryan Robson, at Sheffield United FC. He left in February 2008. On 11 February 2009, Kidd was appointed as the assistant manager at Portsmouth FC. He remained until August. Kidd then became Technical Development Manager at Manchester City FC in September 2009, before becoming assistant manager on 19 December 2009.

Club honours None as manager, but plenty as assistant
Individual honours Premier League manager of the month January 1999

England Career

Player number 865th player to appear for England.
Position(s) Forward
First match No. 441, 21 April 1970, England 3 Northern Ireland 0, a British Championship match at Empire Stadium, Wembley, aged 20 years 327 days.
Last match No. 444, 24 May 1970, Ecuador 0 England 1, a pre-World Cup Finals warm-up match at Estádio OlĂ­mpico Atahualpa, Quito, substitute (c.70), aged 20 years 360 days.
Major tournaments World Cup Finals 1970 (provisional squad);
Team honours None
Individual honours England U23 (ten appearances, five goals), England Youth.
Distinctions None

Beyond England

After hanging up his boots, Brian settled into various management roles, being more comfortable being the assistant than he was making the decisions. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.150.

 

Brian Kidd - Career Statistics
Squads Apps comp. apps Starts Sub on Sub off Mins. Goals goals ave.min comp. goals Capt. Disc.
5 2 1 1 1 0 110 1 110 min 0 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.

 

Brian Kidd - Match Record - All Matches - By Type of Match - By Colour of Shirt
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home - British Championship 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 0 0 3.00 1.00 100.0 +1
Away - Friendly 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 0 1 2.00 0.00 100.0 +1
All - White 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 0 1 2.50 0.50 100.0 +2

 

Brian Kidd - Match Record - Tournament Matches
British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1969-70 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 0 0 3.00 1.00 100.0 +1
BC All 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 0 0 3.00 1.00 100.0 +1
All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 0 0 3.00 1.00 100.0 +1
All 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 0 0 3.00 1.00 100.0 +1

 

Brian Kidd - Match History
 Club: Manchester United F.C. - 2 full appearances

manager: Alf Ramsey - 2 full capsx

Age 18
1 u23 1 November 1967 - Wales 1 England 2, Vetch Field, Swansea Fr AW Start ?
2 u23 20 December 1967 - England 1 Italy 0, City Ground, Nottingham Fr HW Start ?
3 u23 7 February 1968 - Scotland 1 England 2, Hampden Park, Glasgow Fr AW Start ?
Age 19
4 u23 22 May 1969 - Netherlands 2 England 1, Adelaarshorst, Deventer Fr AL Start ?
5 u23 25 May 1969 - Belgium B 0 England 1, Albertparkstadion, Oostende Fr AW sub 67 ?
Age 20
6 u23 1 October 1969 - England 2 Wales 0, Ashton Gate. Bedminster Fr HW Start ?
7 u23 22 October 1969 - England 2 USSR 0, Old Trafford, Manchester Fr HW Start ?
8 u23 4 March 1970 - England 3 Scotland 1, Roker Park, Sunderland Fr HW
ab62
Start ?
- 440 18 April 1970 - Wales 1 England 1, Ninian Park, Cardiff BC AD squad/sub ?
1 441 21 April 1970 - England 3 Northern Ireland 1, Empire Stadium, Wembley HW Start 8
- 442 25 April 1970 - Scotland 0 England 0, Hampden Park, Glasgow AD squad/sub ?
- 443 20 May 1970 - Colombia 0 England 4, Estadio Nemesio Camacho, Bogotá tour AW squad member 17
2 444 24 May 1970 - Ecuador 0 England 2, Estádio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito AW sub 70
76
17
0-1 when substituting
On 25 March 1970, Sir Alf Ramsey announced a 28-man provisional squad to take to Mexico.  On 24 May, a week before the World Cup Finals kicked off, the final 22 man squad was confirmed, and six returned home including Brian Kidd.
Age 21
9 u23 14 October 1970 - England 3 West Germany 1, Filbert Street, Leicester Fr HW Start 70 ?
10 u23 11 November 1970 - England 2 Sweden 0, Boothferry Park, Hull Fr HW Start 9, 24 ?
- 449 25 November 1970 - England 3 GDR 1, Empire Stadium, Wembley Fr HW squad/unused

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