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Mark Kinsella Personal information Full name Mark Anthony Kinsella Date of birth 12 August 1972 Place of birth Dublin, Ireland Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Playing position Midfielder Attacking Midfield Youth career 1988–89 Home Farm Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1989–1996 Colchester United 180 (27) 1996–2002 Charlton Athletic 208 (20) 2002–2004 Aston Villa 21 (0) 2004 West Bromwich Albion 18 (1) 2004–2006 Walsall 43 (1) 2008 Lewes 1 (0) Total 471 (49) National team 1998–2004 Republic of Ireland 48 (3) 1998 Republic of Ireland B 1 (0) 1991–1994 Republic of Ireland U21 8 (1) Teams managed 2006 Walsall (caretaker) 2006–2008 Charlton Athletic Reserves 2011– Daventry Town * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Mark Anthony Kinsella (born 12 August 1972) is an Irish former professional footballer and current football coach. He played as a central midfielder for most of his career.
Kinsella began his career at Colchester United, before spells at Charlton Athletic, Aston Villa, West Bromwich Albion, Walsall and Lewes. He played 48 times for the Republic of Ireland, scoring three goals and playing in the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Japan and South Korea. Kinsella is the current manager of Daventry Town.
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Club career
Colchester United
Kinsella joined Colchester United as a 17-year-old (he was actually signed by the legendary ex-Rangers manager Jock Wallace) and played there for seven seasons, including two in the Vauxhall Conference, and played at Wembley in 1992 when Colchester won the FA Trophy. He was nicknamed "Sheedy" by the fans, in honour of the Everton player, and is among the club's most revered former players.
Charlton Athletic
He moved to Charlton Athletic in September 1996 for £150,000. At Charlton he captained the team to a dramatic victory over Sunderland in the 1998 Division 1 Play Off Final, with Kinsella scoring one of the penalties in the shootout. Following relegation after only one season in the Premiership, Kinsella lifted the First Division championship trophy with Charlton the following year.
Kinsella is remembered by Charlton fans as a turning point in their recent history, he was the first player in the modern era to stay with Charlton when his performances placed him as a top ten midfielder in the country via the Carling Opta Stats. His skill, talent and sometimes individual carrying of the team in the 1998-99 season places him above that of Richard Rufus, Clive Mendonca, Andy Hunt and John Robinson in Charlton's list of greats in the late 90's teams. In 2001 he suffered an injury, which allowed Scott Parker to take his place in the team. Kinsella could not reclaim his place in the Charlton first team after coming back from injury, so he was sold to Aston Villa in 2002, for a fee of £1m.[1]
Aston Villa
Kinsella made his debut for Aston Villa on 24 August 2002 against Tottenham Hotspur. He later went on to make 24 appearances in his first season. After a good start in the first half of the 2002–03 season he rarely made an appearance in the second half of the season and had a couple injuries that set him back.[2] In Kinsella's second season he only made two appearances and left Aston Villa mid-season in early 2004.
West Bromwich Albion
Kinsella moved to West Bromwich Albion in January 2004, on a short-term contract until the end of the season.[3] He made 18 appearances for the club, helping them to win promotion to the Premiership. His only goal for Albion came in a 3-0 win over Coventry City on 6 March 2004.[4]
Walsall
Kinsella then transferred to Walsall in July 2004, signing a two-year deal.[5] After two injury damaged seasons, Kinsella took charge of Walsall on a caretaker basis, following Kevan Broadhurst's sacking in April 2006, earning one win and suffering one defeat in his two games in charge.[6] He continued to combine playing and coaching at Walsall before being lured back to Charlton in December 2006. His last professional match was in Walsall's League Two home defeat to promotion rivals Swindon Town on 9 December 2006. Kinsella scored two goals for Walsall, once against Merthyr Tydfil in the FA Cup,[7] and once against Wycombe Wanderers in the league.[8]
International career
Kinsella won 48 caps for the Irish national team, scoring 3 times and was named Irish Footballer of the Year on one occasion. He also captained the side in a friendly against Finland in November 2000.[9] Although rarely remembered, he formed an excellent midfield partnership with Roy Keane in the qualifying stages for the 2002 World Cup. Keane was quoted as stating that the Republic of Ireland's form during that campaign was down to the presence and performances of Kinsella. After Keane's much publicised dismissal from the squad before the 2002 World Cup, Kinsella formed a solid partnership with future Charlton player Matt Holland.
