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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Howard Kendall | ||
| Date of birth | (1946-05-22)22 May 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Ryton, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 17 October 2015(2015-10-17) (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | Southport, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1961–1963 | Preston North End | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963–1967 | Preston North End | 104 | (13) |
| 1967–1974 | Everton | 229 | (21) |
| 1974–1977 | Birmingham City | 115 | (16) |
| 1977–1979 | Stoke City | 82 | (9) |
| 1979–1981 | Blackburn Rovers | 79 | (6) |
| 1981 | Everton | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 613 | (65) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1979–1981 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| 1981–1987 | Everton | ||
| 1987–1989 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| 1989–1990 | Manchester City | ||
| 1990–1993 | Everton | ||
| 1994 | Xanthi | ||
| 1995 | Notts County | ||
| 1995–1997 | Sheffield United | ||
| 1997–1998 | Everton | ||
| 1998–1999 | Ethnikos Piraeus | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Howard Kendall (22 May 1946 – 17 October 2015) was an Englishfootballer and manager.
Kendall joinedPreston North End as an apprentice and stayed with the club when he turned professional. He was a runner-up in the1964 FA Cup with Preston, and at 17 years 345 days was the youngest player to play in aWembley final. In 1967 he joinedEverton, where he played in midfield withAlan Ball andColin Harvey, the trio gaining the nickname "The Holy Trinity". With Everton, Kendall won theFirst Division title, theCharity Shield, and was again an FA Cup runner-up. He became Everton captain for three years before being sold toBirmingham City in 1974. Kendall joined Stoke City in 1977, where he became a player-coach and helped the club achieve promotion from the Second Division.
Kendall's managerial career began as aplayer-manager withBlackburn Rovers in 1979. He returned to Everton in 1981, again as a player-manager, but retired from playing after four games. With Everton he won two Football League titles, an FA Cup, three Charity Shields, and the1985 European Cup Winners' Cup, as well as a league runners-up place and reached two further FA Cup finals and aLeague Cup final. In 1987, Kendall left to manage Spanish clubAthletic Bilbao. He was sacked in 1989, but quickly returned to management withManchester City. After less than a year in Manchester he rejoined Everton but, after three middling seasons he resigned and spent a short time managing Greek sideXanthi. After a few months spent as manager of Notts County, Kendall joinedSheffield United, saving the club from relegation and then taking them to the 1997 play-off final. He returned to Everton for the third time as manager in August 1997, but left the club by mutual consent having only managed to avoid relegation on the final day of the season. His final managerial position was a four-month spell back in Greece, where he took charge ofEthnikos Piraeus and was sacked with the team at the bottom of the table. A member of theLeague Managers Association's "Hall of Fame", the English Football Hall of Fame, and listed as an "Everton Giant", Kendall remains the last English manager to win a UEFA competition with an English club.
Born inRyton,County Durham, Kendall joinedPreston North End as an apprentice in 1961. He turned professional in May 1963 and played in the1964 FA Cup Final againstWest Ham United. At the time he was the youngest player to appear in a Wembley final,[3] his place in the side coming due to the regular left-halfIan Davidson being suspended by the club for an unauthorised trip to Scotland. He was aged 17 years 345 days and was the youngest finalist sinceJames Prinsep played forClapham Rovers in the1879 final aged 17 years 245 days. Preston lost the final in the last minute.
Originally adefender, Kendall was wanted byBill Shankly atLiverpool but with Liverpool failing to provide the funds, he ended up joining Everton for £85,000 in March 1967[3][4] where he was moved into midfield withAlan Ball andColin Harvey, the trio gaining the nickname "The Holy Trinity".[5] They were a major component of the Everton team that reached the1968 FA Cup Final, with Kendall again ending up on the losing side, and they went on to win theFirst Division title in the1969–70 season. In the1970–71 season, Everton won the1970 Charity Shield, with Kendall scoring the winning goal. During the next three seasons, Kendallcaptained Everton as the side struggled to build on winning the league, with a 17th-place finish in1972–73.[5] He was sold toBirmingham City in February 1974 and he spent four seasons atSt Andrew's helping Birmingham survive in the First Division and reach the FA Cup semi-final in1975.[6][4]
Kendall joinedStoke City in August 1977 for a fee of £40,000.[7] Stoke under the management ofGeorge Eastham had the task of regaining their place in the top flight following relegation.[7] However poor results in early part of the1977–78 season saw Eastham sacked and replaced byAlan Durban in February 1978. One of the first things Durban did was appoint Kendall as player-coach and he thrived in the role and his performances earned him the club's inauguralplayer of the year award.[7] Durban built the team around Kendall for the1978–79 season as Stoke finished in third-place gaining promotion back to the First Division.[7] However, despite Durban wanting Kendall to play for him in the First Division, Kendall decided to join Third DivisionBlackburn Rovers as player-manager.[7]
Kendall never played forEngland at senior level despite being included in several squads, but won caps at Schoolboy, Youth and Under-23 level, captaining the England Youth side to victory in the1964 Little World Cup Final.[6]
In the same vein as his midfield partner,Alan Ball, Kendall was a complete and combative midfielder who was a good passer of the ball, could tackle, defend and attack. Fellow Everton teammateJoe Royle described Kendall as a fair player and praised him for being in the right place at the right time.[8]
