Fred Kennedy
Frederick "Fred" Kennedy (born 23 October 1902 in Black Lane, † November 1963 in Failsworth ) was an English footballer. The inside forward was initially active for clubs like Manchester United, Everton, Middlesbrough and later the Blackburn Rovers in England, but celebrated in his excursions in the French football with Racing Paris and winning the French championship and the Cup 1936, the biggest successes in his active career.
Sports career
Born in Black Lane near the city, in Greater Manchester Radcliffe Fred Kennedy first played in the amateur field for the co-located in the region Rossendale United, before he came to the first professional applications at the then second division club Manchester United in the season 1923/24. Mostly used on the right inside forward position, but occasionally coming from the left side, he announced on October 6, 1923 his debut against Oldham Athletic. Only four months later, the second insert, which was but the prelude to further games in significantly shorter intervals followed. This included beginning in March 1924 two performances within a week against the third division team FC Nelson, with him on March 1, 1924, the first goal of his professional career succeeded ( Full 2-0). The last year narrowly missed promotion was with 14th place at the end clearly out of reach, but in the subsequent 1924/25 season contributed Kennedy eleven games to win the runner-up at. However, the crucial period for promotion to the First Division he missed due to his premature departure in March 1925 Everton FC.
The " fudge " from Liverpool were on a desperate search for by powerful strikers and arrived in this connection to Kennedy, against Notts County ( 1-0) made his debut on 18 March 1925 and only three days later at the 1: 3 defeat against Arsenal scored his first goal - a certain Dixie Dean was also here for the first time in the ranks of Everton FC. The following season, 1925/26, Kennedy denied until early November 1925 13 of the first 15 league games, but then lost his place to Jack O'Donnell and the following year at Arthur Dominy. Next stations was from the 1927/28 season the Erstligakonkurrent Middlesbrough FC, with the Kennedy Although descent to the end of the season in the second division, but a year later succeeded on the second division championship to return to the highest English league, what Kennedy had contributed five Torerfolge. Instead of following his club to the First Division, but he moved within the second division for Reading FC and a year later also in the Second Division to Oldham Athletic.
After intermediate stations outside of professional football with former club Rossendale United and Northwich Victoria Kennedy then it moved to France to the capital club RC Paris. There he graduated from in the season 1932/33, a total of 16 league matches before it returned to England in the first division club Blackburn Rovers. Right away he was at the " Rovers " in the team of coach Arthur Barritt regulars and was absent in the first 31 league games only twice. This reach him eight goals, although then but was not followed by other appearances more. Instead, he joined again the Racing Club Paris, where he finally celebrated his greatest successes. In the 1935/36 season he won were, the French league and cup double. After another year in France, he trailed off his active career in the season 1937/38, the English second division club Stockport County.
Title / Awards
- French Championship ( 1): 1936
- French Cup ( 1): 1936