Jimmy Kilkenny

Jimmy Kilkenny
Personal information
Full name	James Kilkenny
Date of birth	21 November 1934
Place of birth	Stanley, England
Date of death	1 April 2003 (aged 68)
Place of death	Doncaster, England
Position(s)	Right half
Senior career*
Years	Team
19??–1952	Annfield Plain
1952–1961	Doncaster Rovers
1961–19??	South Shields
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Kilkenny (21 November 1934 – 1 April 2003) was a footballer who played as a right half for Doncaster Rovers.

He started off playing for his local club Annfield Plain in the North Eastern League. As a 17-year-old, in 1952 he was signed by English second division club Doncaster Rovers, his debut being in a 3–2 home victory against Bristol City on 26 November 1955.^[2]^[3]

In a match against Liverpool in January 1957, he left Billy Liddell, the Liverpool captain, unconscious and having to leave the field needing three stitches in the head after an aerial duel.^[4]

His only league goal came in a 4–0 home victory over Port Vale on 20 April 1957, though he also scored an FA Cup goal in a 2–1 second round win at Tranmere Rovers on 6 December 1958.^[3] A serious bout of 'flu in December 1957 left him unfit to play until the following April.^[3]

Altogether, Kilkenny played 147 league and cup games for Doncaster, scoring two goals.^[3] At the end of the 1960–61 season he left to play for Northern Counties League side South Shields.^[5]^[3]

References

^ Barry Hugman's Footballers http://barryhugmansfootballers.com/player/11005. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ "Jimmy Kilkenny profile". www.doncasterrovers.co.uk.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Bluff, Tony (2010). Doncaster Rovers F.C.: The Complete History (1879-2010). Yore Publications. ISBN 9780956410375.
^ LFChistory.net. "Matchdetails from Liverpool - Doncaster Rovers played on Saturday 12 January 1957 - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". www.lfchistory.net.
^ Brown, Neil (2 September 2012). "Jimmy Kilkenny". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 11 June 2017.

[1] Barry Hugman's Footballers http://barryhugmansfootballers.com/player/11005. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[donny-2] "Jimmy Kilkenny profile". www.doncasterrovers.co.uk.

[Bluff-3] Bluff, Tony (2010). Doncaster Rovers F.C.: The Complete History (1879-2010). Yore Publications. ISBN 9780956410375.

[4] LFChistory.net. "Matchdetails from Liverpool - Doncaster Rovers played on Saturday 12 January 1957 - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". www.lfchistory.net.

[neilbrown-5] Brown, Neil (2 September 2012). "Jimmy Kilkenny". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 11 June 2017.

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