Roger Kenyon

Roger Norton Kenyon ( born January 4, 1949 in Blackpool ) is a former English footballer. The central defender was 1966-1979 represented in the professional team of FC Everton before he played in the North American professional league for the NASL Vancouver Whitecaps and there won the Soccer Bowl.

Sports career

Kenyon went through the youth ranks of FC and Everton in September 1966 he was represented in the squad of the professional team. When two battle - and aerially strong central defender, who was also very fast, its operations were limited to rare. His debut celebrated on November 11, 1967 against Arsenal (2-2 ) by Substitutes for Howard Kendall and between late March and May, followed in 1968 by a first round of nominations in the starting lineup. Especially with his performance on 27 April 1968 FA Cup semi-final against Leeds United ( 1-0) when he represented the diseased John Hurst, he first drew a larger audience positive attention to themselves - in the subsequent final against West Bromwich Albion (0:1 ), he was missing. The desired starting place remained for the time being denied the right, only in the decisive final stages of the championship season 1969/70 he was needed sustained after the severe violation of international's Brian Labone. In the last eight games of Kenyon helped to secure the title success, for its own champion medal it had not served with low use due to the number.

Labone had to end his career prematurely in 1971 and Kenyon stood as his successor proven ready. In the first half of the 1970s, Kenyon cultured successively his game and so his skills were not on a " stopper " is limited, but also in the build-up play from the defensive qualities he developed. In his position he played also in the focus of the England team, but competitors such as Roy McFarland he could not repress ultimately. Only three times in 1975, he found the way to the bench of the "Three Lions ". The year before he had an accident with the car. Of the injuries he had recovered quickly, but in the second half of the 1970s took the injury worries to. So he lost in the 1976/77 season his place and greater notoriety gained only his own goal in the first replay of the League Cup Final match against Aston Villa ( 1:1) on 16 March 1977. By the end of the 1978/79 season he was the team the " Toffees " represented only sporadically. So he said goodbye to 1979 by the Association and the Vancouver Whitecaps he tried in North American professional football a fresh start.

Interrupted by a short engagement beginning October 1979 for Bristol City, he played three seasons for the Canadian Club. Greatest success was there in 1979 winning the Soccer Bowl. After his return to the English home Kenyon was the active career in the 1982/83 season at Altrincham FC unterklassigen finish.

Title / Awards

• Soccer Bowl ( 1): 1979