Kevin Verity
{{short description|English footballer and manager}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}
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|fullname = Kevin Patrick Verity{{Hugman|20156|accessdate=17 September 2023}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1940|3|16|df=y}}
|birth_place = Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
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|position = Right winger
|youthyears1 = 19xx–1958
|youthclubs1 = Halifax Town
|years1 = 1958–1960
|clubs1 = Halifax Town
|caps1 = 13
|goals1 = 6
|years2 = 1960–19xx
|clubs2 = Ilkeston Town
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|manageryears1 = 1972–1973
|managerclubs1 = Trinidad and Tobago
|manageryears2 = 1984–1988
|managerclubs2 = England C
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Kevin Patrick Verity (born 16 March 1940) is an English former football player and manager.
Playing career
Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, Verity played as a right winger and began his career at Halifax Town, scoring 6 goals in 13 appearances in the Football League between 1958 and 1960.{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/halifax/halifax.html|title=HALIFAX TOWN : 1946/47 - 1992/93 & 1998/99 - 2001/02|accessdate=15 November 2010|publisher=Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database}} He later played non-League football with Ilkeston Town.{{ENFA}}
Coaching career
Verity was manager of the Trinidad and Tobago national team between November 1972 and December 1973.{{cite web|url=http://socawarriors.net/mens-senior-team/senior-team-news/fixtures-results.html?view=matchfixtures&coachid=23 |title=Matches Coached by Kevin Verity |accessdate=15 November 2010 |publisher=SocaWarriors.net |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305072336/http://socawarriors.net/mens-senior-team/senior-team-news/fixtures-results.html?view=matchfixtures&coachid=23 |archivedate= 5 March 2016 }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.tt/article-6.2.412029.3b1d00d118|title=Bittersweet World Cup memories|website=www.guardian.co.tt}}
He became manager of the England C team in December 1984, resigning in November 1988 due to his other commitments with the Football Association.{{Cite web|url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/matchrsl/MatchRslTmC.html|title=England Matches - The C Team (Semi-Professional & The National Game)|website=www.englandfootballonline.com}}
Personal life
His brother Dave was also a professional footballer.{{cite web|url=http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/bob.dunning/sonsand.htm |title=Sons and Daughters |accessdate=15 November 2010 |publisher=Bob Dunning |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831175648/http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/bob.dunning/sonsand.htm |archivedate=31 August 2010 }}
References
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{{Trinidad and Tobago national football team managers}}
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:English football managers
Category:English expatriate football managers
Category:Halifax Town A.F.C. players
Category:Ilkeston Town F.C. (1945) players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Trinidad and Tobago national football team managers
Category:Expatriate football managers in Trinidad and Tobago
Category:English expatriate sportspeople in Trinidad and Tobago
Category:Men's association football wingers
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