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Personal information
Full name Howard Kendall
Date of birth (1946-05-22)22 May 1946
Place of birth Ryton, England
Date of death 17 October 2015(2015-10-17) (aged 69)
Place of death Southport, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position 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)
Teams managed
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
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Howard Kendall (born May 22, 1946 – died October 17, 2015) was a famous English football player and manager. He is best known for his time at Everton, where he was a key player and later their most successful manager.

Kendall started his career at Preston North End. He became the youngest player to play in an FA Cup final at Wembley when he was just 17. In 1967, he joined Everton. There, he played in midfield with Alan Ball and Colin Harvey. They were known as "The Holy Trinity" because they were so good together. With Everton, Kendall won the top league title and the Charity Shield.

Later, Kendall became a manager. He started as a player-manager at Blackburn Rovers in 1979. He returned to Everton in 1981, this time as a manager. During his first time managing Everton, he led them to win two league titles, an FA Cup, three Charity Shields, and the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1985. This made him one of Everton's greatest managers.

After leaving Everton, he managed teams like Athletic Bilbao in Spain and Manchester City. He returned to Everton two more times as manager. Howard Kendall is remembered as a true legend in English football. He is also in the English Football Hall of Fame.

Playing Football: Howard Kendall's Career

Howard Kendall was born in Ryton, England. He joined Preston North End as a young player in 1961. He became a professional player in May 1963. In 1964, he played in the 1964 FA Cup Final against West Ham United. He was only 17 years and 345 days old. This made him the youngest player to ever play in a Wembley final at that time. Preston lost the final in the very last minute.

Kendall started as a defender. Many big clubs wanted him, including Liverpool. But he ended up joining Everton in March 1967 for £85,000. At Everton, he moved to midfield. He played alongside Alan Ball and Colin Harvey. This famous trio was nicknamed "The Holy Trinity."

They helped Everton reach the 1968 FA Cup Final, but Kendall's team lost again. However, they went on to win the top league title, the First Division, in the 1969–70 season. Kendall became Everton's captain for three years. In February 1974, he moved to Birmingham City. He helped Birmingham stay in the First Division and reach the FA Cup semi-final in 1975.

In August 1977, Kendall joined Stoke City. He became a player-coach there. He played a big part in helping Stoke get promoted back to the First Division in 1978–79. He was even named Stoke City's Player of the Year. Even though Stoke wanted him to stay, Kendall decided to join Blackburn Rovers as a player-manager.

Kendall never played for the senior England team. But he did play for England at younger levels. He captained the England Youth team to win the 1964 Little World Cup Final.

Managing Teams: Howard Kendall's Career

In June 1979, Howard Kendall became the player-manager at Blackburn Rovers. He helped them get promoted to the Second Division in the 1979–80 season. They almost got promoted to the top league in 1981.

First Time at Everton

In May 1981, Kendall returned to Everton as a player-manager. He wanted to bring back the club's past success. He only played four games before stopping his playing career in December 1981. When he came back to Goodison Park, he signed new players. One of them was goalkeeper Neville Southall, who became a club legend. He also brought in players like Trevor Steven and Peter Reid.

Everton finished eighth in Kendall's first season. They improved to seventh the next year. But the 1983–84 season started badly. Many thought Kendall might be fired. However, the team's luck changed. They signed striker Andy Gray in November. Everton then reached the League Cup final, losing to Liverpool. But they went on to win the FA Cup, beating Watford 2–0.

The 1984–85 season was amazing for Everton. They won the League Championship, finishing 13 points ahead of Liverpool. They also won the European Cup-Winners' Cup, beating Rapid Vienna from Austria. They even reached the FA Cup final again. In 1985–86, Everton almost won both the League and FA Cup, but Liverpool beat them in both. However, in 1986–87, Everton won the League again. They finished nine points clear of Liverpool.

Kendall built a fantastic new team during his first time at Everton. He brought in young players like Peter Reid and Trevor Steven. He also signed experienced stars like Andy Gray. Gray's goals helped turn the team into FA Cup winners and then league champions. Later, Kendall sold Gray and brought in Gary Lineker. Lineker scored 38 goals in the 1985–86 season.

Kendall left Everton in 1987. He was upset about the ban on English clubs from European competitions. This ban happened after the Heysel Stadium disaster. This meant Everton couldn't compete for more European trophies.

Managing in Spain and Manchester

Kendall went to manage Athletic Bilbao in Spain. It was a tough job because of rules about which players he could sign. But he led Athletic to fourth place in La Liga in his first season. This meant they qualified for the UEFA Cup. He left Bilbao in November 1989.

Soon after, on December 7, 1989, he became manager of Manchester City. He helped them finish safely in 14th place in the league. People often talked about Kendall becoming the next England manager. But he always said no to the offer.

Second and Third Times at Everton

Kendall returned to Everton for a second time on November 7, 1990. He famously said that Manchester City was "just an affair," but Everton was his "marriage." Everton was struggling with relegation at the time. But he turned their season around. They finished ninth and reached the FA Cup quarter-finals.

