David Kenny (footballer, born 1891)

David Brown Kenny (22 May 1891 – 11 December 1978) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre half in the Football League for Grimsby Town and Bristol Rovers.[3]

David Kenny
Personal information
Full name David Brown Kenny[1]
Date of birth (1891-05-22)22 May 1891
Place of birth Maybole, Scotland
Date of death 11 December 1978(1978-12-11) (aged 87)[2]
Place of death Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada[2]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1909–1910 Maybole
1910–1911 Girvan
1911–1912 Falkirk
1912–1913 Barrow
1913–1920 Grimsby Town 58 (0)
1920–1921 Bristol Rovers 11 (0)
1921–192? Nainamo City
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Kenny worked as a shoemaker.[4] In February 1915, six months since the outbreak of the First World War, he enlisted as a private in the 17th (Service) Battalion of the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment).[4] He was wounded in 1916 and emigrated to Canada after the war.[4]

Career statistics
Club Season League League National Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Grimsby Town 1914–15[5] Second Division 23 0 0 0 23 0
Career Total 23 0 0 0 23 0

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 163. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. "Bristol Rovers Memorabilia – Football League Players Index". Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  3. Lamming, Douglas (1985). A Who's Who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890–1985. Beverley: Hutton. p. 42. ISBN 0-907033-34-2.
  4. "Grimsby Town Football Club". Archived from the original on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  5. "Grimsby Town Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 1 June 2017.



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