David Kenny (footballer, born 1891)
Scottish footballer
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David Brown Kenny (22 May 1891 – 11 December 1978) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre half in the Football League for Grimsby Town and Bristol Rovers.[3]
Full name
David Brown Kenny[1]
Date of birth
22 May 1891
Place of birth
Maybole, Scotland
Date of death
11 December 1978 (aged 87)[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Brown Kenny[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 May 1891 | ||
| Place of birth | Maybole, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 11 December 1978 (aged 87)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1909–1910 | Maybole | ||
| 1910–1911 | Girvan | ||
| 1911–1912 | Falkirk | ||
| 1912–1913 | Barrow | ||
| 1913–1920 | Grimsby Town | 58 | (0) |
| 1920–1921 | Bristol Rovers | 11 | (0) |
| 1921–192? | Nainamo City | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
Kenny worked as a shoemaker.[4] In February 1915, six months since the outbreak of the First World War, he enlisted as a private in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment.[4] He was wounded in 1916 and emigrated to Canada after the war.[4]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Grimsby Town | 1914–15[5] | Second Division | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Bristol Rovers | 1920–21[6] | Third Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Career Total | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
