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Peter Kennedy (footballer)

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Peter Kennedy
Personal information
Full name Peter Henry James Kennedy
Date of birth (1973-09-10) 10 September 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Lisburn, Northern Ireland
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1992 Glentoran 0 (0)
1992–1995 Glenavon 39 (7)
1995–1996 Portadown 23 (10)
1996–1997 Notts County 22 (0)
1997–2001 Watford 114 (18)
2001–2004 Wigan Athletic 65 (2)
2003 → Derby County (loan) 5 (1)
2004–2006 Peterborough United 31 (2)
2006–2008 Portadown
2009–2010 Donegal Celtic
2009–2010 Kilmore Rec
International career
1997 Northern Ireland B 1 (0)
1998–2004 Northern Ireland 20 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Kennedy (born 10 September 1973) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder.

In 1995/96, he was named as the Ulster Footballer of the Year.[1] After his first spell in Northern Ireland he had a successful spell in English football, initially joining Notts County in August 1996 where he scored once against Newcastle Town in the FA Cup,[2] before moving onto Watford a season later, where he led the Hornets to promotion to Division One as their highest goalscorer. He scored two goals in quick succession in the derby with Luton Town, a hat-trick against Southend United, and a splendid long-range effort against Sheffield Wednesday in the FA Cup. The following season was arguably the highlight of his career as he helped Watford gain promotion to the Premier League in 1999. In the Premier League, he scored Watford's first goal of the season, a penalty against Wimbledon.[3] He left Watford at the end of the 2000/01 campaign and spent three seasons at Wigan, spending a period on loan at Derby County where he scored once against Ipswich Town.[4] His final English club was Peterborough United, after which he returned to Northern Ireland. At the end of the 2007–08 season Peter did not have his contract renewed by Portadown and left the club. He began training with Ballymena United FC but decided to retire from his footballing career to focus on becoming an accountant. After a year Peter came out of retirement and made a return to football by signing for Donegal Celtic FC who play in the IFA Championship.

He has three children: Annie, Olivia and Peter. He was born in Lisburn. He is the uncle of Kerry Beattie who is also a footballer.[5]

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ M. Brodie (ed.), Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook 2009–2010, p. 102. Belfast:Ulster Tatler Publications
  2. ^ Shaw, Phil (17 November 1996). "County's nervous passage". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  3. ^ "Watford let Dons take advantage". BBC. 9 August 1999. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Derby 2-2 Ipswich". BBC. 8 November 2003. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  5. ^ McKinley, Stuart (21 September 2021). "Kerry Beattie inspired to follow uncle Peter Kennedy's example as journey from Lisburn Ladies to Northern Ireland complete". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  6. ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1998). The 1998–99 Official PFA Footballers Factfile. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 352. ISBN 978-1-85291-588-9.
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