George Kennedy (Scottish footballer)
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 Kennedy while with Brentford in 1911. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George William Kennedy[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1882 | ||
| Place of birth | Dumfries, Scotland[2] | ||
| Date of death | 16 November 1917 (aged 35) | ||
| Place of death | Passchendaele salient, Belgium[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Half back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Maxwelltown Volunteers | |||
| 1906–1908 | Lincoln City | 42 | (0) |
| 1908–1909 | Chelsea | 10 | (0) |
| 1910–1913 | Brentford | 73 | (2) |
| 1913–1914 | Dumfries | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George William Kennedy DCM MM (12 March 1882 – 16 November 1917) was a Scottish footballer. He played at left half or centre half.
He began his career in his native Dumfries with Maxwelltown Volunteers.
He then made 45 appearances over two seasons playing for Lincoln City, making the move along with Norrie Fairgray and George Nisbet.[3] Under David Calderhead, Lincoln pulled off an FA Cup upset when a goal by Fairgray knocked out Chelsea 1–0 in a replay. Calderhead became Chelsea manager soon after and took Fairgray with him. Kennedy followed a year later.
Kennedy spent the years in the lead up to World War I playing for another team in West London, then-Southern League club, Brentford.[1][4] George left Brentford at the end of the 1912–13 season,[5] returning to Dumfries for the following season.[2]
Personal life
George Kennedy emigrated to Canada in June 1914. Sailing from Glasgow to Montreal on board the SS Grampian.[6]
