Roger Kenyon

Roger Kenyon (born 4 January 1949) is an English footballer who played for Everton between 1967 and 1979. He also played for the NASL team Vancouver Whitecaps during his career. He was part of the Everton side that won the First Division in the 1969–70 season; making 9 appearances in the process.[1] He is remembered at Everton for scoring an own goal in the first replay of the 1977 League Cup Final; this game finished 1-1 and Everton lost the second replay 3-2 to Aston Villa.

Roger Kenyon
Personal information
Date of birth (1949-01-04) 4 January 1949
Place of birth Blackpool, England
Position(s) Central defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1979 Everton 267 (6)
1979 Vancouver Whitecaps 10 (0)
1979–1980 Bristol City 4 (0)
1980–1981 Vancouver Whitecaps 50 (0)
1981–1982 Blackpool 0 (0)
1982–1984 Altrincham
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He is now responsible for Blue Nose Promotions[2] and organises events with sports personalities.

Career seasons
Season Games played Goals scored
Everton
1967–1968 16 0
1968–1969 7 0
1969–1970 9 0
1970–1971 29 0
1971–1972 36 0
1972–1973 40 2
1973–1974 36 2
1974–1975 40 0
1975–1976 30 1
1976–1977 14 1
1977–1978 7 0
1978–1979 3 0
Vancouver Whitecaps
1979 10 0
1980 27 0
1981 23 0

References
  1. "1969-1970 Summary". evertonresults.com. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Howard Kendall		 Everton captain
1974-1976		 Succeeded by
Mick Lyons
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