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Conyers Kirby Personal information Full name Conyers Kirby Date of birth 1884 Place of birth Birmingham, England Date of death 9 April 1946 (aged 61–62) Place of death England, Middlesex Playing position Outside right Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† – Royal Army Medical Corps ? (?) 1905–1906 Fulham 4 (0) 1906–1907 Birmingham 1 (0) 1907–190x Blackpool 0 (0) – Worcester City ? (?) 1908–1911 Kidderminster Harriers ? (?) 1911–1913 Willenhall Pickwick ? (?) 1913–191x Fulham 0 (0) Teams managed 1922-1924 CE Europa 1924-1925 FC Barcelona 1925-1926 Athletic Bilbao 1930-19xx CE Europa * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Conyers Kirby (1884 – 9 April 1946), also known as Ralph Kirby, was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham.[1] He played as an outside right.
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Playing career
Kirby was born in the Bordesley Green district of Birmingham. While serving in the Royal Army Medical Corps, he represented them at football and became a champion sprinter. In 1905 he joined Southern League club Fulham, for whom he played four league games.[2] In the 1906 close season he joined Birmingham,[3] for whom he made his only Football League appearance,[1] on 6 September 1906 in the First Division match at home to Newcastle United which Birmingham lost 4–2.[4] He later joined Blackpool, without appearing in the Football League, and played non-league football for Worcester City, Kidderminster Harriers and Willenhall Pickwick, before returning to Fulham in 1913.[1][3]
Coaching career
Kirby retired from playing in 1918 and moved to Spain, where he became a referee[3][5] and a football manager. He coached both CE Europa and FC Barcelona during the 1920s. He was appointed CE Europa manager in August 1922[6] In 1923 he guided Europa to the Campionat de Catalunya. After finishing level on points with FC Barcelona, Europa then beat them 1-0 in a title play-off. They then represented Catalonia in the Copa del Rey and after defeating Sevilla FC and Sporting Gijon in earlier rounds, they lost 1-0 to Athletic Bilbao in the final at the Les Corts.
Kirby was subsequently appointed coach of FC Barcelona in December 1924 and replaced Jesza Poszony.[7] His first game in charge was a 2-0 win in a friendly against First Vienna FC on Christmas Day 1925. He remained in charge for 39 games.
He joined Athletic Bilbao in September 1925[8] and came back to England in May 1926.[9]
Kirby later rejoined CE Europa and coached them in La Liga during the 1930-31 season. However they finished bottom of the table and were relegated.
He died in Spain on 9 April 1946.[1]
Honours
CE Europa
- Copa del Rey
- Runners-Up 1922-23
- Championat de Catalunya: 1
- 1922-23
References
- ^ a b c d Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 148. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ "Conyers Kirby". FulhamWeb. http://www.fulhamweb.co.uk/player/415/Conyers-Kirby.aspx. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- ^ a b c Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 104. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ^ Matthews, p. 153.
- ^ [1], La Vanguardia, 12 February 1924
- ^ [2], El Mundo Deportivo, 28 August 1922
- ^ [3], El Mundo Deportivo, 1 December 1924
- ^ [4], El Mundo Deportivo, 11 September 1925
- ^ [5], El Mundo Deportivo, 28 May 1926
External links
Athletic Bilbao – managers Sherpherd (1910–11) · Barnes (1914–16) · Barnes (1920–21) · Burton (1921) · Arzuaga (1922) · Pentland (1922–25) · Kirby (1925–26) · Hertzka (1926–28) · Royo (1928–29) · Pentland (1929–33) · Caicedo (1933–35) · Olabarria (1935) · Garbutt (1935–37) · Birichinaga (1938–39) · Etxebarria (1939–40) · Urquizu (1940–47) · Bagge (1947–49) · Iraragorri (1949–52) · Barrios (1952–54) · Daučík (1954–57) · Albéniz (1957–58) · Francisco (1958–60) · Ipiña (1961–62) · Zubieta (1962–63) · Otxoantezana (1963–64) · Barrios (1964–65) · Gaínza (1965–68) · Iriondo (1968–69) · Allen (1969–71) · Artigas (1971–72) · Pavić (1972–74) · Iriondo (1974–76) · Agirre (1976–79) · Senekowitsch (1979–80) · Sáez (1980–81) · Clemente (1981–86) · Sáez (1986) · Iribar (1986–87) · Kendall (1987–89) · Rojo (1989–90) · Clemente (1990–91) · Sáez (1991–92) · Aranguren (1992) · Heynckes (1992–94) · Irureta (1994–95) · Amorrortu (1995) · Stepanović (1995–96) · Amorrortu (1996) · Fernández (1996–00) · Rojo (2000–01) · Heynckes (2001–03) · Valverde (2003–05) · Mendilibar (2005) · Clemente (2005–06) · Sarriugarte (2006) · Esnal (2006–07) · Caparrós (2007–11) · Bielsa (2011–)
FC Barcelona – managers Barrow (1917) · Greenwell (1917–24) · Poszony (1924) · Kirby (1924–26) · Domby (1926–27) · Forns (1927–29) · Bellamy (1929–31) · Greenwell (1931–33) · Domby (1933–34) · Plattkó (1934–35) · O'Connell (1935–40) · Planas (1940–41) · Guzmán (1941–42) · Nogués (1942–44) · Samitier (1944–47) · Fernández (1947–50) · Daučík (1950–54) · Puppo (1954–55) · Plattkó (1955–56) · Balmanya (1956–58) · Herrera (1958–60) · Broćić (1960–61) · Orizaola (1961) · Miró (1961) · Kubala (1961–63) · Gonzalvo (1963) · C.Rodríguez (1963–64) · Sasot (1964–65) · Olsen (1965–67) · Artigas (1967–69) · Seguer (1969) · Buckingham (1969–71) · Michels (1971–75) · Weisweiler (1975–76) · Ruiz (1976) · Michels (1976–78) · Muller (1978–79) · Rifé (1979–80) · Herrera (1980) · Kubala (1980) · Herrera (1980–81) · Lattek (1981–83) · Romero (1983) · Menotti (1983–84) · Venables (1984–87) · Aragonés (1987–88) · Cruijff (1988–91) · Rexach (1991) · Cruijff (1991–96) · Robson (1996–97) · van Gaal (1997–2000) · Serra Ferrer (2000–01) · Rexach (2001–02) · van Gaal (2002–03) · De la Cruz (2003) · Antić (2003) · Rijkaard (2003–08) · Guardiola (2008–)
Categories:- 1884 births
- 1946 deaths
- People from Birmingham, West Midlands
- English footballers
- Association football wingers
- Fulham F.C. players
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Blackpool F.C. players
- Worcester City F.C. players
- Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Southern Football League players
- Pre-1914 association football players
- English football referees
- Royal Army Medical Corps soldiers
- Athletic Bilbao managers
- FC Barcelona managers
- CE Europa managers
- English football managers
- La Liga managers
- Copa del Rey
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