Mark Kendall (footballer, born 1961) explained

Mark Kendall
Fullname:Mark Ivan Kendall
Height:[1]
Position:Goalkeeper
Birth Date:10 December 1961
Birth Place:Nuneaton, England
Youthyears1:1976–1979
Youthclubs1:Aston Villa
Years1:1979–1982
Clubs1:Aston Villa
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:1982–1984
Caps2:11
Goals2:0
Years3:1984–1985
Caps3:1
Goals3:0
Years4:1985–19??
Clubs4:Tamworth
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Mark Ivan Kendall (born 10 December 1961) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Northampton Town and Birmingham City.[2] He played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Kendall was born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, and attended Polesworth School. He joined Aston Villa in 1976. Kendall played in Aston Villa's youth teams which lost in the final of the 1978 FA Youth Cup final[3] but were winners two years later.[4] While with Aston Villa, Kendall was capped for England at youth level, and played 18 games for the reserves, but never appeared for the first team. He joined Fourth Division club Northampton Town on a free transfer in 1982.[4]

He played 11 times in the Football League for Northampton, and moved on to Birmingham City of the First Division in March 1984 as cover for Tony Coton.[5] He played once in the 1983–84 season, deputising for Coton in a game at home to Arsenal which resulted in a 1–1 draw.[6] After leaving Birmingham Kendall joined Tamworth, where he contributed to the club's winning the West Midlands (Regional) League title in 1988.[7] After Tamworth he went on play for a number of non-league teams, mostly in the Midlands area, including Mile Oak Rovers, Hitchin Town, Worcester City, Atherstone Town, Bedworth United, Willenhall and Polesworth North Warwick.[5]

Kendall has coached the Tamworth Junior League XI,[8] and has represented former club Birmingham City in Masters football.[9]

Honours

with Aston Villa

with Tamworth

Notes and References

  1. Book: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81 . registration . Jack . Rollin . Queen Anne Press. London . 1980 . 0362020175 . 54.
  2. Web site: Mark Kendall . UK A–Z Transfers . Neil Brown . 30 July 2015.
  3. Web site: Youth Cup pedigree . David . Barber . 20 January 2009 . 30 July 2015 . The Football Association.
  4. Web site: Kendall, Mark . Aston Villa Player Database . Jörn Mårtensson . 4 April 2009.
  5. Book: Matthews, Tony . Birmingham City: A Complete Record . 1995 . Breedon Books . Derby . 103 . 978-1-85983-010-9.
  6. Matthews, p. 219.
  7. News: The bubble bursts . David . Lawrence . Burton Mail . Gresley Rovers F.C. . 13 May 1988 . 30 July 2015.
  8. Winter 2002 . Kitted out in style . Home in . 51 . 3 . Waterloo Housing Association . 1 April 2012.
  9. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20110613182138/http://www.givemefootball.com/championship/masters-football-2003 . Masters Football 2003 . Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) . 13 June 2011 . Dave . Smith . 14 June 2003 .