Kevin Dennis
English footballer (born 1976)
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Kevin Jason Dennis (born 14 December 1976) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a left winger for Football League club Brentford.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Jason Dennis[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 December 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Islington, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Left winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1996 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1998 | Brentford | 17 | (0) |
| 1998 | → Chesham United (loan) | ||
| 1999 | → Welling United (loan) | ||
| 1999 | Hampton & Richmond Borough | ||
| 1999 | Welling United | 18 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Brentford
Dennis began his career in the academy at Premier League club Arsenal, before being released and signing a three-month contract with Second Division club Brentford during the 1996 off-season.[3] He made the first senior appearance of his career as a 75th-minute substitute for Carl Asaba in a 2–0 defeat to Crewe Alexandra on 12 October 1996.[4] Dennis broke into the team during the latter part of the 1996–97 season and made one appearance in the Bees' unsuccessful play-off campaign.[5] He made just six appearances during 1997–98 and after the club's relegation to the Third Division at the end of the season,[6] he signed a new one-year contract.[7] Dennis was an unused substitute on one occasion during the 1998–99 season and was released in May 1999.[5][8] Dennis made 21 appearances and scored no goals during three seasons at Griffin Park.[5]
Non-League football
During the 1998–99 season, Dennis spent time on loan from Brentford at non-League clubs Chesham United and Welling United.[8] In 1999, he briefly joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Hampton & Richmond Borough on a free transfer and then returned to Conference club Welling United,[9] for whom he played until December 1999.[8]
Personal life
In February 1994, Dennis was convicted of manslaughter together with his brother, after the duo stabbed 20-year-old Simon Geary to death in the Highbury neighbourhood.[10] In 2001, he was found guilty of the 1999 murder of 23-year-old Batatunde Oba in a fight at an Ealing nightspot.[11] The conviction was later overturned on appeal.[12]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1996–97[5] | Second Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997–98[6] | Second Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1998–99[5] | Third Division | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Welling United | 1999–00[13] | Conference | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 20 | 2 | |
| Career total | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 2 | ||
- 2 appearances in Football League Trophy, 1 appearance in Second Division play-offs
- Appearances in Football League Trophy
- Appearance in Conference League Cup
