Kamu Laird

Kamu Laird (born 23 December 1975, Port of Spain) is a Trinidadian footballer who briefly played in the Football League for Chester City as a forward.

Kamu Laird
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-12-23) 23 December 1975
Place of birth Port of Spain, Trinidad
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Fatima College
Augusta State University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999 Dulwich Hamlet
1999–2000 Chester City 3 (1)
2000 Dulwich Hamlet ? (?)
2000–2001 Joe Public
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Before joining Chester in December 1999, Laird had played in his homeland for Fatima College and then in the United States for Augusta State University.[1] He signed for Chester along with compatriot Angus Eve at a time when they were bottom of Division Three under American manager Terry Smith, who had recently signed other foreign hopefuls including Joe Carver, Goran Milosavljevic and Martin Nash.

The duo were to enjoy memorable debuts against Halifax Town, with both scoring in the first–half in a 2–1 win on December 18, 1999.[2] Laird went off at half–time and in the next game came on as substitute against Mansfield Town. His third and final appearance for Chester came just 10 days after his debut, when he was taken off after just 27 minutes in a humiliating 5–1 home defeat by Leyton Orient.[3]

After not playing for Chester again, Laird joined non–league side Dulwich Hamlet in late January 2000.[4] He is believed to have emigrated after the season ended.[1]

References

  1. Chester City v. Dover Athletic matchday programme; 26/8/2000; pg. 24
  2. "Chester City 2 Halifax Town 1". chester-city.co.uk. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
  3. "Chester City 1 Leyton Orient 5". chester-city.co.uk. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
  4. "Players to leave?". chester-city.co.uk. 31 January 2000. Archived from the original on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
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