Mark Kendall (English footballer)

For the Welsh goalkeeper with Tottenham Hotspur, Newport County and Wolves, see Mark Kendall.

Mark Kendall

Personal information
Full name	Mark Ivan Kendall
Date of birth	10 December 1961 (1961-12-10) (age 49)
Place of birth	Nuneaton, England
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1976–1979	Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1979–1982	Aston Villa	0	(0)
1982–1984	Northampton Town	11	(0)
1984–1985	Birmingham City	1	(0)
1985–19xx	Tamworth
–	Mile Oak Rovers
–	Hitchin Town
–	Worcester City
–	Atherstone Town
–	Bedworth United
–	Willenhall Town
–	Polesworth North Warwick
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Mark Ivan Kendall (born 10 December 1961) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Northampton Town and Birmingham City.^[1][2] He played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Kendall was born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. When he left Polesworth School in 1976, he joined Aston Villa. Kendall played in Aston Villa's youth teams which lost in the final of the 1978 FA Youth Cup final^[3] but which won two years later.^[4] While with Aston Villa, Kendall was capped for England at youth level, and played 18 games for the reserves, but never appeared for the first team. He joined Fourth Division club Northampton Town on a free transfer in 1982.^[4]

He played 11 times in the Football League for Northampton, and moved on to Birmingham City of the First Division in March 1984 as cover for Tony Coton.^[5] He played once in the 1983–84 season, deputising for Coton in a game at home to Arsenal which resulted in a 1–1 draw.^[6] After leaving Birmingham Kendall joined Tamworth, where he contributed to the club's winning the West Midlands (Regional) League title in 1988.^[7] After Tamworth he went on play for a number of non-league teams, mostly in the Midlands area, including Mile Oak Rovers, Hitchin Town, Worcester City, Atherstone Town, Bedworth United, Willenhall and Polesworth North Warwick.^[5]

Kendall has coached the Tamworth Junior League XI,^[8] and has represented former club Birmingham City in Masters football.^[9]

Honours

with Aston Villa

• FA Youth Cup winners: 1980
• FA Youth Cup runners-up: 1978

with Tamworth

• West Midlands (Regional) League champions: 1987–88

References

1. ^ "Northampton Town : 1947/48–2007/08". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/northampton/northampton.htm. Retrieved 4 April 2009. 
2. ^ "Birmingham City : 1947/48–2007/08". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/birmingham/birmingham.htm. Retrieved 4 April 2009. 
3. ^ Barber, David (20 January 2009). "Youth Cup pedigree". The Football Association (The FA). http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/FACompetitions/TheFAYouthCup/NewsAndFeatures/2009/FAYC4R_IpswichPalace.aspx. Retrieved 4 April 2009. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "Kendall, Mark". Aston Villa Player Database. Jörn Mårtensson. http://www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com/740.html. Retrieved 4 April 2009. 
5. ^ ^{a b} Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 103. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9. 
6. ^ Matthews, p. 219.
7. ^ Lawrence, David (13 May 1988). "The bubble bursts" (reprint). Burton Mail (Gresley Rovers F.C). http://www.gresleyfc.com/first-team/report/904. Retrieved 14 October 2010. 
8. ^ "Kitted out in style" (PDF). Home In (Waterloo Housing Association) (51): 3. Winter 2002. http://213.143.128.38/pdfs/Literature/Old/HomeIn51.pdf. Retrieved 14 October 2010. 
9. ^ Smith, Dave (14 June 2003). "Masters Football 2003". Professional Footballers' Association (PFA). http://www.givemefootball.com/championship/masters-football-2003. Retrieved 4 April 2009. 

Persondata
Name	Kendall, Mark Ivan
Alternative names
Short description	Professional footballer
Date of birth	10 December 1961
Place of birth	Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England
Date of death
Place of death