| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Howard Kendall | ||
| Date of birth | 22 May 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Ryton, England | ||
| Date of death | 17 October 2015 (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | Southport, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| 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 English footballer and manager. He was born in Ryton, County Durham. He is most famous for managing Everton during one of their most successful periods. He was briefly chairman of the club and was also manager of Manchester City and Blackburn Rovers.
Source:
| 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 | 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 | ||
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Blackburn Rovers | 1 June 1979 | 1 June 1981 | 105 | 48 | 33 | 24 | 45.7 |
| Everton | 1 June 1981 | 18 June 1987 | 338 | 183 | 78 | 77 | 54.1 |
| Athletic Bilbao | 18 June 1987 | 11 November 1989 | 102 | 44 | 29 | 29 | 43.1 |
| Manchester City | 6 December 1989 | 5 November 1990 | 39 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 33.3 |
| Everton | 5 November 1990 | 4 December 1993 | 162 | 63 | 40 | 59 | 38.9 |
| Notts County | 12 January 1995 | 1 April 1995 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 26.7 |
| Sheffield United | 12 December 1995 | 27 June 1997 | 82 | 34 | 27 | 21 | 41.5 |
| Everton | 27 June 1997 | 25 June 1998 | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 26.2 |
| Total | 885 | 400 | 242 | 243 | 45.2 | ||
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