Kenny Sansom

Kenny Sansom
Sansom in 2011
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Graham Sansom
Date of birth (1958-09-26) 26 September 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth Camberwell, London, England
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1980 Crystal Palace 172 (3)
1980–1988 Arsenal 314 (6)
1988–1989 Newcastle United 20 (0)
1989–1991 Queens Park Rangers 64 (0)
1991–1993 Coventry City 51 (0)
1993 Everton 7 (1)
1993 Brentford 8 (0)
1994 Watford 1 (0)
Total 637 (10)
International career
1974 England Schoolboys 7 (0)
1977 England Youth 5 (0)
1978–1980 England U21 8 (0)
1978–1979 England B 2 (0)
1979–1988 England 86 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kenneth Graham Sansom (born 26 September 1958) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. An England international, he played for clubs such as Crystal Palace, Arsenal, Newcastle United, Coventry City, Queens Park Rangers, Everton and Watford.

He is the second most capped England national team full-back, having appeared 86 times for his country between 1979 and 1988.[2][3]

  1. ^ Sansom & Wright 2008, p. 5
  2. ^ "Kenny Sansom". England Football Online.com.
  3. ^ "Sam Wallace: Ashley Cole deserves applause, not abuse – but some". The Independent. 7 February 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2016.