Jason Brian Kennedy (born 11 September 1986) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for

Marske United Marske United Football Club is a football club based in Marske-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Mount Pleasant. History The club was established in 1956 by members of Marske Cricket Club.

. In his 12-year-long playing career, Kennedy spent most of his career with

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with whom he signed in 2009, going on to appear in 177 official games. Apart from Rochdale, Kennedy has previously played for

Middlesbrough Middlesbrough ( ) is a town on the southern bank of the River Tees in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the North York Moors national park. It is the namesake and main town of its local borough council area. Until the early 1800s, the a ...

Darlington Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The River Skerne flows through the town; it is a tributary of the River Tees. The Tees itself flows south of the town. In the 19th century, Darlington underwen ...

, and has had loan spells with

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, and

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. In 2013, he signed for Bradford City.

Club career

Middlesbrough

Kennedy started his career at

. He made his debut for the

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of England club in the 2004–05 season, in a game against

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. He made six appearances, four of which were as substitute, in 2005–06, and participated in Middlesbrough's

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run in the season against

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, playing the full game. Kennedy was handed a two-year contract in 2005 by manager

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. He joined

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club

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in August 2007 on a six-month loan deal.

Darlington

He made another loan move in 2008, this time to

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side

. On 10 May 2008, Kennedy scored the first goal in the League Two play-off semi-final first leg between Darlington and

. Darlington went on to win the match 2–1. However, in the second leg he missed his kick in a penalty shoot-out, sending Rochdale through to the play-off final. On 30 May 2008 Kennedy signed a two-year permanent deal with Darlington.

Rochdale

On 20 May 2009 Kennedy signed a two-year deal with

. He scored his first goal for the club on 28 August 2010 in a 3–1 win against

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, but was sent-off as celebrating his goal with the fans earned him a second yellow card. He followed these up with goals against

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and

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and ended the season with 4 goals. He played his final game for the club on 27 April 2013, helping Rochdale to a 1–0 win against

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. He left having made over 200 appearances for the club during a four-year spell and was part of the 2009–10 promotion winning team.

Bradford City

On 2 July 2013, Kennedy signed for

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on a free transfer following the expiry of his contract, on a two-year deal."Bradford City make first signing"

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, accessed 2 July 2013 He had almost signed for the club during the previous transfer window, and rejected the chance to stay at Rochdale as well as an offer from

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to sign with The Bantams. He made his league debut on 5 October in a 2–0 win away to

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Rochdale Return

On 24 January, Kennedy moved to

on loan until the end of the 2013–14 season.

Carlisle United

On 12 March 2015, Kennedy completed a one-month loan deal to

club

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. He made a bright start to his Carlisle career, scoring his first goal on his second start for the Blues, a 2–0 away victory over Northampton. In May 2015 it was announced Kennedy would leave Bradford City at the end of the season. Kennedy returned to Carlisle the same week signing a permanent two-year deal He was released by Carlisle at the end of the 2018–19 season.

Hartlepool United

Following a successful trial, Kennedy signed for

on 18 July 2019.

Spennymoor Town

Kennedy signed for

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side

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on loan till the end of the season Kennedy became a player-coach at Spennymoor in May 2021. On 11 January 2022, Kennedy joined

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Division One East side

on a two-month loan deal.

Marske United

On 25 February 2022, Kennedy joined

Division One East side

on a permanent deal.

Career statistics

Honours

Middlesbrough *

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: 2003–04 *

runner-up: 2005–06 Rochdale *

promotion: 2009–10, 2013–14

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kennedy, Jason 1986 births Living people English men's footballers Middlesbrough F.C. players Boston United F.C. players Bury F.C. players Livingston F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Hartlepool United F.C. players Spennymoor Town F.C. players Marske United F.C. players Premier League players English Football League players Scottish Football League players National League (English football) players Northern Premier League players Men's association football midfielders People from the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees Footballers from County Durham