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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 August 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Penshaw, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1978 | Newcastle United | 158 | (9) |
| 1978–1986 | Liverpool | 251 | (15) |
| 1986–1987 | Sunderland | 54 | (2) |
| 1987 | Wigan Athletic | 22 | (0) |
| 1987 | Hartlepool United | 5 | (0) |
| 1987 | B 1903 | ||
| 1988 | Beerschot | ||
| 1988–1989 | Northwich Victoria | ||
| 1989 | Colne Dynamoes | ||
| 1989-1990 | Wrexham | 16 | (0) |
| 1990–1991 | Morecambe | ||
| 1991–1992 | Netherfield | ||
| 1992–1993 | Radcliffe Borough | ||
| 1993–1994 | Barrow | ||
| Total | 506 | (26) | |
| International career | |||
| 1974–1976 | England U23 | 6 | (0) |
| 1978–1980 | England B | 7 | (2) |
| 1984 | England | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alan Kennedy (born 31 August 1954) is an English former professional footballer who played the majority of his career as a left back for Newcastle United and then Liverpool. He was a stalwart member of the latter team that won many honours from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. At different times Kennedy was active as a professional in England, Denmark, Belgium and Wales, making over 500 appearances in a career that lasted for 22 years. He also represented England at senior international level.
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 352. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.