James John Kennedy (8 May 1883 – 20 July 1947) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for

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, Brighton & Hove Albion,

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, Stockport County,

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, Swindon Town, Norwich City,

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and Gillingham.

Football career

Kennedy played for Celtic and Brighton & Hove Albion before joining Leeds City in 1906. The defender played in 60 matches and scored once between 1906 and 1908 for the

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club. He moved to Stockport County where he played a further 20 matches before joining Tottenham Hotspur. Kennedy featured in 13 matches and scored once in his career at

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, which was followed by short spells at Swindon Town and Norwich City. He then joined Watford, captaining them to the Southern League title in 1914–15 after his predecessor Alex Stewart enlisted for military service. He joined

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during the

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and played as a guest for Aidrieonians and St Mirren. Upon the resumption of peacetime football in 1919, Kennedy finished his career at Gillingham. He served as the club's trainer between 1920 and 1922 and then acted as trainer for

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until his death in 1947.

References

External links

Kennedy fact-file
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kennedy, Jimmy 1883 births 1947 deaths Footballers from Dundee Scottish men's footballers English Football League players Celtic F.C. players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Leeds City F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Norwich City F.C. players Gillingham F.C. players Watford F.C. players Men's association football wing halves Scottish Football League players Southern Football League players Brentford F.C. players Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) wartime guest players St Mirren F.C. wartime guest players Gillingham F.C. non-playing staff Partick Thistle F.C. non-playing staff