Daniel Trevor Kedwell (born 3 August 1983) is an English
footballer
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who plays as a forward for
Chatham Town where he is also assistant manager. He has spent most of his career playing
non-League football, but played in League One and Two during a four-year spell with
Gillingham, his hometown club.
Career
Non-League
Born in
Gillingham, Kent,
Kedwell came through the youth system of Kent-based
Chatham Town and played one season for the club before joining
Tonbridge Angels in the summer of 2002. His spell at the Longmead Stadium was short-lived when in October 2002 he signed for
Fisher Athletic and stayed with the side until January 2003. He had a short spell at
Lordswood before joining
Maidstone United in the summer of 2003, staying until the end of the following season. Kedwell then signed for
Kent League side
Herne Bay
Herne Bay is a seaside town on the north coast of Kent in South East England. It is north of Canterbury and east of Whitstable. It neighbours the ancient villages of Herne and Reculver and is part of the City of Canterbury local governmen ...
where he was the top scorer that season finishing with 28 goals in all competitions. This attracted the attention of
Conference South side
Welling United
Welling United Football Club is a professional football club, based in Welling in the London Borough of Bexley, England. The club's first team play in the National League South, at the sixth tier of English football.
History
Welling United Foot ...
, who signed the striker in the summer. Kedwell enjoyed two seasons at Welling, scoring 38 league goals, and made a further step up in 2007 when he signed for
Conference side
Grays Athletic
Grays Athletic Football Club is a football club based in Grays, Essex, England. They are currently members of the and play at Parkside in nearby Aveley.
History
The club was established as Grays Juniors in 1890, before merging with former S ...
for £12,000, a club record. He spent one full season at the Essex club scoring 13 league goals, and at the end of the season he dropped down a division when he signed for
AFC Wimbledon for £10,000. Whilst at the south-west London club, Kedwell found some of the best scoring form of his career, and scored 67 goals in three seasons.
League
Kedwell scored the winning penalty in the
2011 Conference Premier play-off Final
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penalty shoot-out against
Luton Town
Luton Town Football Club () is a professional association football club based in the town of Luton, Bedfordshire, England, that competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1885, it is nicknam ...
to send AFC Wimbledon into the
Football League.
On 1 July 2011, he signed for
League Two
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side Gillingham, his hometown club, for a fee of £60,000. He made his league debut for Gillingham on 6 August in a 1–0 win over
Cheltenham Town
Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. From the 2021–22 season, the club compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league sy ...
at
Priestfield Stadium
Priestfield Stadium (popularly known simply as Priestfield and officially known from 2007 to 2010 as KRBS Priestfield Stadium and from 2011 as MEMS Priestfield Stadium for sponsorship purposes) is a football stadium in Gillingham, Kent. It has ...
. He finished his first season with the Gills as the club's top scorer with a total of 14 goals, 12 of which came in the league.
Kedwell was made captain of Gillingham for their first competitive game of the 2012–13 season in the League Cup against
Bristol City
Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England, which compete in the , the second tier of English football. They have played their home games at Ashton Gate since moving from St John's Lane in 1904. The ...
. He began the league campaign in with eight goals in the Gills' first ten league matches. Kedwell also managed to score the goal that secured promotion in a 1–0 home victory over
Torquay United
Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...
and scored in a 2–2 draw against his old side AFC Wimbledon which secured the league title for Gillingham.
He finished the season once again as the club's top goal scorer, scoring 16 goals in all competitions, 14 of which helped the Gills to win the
League Two championship. On 12 May 2014, Kedwell signed a new two-year deal with the "Gills".
Return to Non-League
On 6 January 2015, Kedwell signed an 18-month contract with
Conference South side
Ebbsfleet United
Ebbsfleet United Football Club is a professional football club based in Northfleet, Kent, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the club competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football.
The club was formed in 1946 fr ...
. While with the side he featured in two play-off finals. Kedwell scored two goals in the 2015–16 play-off final but missed the decisive penalty in the shootout as Ebbsfleet lost to
Maidstone United. Promotion to the
National League
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was achieved the following season with a 2–1 play-off final win over
Chelmsford City
Chelmsford City Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Chelmsford, Essex, England. Currently members of they play at the Melbourne Stadium.
History Chelmsford
Chelmsford Football Club was established in 1878 by members of ...
.
Kedwell joined
Havant & Waterlooville
Havant & Waterlooville Football Club is a professional football club based in Havant, Hampshire, England. The club participates in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football, after relegation from the National League in the ...
for the 2019–20 season, scoring 11 goals in 26 league appearances before the season was halted in March due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. He was released as a free agent in July 2020.
On 13 August 2020, Kedwell joined
Southern Counties East Premier Division side
Hollands & Blair. In November 2020, with Blair's league suspended, Kedwell returned to Havant & Waterlooville before their league was curtailed in February 2021.
Following his player-manager role with Cray Wanderers, Kedwell returned to the Southern Counties East Premier Division to join
Chatham Town on 31 December 2021, the club he was at as a junior. Following promotion to the
Isthmian League, Kedwell went into the
2022–23 season in the role of assistant manager.
Coaching career
On 10 April 2021, Kedwell began his first job in management when he was appointed manager of
Cray Wanderers
Cray Wanderers Football Club is an English semi-professional football club based in Sidcup, London. Based on later reports, the club has a claim to have been established some time in 1860 in the twin villages of St Mary Cray and St Paul's Cr ...
. On 28 December 2021, Kedwell left this role by mutual consent.
Career statistics
Managerial statistics
Honours
AFC Wimbledon
*
Conference Premier
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play-offs:
2010–11
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Gillingham
*
Football League Two
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:
2012–13
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Ebbsfleet United
*
National League South play-offs:
2016–17
Individual
*
AFC Wimbledon Player of the Season: 2009–10
* AFC Wimbledon Team of the Decade (2010s)
* Conference Premier Team of the Year: 2010–11
* National League South Team of the Year: 2016–17
References
External links
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1983 births
Living people
People from Gillingham, Kent
English footballers
Association football forwards
Chatham Town F.C. players
Tonbridge Angels F.C. players
Fisher Athletic F.C. players
Lordswood F.C. players
Maidstone United F.C. players
Herne Bay F.C. players
Welling United F.C. players
Grays Athletic F.C. players
AFC Wimbledon players
Gillingham F.C. players
Ebbsfleet United F.C. players
Havant & Waterlooville F.C. players
Hollands & Blair F.C. players
Cray Wanderers F.C. players
English Football League players
National League (English football) players
Isthmian League players
English football managers
Cray Wanderers F.C. managers
Isthmian League managers