In August 1991, he signed striker Peter Beardsley from Liverpool. Beardsley did very well at Everton. Kendall resigned on December 4, 1993. This was after a bad run of games and a disagreement with the club's board.

Later Years in Management

After leaving Everton, Kendall managed Xanthi in Greece for a short time. In January 1995, he returned to England to manage Notts County. He was sacked in April 1995 after disagreements with the chairman.

Then, Kendall joined Sheffield United in December 1995. He saved them from relegation. He also led them to the 1997 play-off final, which they lost. Kendall returned to Everton for a third time as manager in August 1997. But he left the club in June 1998. His last managing job was with Ethnikos Piraeus in Greece. He was sacked after only four months.

Howard Kendall is a member of the English Football Hall of Fame. He is also known as an "Everton Giant." He is still the last English manager to win a European competition with an English club.

Death

Howard Kendall passed away on October 17, 2015. He was 69 years old. He died of a heart attack in Southport, England.

Career statistics

As a player

Source:

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other 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 9 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 14 2
1964–65 29 7 2 1 1 0 0 0 32 8
1965–66 39 4 6 0 3 0 0 0 48 4
1966–67 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 38 6 6 1 2 2 0 0 46 9
1968–69 29 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 36 1
1969–70 36 4 1 0 4 1 0 0 41 5
1970–71 40 2 6 2 0 0 7 3 53 7
1971–72 35 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 39 4
1972–73 40 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 43 4
1973–74 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 39 4 6 1 1 0 6 0 52 5
1975–76 36 8 1 0 2 0 0 0 39 8
1976–77 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 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
A.  The "Other" column includes games and goals in the Anglo-Scottish Cup, European Cup, FA Charity Shield and Texaco Cup.

As a manager

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Blackburn Rovers 1 June 1979 1 June 1981 &&&&&&&&&&&&0105.&&&&&0105 &&&&&&&&&&&&&048.&&&&&048 &&&&&&&&&&&&&033.&&&&&033 &&&&&&&&&&&&&024.&&&&&024 &&&&&&&&&&&&&045.70000045.7
Everton 1 June 1981 18 June 1987 &&&&&&&&&&&&0338.&&&&&0338 &&&&&&&&&&&&0183.&&&&&0183 &&&&&&&&&&&&&078.&&&&&078 &&&&&&&&&&&&&077.&&&&&077 &&&&&&&&&&&&&054.10000054.1
Athletic Bilbao 18 June 1987 11 November 1989 &&&&&&&&&&&&0102.&&&&&0102 &&&&&&&&&&&&&044.&&&&&044 &&&&&&&&&&&&&029.&&&&&029 &&&&&&&&&&&&&029.&&&&&029 &&&&&&&&&&&&&043.10000043.1
Manchester City 6 December 1989 5 November 1990 &&&&&&&&&&&&&039.&&&&&039 &&&&&&&&&&&&&013.&&&&&013 &&&&&&&&&&&&&018.&&&&&018 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08 &&&&&&&&&&&&&033.30000033.3
Everton 5 November 1990 4 December 1993 &&&&&&&&&&&&0162.&&&&&0162 &&&&&&&&&&&&&063.&&&&&063 &&&&&&&&&&&&&040.&&&&&040 &&&&&&&&&&&&&059.&&&&&059 &&&&&&&&&&&&&038.90000038.9
Notts County 12 January 1995 1 April 1995 &&&&&&&&&&&&&015.&&&&&015 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07 &&&&&&&&&&&&&026.70000026.7
Sheffield United 12 December 1995 27 June 1997 &&&&&&&&&&&&&082.&&&&&082 &&&&&&&&&&&&&034.&&&&&034 &&&&&&&&&&&&&027.&&&&&027 &&&&&&&&&&&&&021.&&&&&021 &&&&&&&&&&&&&041.50000041.5
Everton 27 June 1997 25 June 1998 &&&&&&&&&&&&&042.&&&&&042 &&&&&&&&&&&&&011.&&&&&011 &&&&&&&&&&&&&013.&&&&&013 &&&&&&&&&&&&&018.&&&&&018 &&&&&&&&&&&&&026.20000026.2
Total &&&&&&&&&&&&0885.&&&&&0885 &&&&&&&&&&&&0400.&&&&&0400 &&&&&&&&&&&&0242.&&&&&0242 &&&&&&&&&&&&0243.&&&&&0243 &&&&&&&&&&&&&045.20000045.2

Honours and Awards

As a Player

Preston North End

Everton

Stoke City

Individual Awards

  • Stoke City Player of the Year: 1977–78

As a Manager

Blackburn Rovers

Everton

  • Football League First Division (top league): 1984–85, 1986–87
  • FA Cup: 1983–84
  • FA Charity Shield: 1984, 1985, 1986 (shared)
  • European Cup Winners' Cup: 1984–85

Notts County

  • Anglo-Italian Cup: 1994–95

Individual Awards

  • English Manager of the Year: 1984–85, 1986–87
  • Premier League Manager of the Month: January 1998

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Howard Kendall para niños

  • List of English football championship winning managers
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