In June 1979 Kendall was assigned as player-manager atBlackburn Rovers, helping them win promotion back up to theSecond Division in the1979–80 season and narrowly missing out on promotion to the top tier in 1981 on goal difference.[9]
In May 1981 Kendall returned to Everton asplayer-manager, in the hope of restoring the club to its former glory, although he only played four games before finally retiring as a player in December 1981.[5][6] On his return toGoodison Park as manager, he made seven signings, including goalkeeperNeville Southall fromBury – who would go on to spend 17 years at the club and play a major part in five major trophy successes. Over the next two seasons, he made further signings - including wingerTrevor Steven and midfielderPeter Reid. Everton finished eighth in Kendall's first season as manager and improved to seventh a year later, but began the1983–84 season poorly, winning just six of their first 21 league games and standing on the brink of the relegation zone.[10]
Kendall was reportedly on the verge of being sacked,[1] but the second half of the season was a very different story. Helped by the £250,000 signing ofWolves strikerAndy Gray in November, Everton's form improved. They reached theLeague Cup final (losing toLiverpool in a replay) and went on to win theFA Cup (beatingWatford 2–0) at the end of the season.[11]In the1984–85 season, Everton won the league Championship, finishing 13 points clear of runners-up Liverpool, and theEuropean Cup-Winners' Cup, defeatingAustrian sideRapid Vienna, and reached the final of theFA Cup again.[12][13] Everton narrowly failed to win both the league and the FA Cup in1985–86 – runners-up in both to Liverpool – but in1986–87 won the league again, nine points clear oftheir local rivals as well as a third consecutiveCharity Shield, as theMerseyside clubs, continued their stranglehold on the English game.[12][13][14]
During his first spell atGoodison Park, he built an almost entirely new team which proved itself as one of the finest of the whole decade. He brought in younger players such as Peter Reid and Trevor Steven from smaller clubs to give them the opportunity to prove that they could compete at the highest level, and was largely successful.[15] He also brought in established star players such as Andy Gray, who was instrumental in a season and a half after joining them in November 1983, his goals transforming a struggling side into FA Cup winners and then league champions and European Cup Winners' Cup winners.[16] He then sold Gray toAston Villa and brought inGary Lineker who scored 38 goals in the1985–86 season, albeit narrowly failing to win the major trophies. Everton had toppled Manchester United as league leaders in early February before being overhauled by Liverpool during the final stages of the season, surrendering the title to their local rivals on the final weekend of the season. They were then beaten 3-1 in an all Merseyside FA Cup final.[17]
Kendall left Everton in the summer of 1987, frustrated bythe ban from Europe of English clubs,[18] to manageAthletic Bilbao in Spain.[1] As well as the missed opportunity of more European success with Everton, the ban on English clubs in European competitions was a major factor in some of England's leading players moving overseas during this time – includingGary Lineker, who signed forBarcelona after just one season atGoodison Park. The ban on English clubs, resulted in Everton twice missing out on competing in theEuropean Cup.
Kendall's time in Bilbao was not a great success, hindered bylimitations on the players he could sign for theBasque club,[5] though his popularity with the supporters was boosted by his assurances that he would not seek to change their traditions.[19] He did manage to lead Athletic to fourth place inLa Liga in his first season, and qualification for the following season'sUEFA Cup,[20] with eventual elimination byJuventus. He turned down an offer to manageNewcastle United in November 1988 in order to remain in Spain, but was sacked on 15 November 1989 after a poor run of results,[1] and speculation began immediately about where his next job would be. There were frequent reports that he would be the nextEngland manager whenBobby Robson eventually departed.[21] On 7 December 1989,[22] he returned to England as manager ofManchester City and secured their survival with a comfortable 14th-place finish.[23] Kendall's name had also been linked toManchester United, whose disappointing form that season was leading to media talk – as well as calls from fans – for managerAlex Ferguson to be sacked. In the event, Ferguson kept his job and went on to guide United to numerous trophies until his retirement 23 years later.[24]
With the announcement in late May that Bobby Robson would step down as England manager after the1990 FIFA World Cup, Kendall's name was inevitably mentioned by the press as a likely successor.[25] However, he quickly dismissed the speculation and declined an offer byThe Football Association to be interviewed for the role,[26] which ultimately went toGraham Taylor. Kendall was suggested again as a possible choice for the England job after Taylor resigned in November 1993, butTerry Venables was appointed.[27]
He returned to Everton for a second spell as manager on 5 November 1990 following the sacking ofColin Harvey a week prior, who was re-appointed to the club as his assistant.[28] This was despite the fact he had built a strong Manchester City side that was near the top of the First Division table, and had only just held theircross-city rivalsManchester United to a thrilling 3–3 draw atMaine Road.[29] He famously justified the move by saying that Manchester City was just an affair, but Everton was his marriage.[5] By this stage Everton were battling against relegation to the Second Division, but he managed to turn their season around and they finished ninth and also reached the FA Cup quarter-finals, defeating Liverpool in the fifth round.
