Anthony David Kenworthy (born 30 October 1958) is an English former

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who played as a

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in the

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for Sheffield United and

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they ...

Football career

Kenworthy served his apprenticeship with Sheffield United and made his league debut for the Blades at Norwich City in April 1976. During his early days, he won England youth honours. He played for Sheffield United for ten years, captaining the club and making 357 appearances in all competitions with 39 goals, which is the most by a defender in Sheffield United's history. In 1986, he signed for

, where he made 100 league appearances and scored the winning

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to defeat

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in the

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final at

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in 1987. In 1998, he replaced

Danny Bergara Daniel Alberto Bergara de Medina (24 July 1942 – 25 July 2007) was a Uruguayan footballer and manager. Playing career Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, Bergara began his playing career at the age of 16, playing for Racing Club in the Uruguayan F ...

for a short spell as manager of Grantham Town.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kenworthy, Tony 1958 births Living people Footballers from Leeds English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Sheffield United F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Ashfield United F.C. players Oakham United F.C. (Nottinghamshire) players English Football League players English football managers Grantham Town F.C. managers