Kenneth Kendrick was an English former professional footballer who made 10 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham. He played as a forward.
Kendrick was born in the Bartley Green district of Birmingham. He began his football career with Bromsgrove Rovers in December 1931.
After a couple of seasons at Rovers he moved to Cradley Heath in January 1933 and also played for Halesowen Town before joining Football League First Division club Birmingham, where his father Billy had been trainer for some years, in 1936. He made his debut on 23 January 1937 in a 2–1 defeat at home to Charlton Athletic. He played infrequently over the next couple of seasons.
In the 1939/40 season, whilst still a Blues player he returned to the Rovers ranks. In that season, due to the war, players were not required to register for clubs, this saw a number of professionals turning out for non league clubs. Ken was one of these.
He retired due to injury in 1944.
Rovers stats:
Debut: vs Redditch Town, Birmingham Combination, Red Lane, 26 December 1931, 1-10.
Last game: vs Birmingham "A", Birmingham Combination, Leamington, 31 December 1932, 0-3.
Hat-tricks
Vs Halesowen Town, Birmingham Combination, Victoria Ground, 10 September 1932, 8-3.
Vs Leamington Town, Birmingham Combination, Victoria Ground, 22 October 1932. 4-4.
1931/32: 5 appearances, 1 goal
1932/33: 18 appearances, 11 goals
1939/40:
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