In August 1991, he signed 30-year-old strikerPeter Beardsley fromLiverpool for £1million, in what proved to be a successful transfer as the ageing striker excelled atGoodison Park, scoring 32 goals in two seasons before signing forNewcastle United. Three months later he added another new striker to the revamped Everton attack, when he paid £1.5million forRangers strikerMo Johnston, but this signing was less successful, and the player was given a free transfer two years later, after failing to attract buyers.[30]
Everton could only manage mid-table league finishes in 1992 and 1993, and Kendall finally resigned on 4 December 1993, after a dismal run of form in the league and following a dispute with the board of directors, who had blocked his attempt to signManchester United strikerDion Dublin.[31]
After leaving Everton for the second time, Kendall took charge ofGreek clubXanthi for a short and largely unsuccessful period. In January 1995, Kendall returned to English football, taking over at First DivisionNotts County who were struggling badly after a nightmare start to the season, but under Kendall's leadership there was an improvement, with County winning their first two games under his tenure. However, a series of rows with chairman Derek Pavis led to Kendall being sacked in April 1995 – their poor form continued after his departure and the team were relegated to Division Two at the end of the season. Subsequently, Kendall joinedSheffield United in December 1995, saving the club from relegation and then taking them to the 1997 play-off final, which was lost toCrystal Palace.[32] Kendall then returned to Everton for third time as manager in June 1997, but left the club by mutual consent at the end of the season, having only managed to avoid relegation on the final day of the season. His third spell was marked by turmoil within the club, working for then chairman, Peter Johnson.
Kendall moved toGreek sideEthnikos Piraeus, but was sacked in March 1999 after only four months in charge and with the club eight points adrift at the bottom of the Greek First Division. It was Kendall's last role in football management, although in 2001 he revealed that he had "had offers" from a number of English clubs which he rejected, and he expressed interest in theRepublic of Ireland managers' job, which was eventually given to Giovanni Trapattoni. Kendall remains the last English manager to win a European competition with an English club. He was inducted into theEnglish Football Hall of Fame in 2005 in recognition of his contribution as a manager to the English game.[3]
Kendall died on 17 October 2015 of a heart attack[33] at theSouthport and Formby District General Hospital at the age of 69.[34][35]
Source:[36]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[A] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Preston North End | 1962–63 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1963–64 | Second Division | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
| 1964–65 | Second Division | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 8 | |
| 1965–66 | Second Division | 39 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 4 | |
| 1966–67 | Second Division | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| Total | 104 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 15 | ||
| Everton | 1966–67 | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1967–68 | First Division | 38 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 9 | |
| 1968–69 | First Division | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
| 1969–70 | First Division | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 5 | |
| 1970–71 | First Division | 40 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 53 | 7 | |
| 1971–72 | First Division | 35 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 4 | |
| 1972–73 | First Division | 40 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 4 | |
| 1973–74 | First Division | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 229 | 21 | 23 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 270 | 30 | ||
| Birmingham City | 1973–74 | First Division | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 1974–75 | First Division | 39 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 52 | 5 | |
| 1975–76 | First Division | 36 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 8 | |
| 1976–77 | First Division | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | |
| Total | 115 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 134 | 18 | ||
| Stoke City | 1977–78 | Second Division | 42 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 7 |
| 1978–79 | Second Division | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 3 | |
| Total | 82 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 10 | ||
| Blackburn Rovers | 1979–80 | Third Division | 41 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 3 |
| 1980–81 | Second Division | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 4 | |
| Total | 79 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 96 | 7 | ||
| Everton | 1981–82 | First Division | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 613 | 65 | 56 | 7 | 35 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 721 | 80 | ||
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Blackburn Rovers | 1 June 1979 | 1 June 1981 | 105 | 48 | 33 | 24 | 045.7 |
| Everton | 1 June 1981 | 18 June 1987 | 338 | 183 | 78 | 77 | 054.1 |
| Athletic Bilbao | 18 June 1987 | 11 November 1989 | 102 | 44 | 29 | 29 | 043.1 |
| Manchester City | 6 December 1989 | 5 November 1990 | 39 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 033.3 |
| Everton | 5 November 1990 | 4 December 1993 | 162 | 63 | 40 | 59 | 038.9 |
| Skoda Xanthi | 1 July 1994 | 30 October 1994 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 050.0 |
| Notts County | 12 January 1995 | 1 April 1995 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 026.7 |
| Sheffield United | 12 December 1995 | 27 June 1997 | 82 | 34 | 27 | 21 | 041.5 |
| Everton | 27 June 1997 | 25 June 1998 | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 026.2 |
| Ethnikos Piraeus | 3 December 1998 | 18 March 1999 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 000.0 |
| Total[37] | 908 | 405 | 250 | 253 | 044.6 | ||
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