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| Ray Kennedy: Midfielder |
| Nickname: |
| Date of Birth:
28/07/1951 |
| Squad: number: |
| With the Reds: 1974-1982 |
| Height: |
| Weight: |
| Bought from: Arsenal |
| Signed for LFC:
Ј180,000 - 12.07.1974 |
| Debut: 31st August 1974 v Chelsea (A)
D1 win 3-0, firsth goal score (Aged 23) |
| Debut goal: 31.08.1974 |
| 1st team
league games: 272 (+ 3 as sub) |
| 1st team
league goals: 51 |
| Total 1st team
games: 390 (+ 3 as sub) |
| Total 1st team
goals: 72 |
| Contract expiry: January
1982, transferred to Swansea for 160,000 pounds |
| International
caps: 17 (17 as Liverpool) England |
| International
goals: 3 (3 as Liverpool) |
| International debut:
24.03.1976 vs. Wales |
| Characteristics: |
| Former clubs: Arsenal,
Swansea City, Hartlepool United, Sunderland |
| Birth Place: Seaton
Delaval, Northumberland, England |
| Honours: 5 Division One Championship
75/76, 76/77, 78/79, 79/80, 81/82, 1 League Cup 80/81, 3 European Cups 76/77, 77/78,
80/81, 1 UEFA Cup 75/76, 4 Charity Shields 76, 77 (shared), 79, 80, 1 European Super Cup
77 |
| Personal Honours: |
| Fact: |
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Total LFC
and other club games/goals
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League |
FA Cup |
FL Cup |
Europe |
Other |
Total |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
|
Arsenal |
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|
| 1969-70 |
4 |
1 |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1970-71 |
41 |
19 |
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1971-72 |
37 |
12 |
|
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|
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|
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|
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| 1972-73 |
34 |
9 |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| 1973-74 |
42 |
12 |
|
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
| 1974-75 |
23/2 |
5 |
|
|
4 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
|
|
31/2 |
10 |
| 1975-76 |
29/1 |
6 |
2 |
|
1 |
|
10 |
4 |
|
|
42/1 |
10 |
| 1976-77 |
41 |
7 |
8 |
1 |
2 |
|
9 |
1 |
1 |
|
61 |
9 |
| 1977-78 |
41 |
4 |
1 |
|
9 |
1 |
9 |
2 |
1 |
|
61 |
7 |
| 1978-79 |
42 |
10 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
|
4 |
|
|
|
54 |
11 |
| 1979-80 |
40 |
9 |
8 |
|
6 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
56 |
9 |
| 1980-81 |
41 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
2 |
9 |
2 |
1 |
|
62 |
13 |
| 1981-82 |
15 |
2 |
|
|
3 |
|
4 |
1 |
1 |
|
23 |
3 |
| Total |
272/3 |
51 |
28 |
3 |
35 |
6 |
50 |
12 |
5 |
|
390/3 |
72 |
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
| Total |
started/substitutions |
|
Total |
Competition |
| 390 |
Started |
|
275 |
League |
| 7 |
On the bench |
|
35 |
League Cup |
| 3 |
Substitute |
|
32 |
European Cup |
| 12 |
Substituted |
|
28 |
FA Cup |
|
|
|
10 |
UEFA Cup |
|
|
|
4 |
European Cup Winners Cup |
|
|
|
4 |
European Super Cup |
|
|
|
4 |
Charity Shield |
|
|
|
1 |
World Club Championship |
Career Milestones for Ray Kennedy:
Appearances in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| 1 |
31.08.1974 |
Chelsea |
3-0 |
Stamford Bridge |
League |
| 50 |
26.12.1975 |
Stoke City |
1-1 |
Victoria Ground |
League |
| 100 |
04.12.1976 |
Ipswich Town |
0-1 |
Portman Road |
League |
| 150 |
15.10.1977 |
Leeds United |
2-1 |
Elland Road |
League |
| 200 |
22.08.1978 |
Ipswich Town |
3-0 |
Portman Road |
League |
| 250 |
08.05.1979 |
Aston Villa |
3-0 |
Anfield |
League |
| 300 |
12.04.1980 |
Arsenal |
0-0 |
Hillsborough |
FA |
| 350 |
07.02.1981 |
WBA |
0-2 |
The Hawthorns |
League |
Goals in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Min |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| 1 |
31.08.1974 |
22 |
Chelsea |
3-0 |
Stamford Br. |
League |
| 50 |
27.10.1979 |
86 |
Manchester C |
4-0 |
Maine Road |
League |
Next time you can to see how Ray Kennedy playin for Reserves team FC Liverpool
Update 12.02.06 |
PROFILE
 In one
of English football's greatest positional switches of all time, Kennedy became a driving
force in the Liverpool teams who lifted a succession of trophies under Bob Paisley in the
1970's and 1980's.
He was signed for a then club record 180,000 pounds from Arsenal on the day Bill
Shankly resigned as manager in July 1974. Kennedy arrived as a bustling, burly centre
forward who had won the League and FA Cup double at Highbury three years earlier.
He struggled to find a Liverpool place until new boss Paisley tracked down
Kennedy's former teacher in the player's native Northumberland and discovered he had been
a schoolboy midfielder. He promptly switched Kennedy to the left flank where he excelled,
winning England recognition and acclaim throughout Europe for his vision and finishing
ability.
 Perhaps
the most memorable of his 72 Liverpool goals came at Munich's Olympic Stadium in the 1981
European Cup semi final second leg. His late strike secured a 1-1 draw with Bayern and a
place in the final. Kennedy joined Swansea in January 1982 and later played for Hartlepool
but has been cruelly afflicted by Parkinson's Disease. |
