Noel Kinsey

Noel Kinsey

Personal information
Full name	Noel Kinsey
Date of birth	24 December 1925 (1925-12-24) (age 85)
Place of birth	Treorchy, Wales
Playing position	Inside right
Youth career
	Treorchy Amateurs
	Cardiff City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1947–1953	Norwich City	223	(57)
1953–1958	Birmingham City	149	(48)
1958–1961	Port Vale	72	(6)
Total		444	(111)
National team
1951–1955	Wales	7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Noel Kinsey (born 24 December 1925 in Treorchy, Rhondda) is a Welsh former international footballer, who played as an inside right for Norwich City, Birmingham City and Port Vale.

Club career

Started his career with Treorchy Amateurs and Cardiff City, Kinsey joined Norwich City in 1947. In his six years at the club he played over 200 games, with a goal ratio of one in four. In 1953, the Welsh international signed with Birmingham City. He scored one goal every three games for the St Andrew's club, racking up close to 150 league appearances. He was a key part of the Second Division title winning side of 1954–55 and also scored the 15th minute equaliser at Wembley in the 1956 FA Cup Final, but Manchester City went on to score two further goals, leaving Kinsey with a runners-up medal.

In February 1958 he was signed to Port Vale for a £5,000 fee. A regular in the Fourth Division championship side of 1958–59, he lost his place in September 1959. Selected only occasionally in the next two seasons, in May 1960 he signed a player-coach contract. This contract was cancelled by mutual agreement in April 1962, at which point he moved on to King's Lynn.^[1] He later became the player-coach to Lowestoft Town in the Eastern Counties League.

International career

Kinsey won seven caps for Wales between 1951 and 1955.

Legacy

He was inducted into the 2003 inaugural Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame.^[2]

Post-retirement

Kinsey ran a pub, before working at Norwich Union Insurance.^[3]

Honours

Individual

• Norwich City F.C. Hall of Famer: 2003

with Birmingham City

• FA Cup runner-up: 1956
• Football League Second Division champion: 1954–55

with Port Vale

• Football League Fourth Division champion: 1958–59

References

1. ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 164. ISBN 0952915200. http://www.amazon.ca/Port-Vale-Personalities-Jeff-Kent/dp/0952915200. 
2. ^ "Norwich City Hall of Fame". Eastern Daily Press. 2003. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20070927172948/http://www.edp24.co.uk/Content/Sport/CanaryCentenary/HallofFame.asp. Retrieved 2007-07-25. 
3. ^ Fissler, Neil. "Port Vale - K". where-are-they-now.co.uk. http://www.where-are-they-now.co.uk/port-vale/k.php. Retrieved 1 November 2011. 

Persondata
Name	Kinsey, Noel
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	1925-12-24
Place of birth	Treorchy, Glamorgan, Wales
Date of death
Place of death