John Kenyon (footballer)

John Francis Kenyon (born 2 December 1953) is an English former footballer who played for Blackburn Rovers in the early 1970s as a forward.

John Kenyon
Personal information
Full name John Francis Kenyon
Date of birth (1953-12-02) 2 December 1953
Place of birth Blackburn, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1964-1969 Witton Park High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971-1972 Great Harwood Town 47 (36)
1972–1976 Blackburn Rovers 46 (7)
1976–1977 Wigan Athletic 13 (2)
1977-1978 Runcorn
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

John Francis Kenyon, a talented forward known for his speed and eye for goal. In 1970, Kenyon began his football career with Great Harwood Town.[1] While at Great Harwood, Kenyon became one of the stars of the club which generated interest from Arsenal, Crystal Palace and Blackburn Rovers.[2]

At age 18, Kenyon signed with the Rovers under coach Ken Furphy. In 1975, Kenyon's goal against Brighton & Hove Albion gave the Rovers the Third Division championship in 1975.  Kenyon spent some time with Liverpool F.C. scoring a hat trick on his debut before returning to Blackburn Rovers.

After disagreements with manager Jim Smith, Kenyon joined Wigan Athletic,[3] scoring two goals for the club in 13 Northern Premier League appearances.[4] In 1977, he moved again to Runcorn, were he became another one of the fans favoured players supporting the team through its FA Cup qualifying campaign.[5][6]

References
  1. "Great Harwood Town Football Club". Greatharwoodtown.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  2. "Furphy's Ewood Odyssey (Parts 1-4 )". Blueyedboy.wordpress.com. 24 January 2015.
  3. "John Kenyon". Neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  4. Hayes, Dean (1996). The Latics: The Official History of Wigan Athletic F.C. Harefield: Yore Publications. ISBN 1-874427-91-7.
  5. "The Official Runcorn Linnets FC Web Site". Runcornfc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  6. "The Official Runcorn Linnets FC Web Site". Runcornlinnetsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
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