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Alan Kennedy

Alan Kennedy was born in Sunderland, Wearside on 31st August 1954. A great attacking left full-back who had the knack of scoring vital goals, he made his Newcastle debut as an 18 year-old at St James' Park in March 1973 and in 1978, Liverpool bought him for £330,000. He slotted straight into the side that regained the League championship crown in 1979 and then retained it a year later.

The defining moment of Alan's time at Liverpool came in the 1981 European Cup final, staged in Paris, against Real Madrid. The game was a tight affair with few chances, but in the last ten minutes Kennedy made a surging run down the left flank and fired a vicious shot into the Real net at the near post. Liverpool's third European Cup was sealed. Liverpool's treble of League title, League Cup and European Cup in 1984 all prominently featured Alan who again proved his worth for the big occasion when he scored the deciding penalty in the shoot-out against AS Roma in the European Cup final after the game itself had ended level.

After 359 appearances and 20 goals, five League titles and two European Cups, Alan joined his home town club Sunderland in 1985, followed by spells at Hartlepool United, Husqvarna in Sweden, K. Beerschot V.A.V. in Belgium, Club 1903 in Denmark, Northwich Victoria, Grantham, Wigan Athletic, Colne Dynamos and Wrexham. He won two caps for England.

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