David Kenny (footballer, born 1891)
David Brown Kenny (22 May 1891 – 11 December 1978) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre half in the Football League for Grimsby Town and Bristol Rovers.[3]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | David Brown Kenny[1] | ||
Date of birth | 22 May 1891 | ||
Place of birth | Maybole, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 11 December 1978 87)[2] | (aged||
Place of death | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada[2] | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1909–1910 | Maybole | ||
1910–1911 | Girvan | ||
1911–1912 | Falkirk | ||
1912–1913 | Barrow | ||
1913–1920 | Grimsby Town | 58 | (0) |
1920–1921 | Bristol Rovers | 11 | (0) |
1921–192? | Nainamo City | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Personal life
Kenny worked as a shoemaker.[4] In February 1915, six months since the outbreak of the First World War, he enlisted as a private in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment.[4] He was wounded in 1916 and emigrated to Canada after the war.[4]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Grimsby Town | 1914–15[5] | Second Division | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
Bristol Rovers | 1920–21[6] | Third Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Career Total | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
References
- Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 163. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- "K and L". The Bristol Rovers History Group. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- Lamming, Douglas (1985). A Who's Who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890–1985. Beverley: Hutton. p. 42. ISBN 0-907033-34-2.
- "Grimsby Town Football Club". Archived from the original on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- "Grimsby Town Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- "Rovers results, appearances and goalscorers 1899 to 2022". The Bristol Rovers History Group. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
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