{{short description|English footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}} {{Use British English|date=June 2016}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Keith Kennedy |image = |caption = |fullname = Keith Vernon Kennedy<ref>{{Hugman|10884|accessdate=26 May 2024}}</ref> |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|3|5|df=y}} |birth_place = Sunderland, England |height = |position = Left back |youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = |years1 = 1970–1972 |clubs1 = Newcastle United |caps1 = 1 |goals1 = 0 |years2 = 1972–1982 |clubs2 = Bury |caps2 = 405 |goals2 = 4 |years3 = 1982–1983 |clubs3 = Mansfield Town |caps3 = 34 |goals3 = 0 |years4 = |clubs4 = Barrow |caps4 = |goals4 = |years5 = |clubs5 = Morecambe |caps5 = |goals5 = |years6 = |clubs6 = Netherfield |caps6 = |goals6 = |years7 = |clubs7 = Colne Dynamoes |caps7 = |goals7 = |totalcaps = 440+ |totalgoals = 4+ }} '''Keith Vernon Kennedy''' (born 5 March 1952) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left back, making over 400 career appearances.
==Career== Born in Sunderland, Kennedy played for Newcastle United, Bury, Mansfield Town, Barrow, Morecambe, Netherfield and Colne Dynamoes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/keithkennedy.html|title=Profile|publisher=Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database}}</ref><ref>{{ENFA}}</ref>
==Personal life== His younger brother Alan Kennedy,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://toon1892.com/detail_player.php?id=419|title=Keith Vernon Kennedy | Player Profile | toon1892 ~ a site for Newcastle United fans everywhere...|first=Kenneth H.|last=Scott|website=toon1892.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/players/keith-kennedy-37552/|title=Keith Kennedy Football Player Statistics | 11v11.com}}</ref> and his son Tom Kennedy were both footballers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/5940837.madens-double-sends-kids/|title=Maden's double sends kids through|date=19 October 2002|website=Lancashire Telegraph}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
{{1977–78 Football League Third Division PFA Team of the Year}}
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