Steve Kindon
Steve Kindon
was born in Warrington on 17th December 1950. As a school boy, Steve played
Rugby Union and was good enough to win International Honours, however he
decided to take up soccer professionally and joined Burnley FC as an apprentice
straight from school after the manager Harry Potts had seen him playing on a
local park.
Steve made his league debut just
eighteen months later, and soon established himself in the first team. In that
same season, he won his first cap for England at Youth level. His speed and
strength made him one of the most feared forwards in the First Division, and he
was signed by Bill McGarry for Wolves in 1972 when he
was the First Division leading scorer. He was a powerful striker described as
having "the Speed of a thoroughbred and the power of a hungry lion."
The Molyneux fans affectionately nicknamed him
"The Tank" and he was an unbelievably speedy player, who enjoyed the
accolade of being the "fastest footballer in Britain" for seven
years.
After five years at Wolves, Steve
returned to Burnley for two years, and eventually finished his playing days at
Huddersfield Town.
His honours include 2 Divisional
Championship medals, 1 EUFA Cup medal and also represented the FA X1.
He won the title of the fastest
footballer in the League from 1971 - 1978, and says that he would have had many
more honours but for the influence of Joshua Tetley who played a major part in
his career!
