Mark Kendall (footballer, born 1961)

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.

For the Welsh goalkeeper with Tottenham Hotspur, Newport County and Wolves, see Mark Kendall (footballer, born 1958).

Mark Kendall
Personal information
Full name Mark Ivan Kendall
Date of birth (1961-12-10) 10 December 1961
Place of birth Nuneaton, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1976–1979 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1982 Aston Villa 0 (0)
1982–1984 Northampton Town 11 (0)
1984–1985 Birmingham City 1 (0)
1985–19?? Tamworth
– Mile Oak Rovers
– Hitchin Town
– Worcester City
– Atherstone Town
– Bedworth United
– Willenhall Town
– Polesworth North Warwick
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Kendall was born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, and attended Polesworth School. He joined Aston Villa in 1976.[3] Kendall played in Aston Villa's youth teams which lost in the final of the 1978 FA Youth Cup final[4] but were winners two years later.[3] 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.[3]

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

References
  1. Rollin, Jack, ed. (1980). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 54. ISBN 0362020175.
  2. "Mark Kendall". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  3. "Kendall, Mark". Aston Villa Player Database. Jörn Mårtensson. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  4. Barber, David (20 January 2009). "Youth Cup pedigree". The Football Association. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  5. Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 103. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  6. Matthews, p. 219.
  7. Lawrence, David (13 May 1988). "The bubble bursts". Burton Mail. Retrieved 30 July 2015 – via Gresley Rovers F.C.
  8. "Kitted out in style" (PDF). Home In. Waterloo Housing Association (51): 3. Winter 2002. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  9. Smith, Dave (14 June 2003). "Masters Football 2003". Professional Footballers' Association (PFA). Archived from the original on 13 June 2011.
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