Alan Kennedy spent seven nice years at Liverpool Soccer Membership, and can at all times be remembered for scoring the profitable purpose within the 1981 European Cup remaining in opposition to Actual Madrid. He made 359 appearances for the Reds, profitable six League titles, two European cups, and 4 League Cups.
Born in Sunderland in 1954, Kennedy started his soccer profession taking part in for rivals Newcastle United, mockingly he performed for Newcastle in opposition to Liverpool within the 1973 FA Cup remaining because the Reds had been Three-Zero winners.
A no nonsense, powerful tackling full again, Kennedy was at all times a followers favorite at Newcastle and he quickly endeared himself to the Liverpool followers when he signed simply earlier than the beginning of the 1978-79 season for a payment of £330,000 below then supervisor Bob Paisley.
He rapidly tailored to Liverpool’s manner of taking part in and made 37 league appearances in every of his first two seasons on the membership, as he helped them win after which retain the league title.
Though he missed a lot of the 1980-81 via damage he returned to attain two very important targets that will see Liverpool win two trophies, the primary purpose was in opposition to West Ham within the League Cup remaining, which took Liverpool to a replay, which they then received, and the second was the profitable purpose in opposition to Actual Madrid within the European Cup remaining, for Liverpool to win the European Cup for the third time in 5 seasons.
Though he solely scored twenty targets throughout his time at Anfield, however Alan Kennedy had already gained the fame of scoring essential targets in essential matches, he scored once more as Liverpool beat Manchester United within the League Cup remaining of 1983 and a yr later was available to transform the profitable penalty to beat Roma, throughout a shoot-out to resolve the winners of 1984 European Cup remaining, after the sport completed in a 1-1 draw, this was the fourth time Liverpool had received the trophy.
Kennedy performed many video games for Liverpool the next season, however after the signing of full again Jim Beglin, his place within the first group was not assured and he was bought to his native Sunderland. For all these massive targets on massive nights for Liverpool Alan Kennedy will at all times stay a ข่าวสดลิเวอร์พูล legend.