Jason Kennedy

Football player infobox
playername = Jason Kennedy
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1986|9|11|df=y
height = height|ft=6|in=1
cityofbirth = Roseworth
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Darlington
clubnumber = 7
position = Midfielder
years = 2004–2008
2006–2007
2007
2007–2008
2008
2008–
clubs = Middlesbrough
→ Boston United (loan)
→ Bury (loan)
→ Livingston (loan)
→ Darlington (loan)
Darlington
caps(goals) = 04 (0)
13 (1)
12 (0)
18 (2)
13 (2)
010 (0)
pcupdate = 22:02, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

Jason Kennedy (born 11 September 1986 in Roseworth) is an English footballer, who plays for Darlington. He is a midfielder.

Career

Kennedy started his career at Middlesbrough. He made his debut for the North East of England club in the 2004–05 season, in a game against Fulham. He made six appearances, four of which were as substitute, in 2005–06, and paticipated in Middlesbrough's UEFA Cup run in the season against Litex Lovech, playing the full game.

Kennedy was handed a two-year contract in 2005 by manager Steve McClaren. He joined Scottish Football League club Livingston in August 2007 on a six-month loan deal. [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/livingston/6931253.stm|title=Livingston add new pair to squad|date=4 August 2007|publisher=BBC Sport]

He made another loan move in 2008, this time to League Two side Darlington. On 10 May 2008, Kennedy scored the first goal in the League Two play-off semi-final first leg between Darlington and Rochdale. Darlington went on to win the match 2–1. However in the second leg he missed his kick in a penalty shoot-out, sending Rochdale through to the play-off final. On 30 May 2008 Kennedy signed a two-year permanent deal with Darlington. [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/darlington/7427788.stm
title=Kennedy completes Quakers switch
date=2008-05-30
accessdate=2008-05-30
publisher=BBC Sport]

Honours

Middlesbrough
*UEFA Cup runner-up: 2005–06

References

External links

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