Management and coaching career
While still a player at Walsall, Kinsella took on the additional roles of reserve-team manager and first-team coach. He was appointed development coach at Charlton Athletic in December 2006, with responsibility for the development of young professional players, liaison with the academy and the managing the reserve team.[10] After the appointment of Alan Pardew, Kinsella's role was changed to that of reserve-team manager. It was announced on June 10, 2008 that he has been given a new one-year contract at the club.[11]
In 2008 when Alan Pardew left Charlton by mutual consent, Kinsella left his post as Reserve team manager, being replaced by U18 Youth Coach Damian Matthew, to adopt a more senior role in the first team, helping Caretaker manager Phil Parkinson, while a replacement for Pardew was found. In December 2008 Parkinson was confirmed as the new Charlton manager, and Kinsella assumed the role of first team coach permantently. He was sacked along with Phil Parkinson on 4 January 2011.[12] He was linked with return to his former club Colchester United as manager in August 2009, but the job went to Adrian Boothroyd. [13]
He became manager of Daventry Town in June 2011.[14]
Statistics
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total 1989–90 Colchester United Fourth Division 6 0 1990–91 11 0 1991–92 42 3 1992–93 Third Division 38 6 1993–94 42 8 1994–95 42 6 1995–96 45 5 1996–97 7 2 1996–97 Charlton Athletic First Division 37 6 1997–98 46 6 1998–99 Premier League 38 2 1999–2000 First Division 38 3 2000–01 Premier League 32 2 2001–02 17 0 2002–03 Aston Villa Premier League 19 0 2003–04 1 0 2003–04 West Bromwich Albion First Division 18 1 2004–05 Walsall League One 22 0 2005–06 10 0 2006–07 League Two 11 1 Country England 522 51 Total 522 51 Republic of Ireland national team Year Apps Goals 1998 5 0 1999 9 0 2000 6 1 2001 5 1 2002 10 1 2003 9 0 2004 4 0 Total 48 3 Honours
- Football Conference
- 1991–92
- FA Trophy
- 1991–92
- Division 1 Playoff winners (promotion to Premier League) – Charlton Athletic F.C.
- Charlton Athletic F.C. Player of the Year: 2
- Charlton Athletic F.C. - 1998, 1999
References
- ^ "Kinsella joins Villa". BBC Sport article. 2002-08-23. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/2212146.stm. Retrieved 2007-05-21.
- ^ http://home.aland.net/bolin.jakobsson/villamatches/2002-03.pdf
- ^ "Baggies seal Kinsella deal". BBC Sport article. 2004-01-15. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/3399321.stm. Retrieved 2007-05-21.
- ^ "West Brom 3-0 Coventry". BBC. 6 March 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/3495450.stm. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ^ "Walsall swoop for Kinsella". BBC Sport article. 2004-07-27. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/walsall/3930797.stm. Retrieved 2007-05-21.
- ^ "Walsall are relegated". bbc.co.uk article. 2006-04-24. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blackcountry/content/articles/2006/04/24/walsall_relegated_2006_feature.shtml. Retrieved 2007-05-21.
- ^ "Merthyr 1-2 Walsall". BBC. 4 November 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/4387998.stm. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ^ "Walsall 2-0 Wycombe". BBC. 14 October 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/5415782.stm. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ^ "Kinsella to captain Republic". BBC Sport article. 2000-11-13. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/1022166.stm. Retrieved 2007-05-21.
- ^ "Kinsella joins staff at Charlton". BBC Sport article. 2006-12-06. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/6215390.stm. Retrieved 2007-05-21.
- ^ "New contract for Kinsella". cafc.co.uk. 2008-06-10. http://www.charlton-athletic.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=32480.
