Roger Kenyon

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Roger Kenyon

| image =

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1949|1|4|df=y}}

| birth_place = Blackpool, England

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| position = Central defender

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1966–1979

| years2 = 1979

| years3 = 1979–1980

| years4 = 1980–1981

| years5 = 1981–1982

| years6 = 1982–1984

| clubs1 = Everton

| clubs2 = Vancouver Whitecaps

| clubs3 = Bristol City

| clubs4 = Vancouver Whitecaps

| clubs5 = Blackpool

| clubs6 = Altrincham

| caps1 = 267

| caps2 = 10

| caps3 = 4

| caps4 = 50

| caps5 = 0

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| goals1 = 6

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| goals5 = 0

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Roger Kenyon (born 4 January 1949) is an English footballer who played as a defender for Everton between 1967 and 1979 . He also played for the NASL team Vancouver Whitecaps during his career. He was part of the Everton side that won the First Division in the 1969–70 season; making 9 appearances in the process.{{cite web |url=https://www.evertonresults.com/196970summary.htm |title=1969-1970 Summary |publisher=evertonresults.com |access-date=3 September 2019}} He is remembered at Everton for scoring an own goal in the first replay of the 1977 League Cup Final; this game finished 1–1 and Everton lost the second replay 3–2 to Aston Villa.

He is now responsible for Blue Nose Promotions{{cite web |url=http://www.bluekipper.com/blue_nose/about_blue_nose.htm |title=Blue Kipper - Blue Nose Promotions |access-date=2009-01-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821124350/http://www.bluekipper.com/blue_nose/about_blue_nose.htm |archive-date=21 August 2008 |df=dmy-all }} and organises events with sports personalities.

Career seasons

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Season

! Games played

! Goals scored

colspan="3"|Everton
1967–1968

|16

|0

1968–1969

|7

|0

1969–1970

|9

|0

1970–1971

|29

|0

1971–1972

|36

|0

1972–1973

|40

|2

1973–1974

|36

|2

1974–1975

|40

|0

1975–1976

|30

|1

1976–1977

|14

|1

1977–1978

|7

|0

1978–1979

|3

|0

colspan="3"|Vancouver Whitecaps
1979

|10

|0

1980

|27

|0

1981

|23

|0

References

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