- ^ "Gritt relishing cup clash". cafc.co.uk. http://cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=33342&newstype=y. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
- ^ http://www.colchester.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=166679
- ^ "Daventry appoint ex-international Mark Kinsella as boss". BBC Sport. 30 June 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/13979866.stm. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=3379
External links
- Aston Villa former players
- Mark Kinsella career stats at Soccerbase
- Mark Kinsella management career stats at Soccerbase
1995–96 Football League Third Division PFA Team of the Year GK: Jim Stannard · DF: Duncan Jupp · DF: Michael Heathcote · DF: Russ Wilcox · DF: Paul Williams · MF: Simon Davey · MF: Mark Kinsella · MF: Roberto Martínez · MF: Ian Bryson · FW: Andy Saville · FW: Carl Dale1999–2000 Football League First Division PFA Team of the Year GK: Richard Wright · DF: Gary Rowett · DF: Richard Rufus · DF: Chris Coleman · DF: Chris Powell · MF: John Robinson · MF: Craig Hignett · MF: Mark Kinsella · MF: Mark Kennedy · FW: Andy Hunt · FW: Marcus StewartCharlton Athletic F.C. – Player of the Year 1971: Went • 1972: Peacock • 1973: Horsfield • 1974: Dunn • 1975: Bowman • 1976: Hales • 1977: Flanagan • 1978: Peacock • 1979: Peacock • 1980: Berry • 1981: Johns • 1982: Naylor • 1983: Johns • 1984: Johns • 1985: Aizlewood • 1986: Aizlewood • 1987: Bolder • 1988: Humphrey • 1989: Humphrey • 1990: Humphrey • 1991: Lee • 1992: Webster • 1993: Balmer • 1994: Leaburn • 1995: Rufus • 1996: Robinson • 1997: Petterson • 1998: Kinsella • 1999: Kinsella • 2000: Rufus • 2001: Rufus • 2002: Kiely • 2003: Parker • 2004: Kiely • 2005: Young • 2006: Bent • 2007: Carson • 2008: Holland • 2009: Bailey • 2010: Dailly • 2011: Semedo
Republic of Ireland squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 Given • 2 Finnan • 3 Harte • 4 Cunningham • 5 Staunton (c) • 6 Roy Keane • 7 McAteer • 8 Holland • 9 Duff • 10 Robbie Keane • 11 Kilbane • 12 Kinsella • 13 Connolly • 14 Breen • 15 Dunne • 16 Kiely • 17 Quinn • 18 G. Kelly • 19 Morrison • 20 O'Brien • 21 Reid • 22 Carsley • 23 A. Kelly • Coach: McCarthy
Walsall F.C. – managers Smallwood (1888–91) · Burton (1891–93) · Robinson (1893–95) · Ailso (1895–96) · Parsloe (1896–97) · Ford (1897–98) · Hughes (1898–99) · Ford (1899–1901) · Shutt (1908–12) · Price (1912–15) · Burchell (1921–26) · Ashworth (1926–27) · Torrance (1927–28) · Kerr (1928–29) · Scholey (1929–30) · O'Rourke (1930–32) · Slade (1932–34) · Wilson (1934–37) · Lowes (1937–44) · Hibbs (1944–51) · McPhee (1951) · Fletcher (1952–53) · Buckley (1953–55) · Love (1955–57) · Moore (1957–64) · Wood (1964) · Shaw (1964–68) · Graham (1968) · Lewin (1968–69) · Moore (1969–72) · Smith (1972–73) · Allen (1973) · Fraser (1974–77) · Mackay (1977–78) · Ashman (1978) · Sibley (1979) · Buckley (1979–82) · Martin (1981–82) · Buckley (1982–86) · Coakley (1986–88) · Barnwell (1989–90) · Hibbitt (1990–94) · Nicholl (1994–97) · Sørensen (1997–98) · Graydon (1998–2002) · Lee (2002–04) · Merson (2004–06) · Halsall (2006) · Broadhurst (2006) · Kinsella (2006) · Money (2006–08) · Mullen (2008–09) · Schofield (2009) · Hutchings (2009–11) · Smith (2011–)
Categories:- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Republic of Ireland international footballers
- Republic of Ireland under-21 international footballers
- Home Farm F.C. players
- Colchester United F.C. players
- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- Aston Villa F.C. players
- West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
- Walsall F.C. players
- Premier League players
- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
- People from Dublin (city)
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Charlton Athletic F.C. non-playing staff
- Football Conference
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