Darren Kenton
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Darren Edward Kenton | ||
Date of birth | 13 September 1978 | ||
Place of birth | Wandsworth, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–2003 | Norwich City | 158 | (9) |
2003–2006 | Southampton | 29 | (0) |
2005 | → Leicester City (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2006–2008 | Leicester City | 33 | (2) |
2008 | → Leeds United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2008 | Leeds United | 12 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Cheltenham Town | 13 | (1) |
2009–2010 |
Rochester Rhinos | 14 | (1) |
Total | 273 | (13) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Darren Edward Kenton (born 13 September 1978) is an English former professional
Career
Norwich City
Kenton was born in Wandsworth and started his career at Norwich City in 1997. He played 158 league games and scored nine goals for the Canaries in the old Football League First Division.
Southampton/Leicester City
Kenton signed for
Having been released by Southampton in May 2006, he joined Leicester City on 27 June 2006, a team for which he had previously had a loan spell in 2005.
He started the
On 19 June 2007 Kenton was placed on the transfer list by then manager
on 23 October 2007 saw a recall into the senior squad, playing in midfield position. He was regularly involved in the first team in November and December 2007.Leeds United
On 10 January 2008, Kenton joined
Cheltenham Town
On 2 October 2008, Kenton joined Cheltenham Town, he signed at the same time as former Leicester teammate James Wesolowski and linked up with former Leicester manager Martin Allen.[8] He made 13 league appearances before turning down an extended contract and consequently left the club on 6 January 2009.[9] He scored once for Cheltenham, in a 4–3 win over Colchester United.[10]
Rochester Rhinos
After an unsuccessful trial with
References
- ^ "Southampton 4–3 MK Dons". BBC. 7 January 2006. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
- ^ "Stoke 4–2 Leicester". BBC. 31 March 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
- ^ "Leicester 1–2 Norwich". BBC. 14 April 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
- ^ Kenton On The List Archived 26 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Leicester City 20 June 2007.
- ^ "Kents on the move". Leicester City FC. 10 January 2008. Archived from the original on 11 January 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2008.
- ^ "Leeds land Michalik and Foxes duo". BBC Sport. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
- ^ "Pair offered new deals by Leeds". BBC Sport. 28 May 2008. Retrieved 28 May 2008.
- ^ "Two New Players Arrive". CheltenhamTownFC.co.uk. 2 October 2008. Archived from the original on 3 October 2008. Retrieved 2 October 2008.
- ^ "Two in and one out for Cheltenham". BBC Sport. 6 January 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
- ^ "Cheltenham 4–3 Colchester". BBC. 11 October 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
- ^ "Reds beat U.S. U20s". Toronto FC. 9 February 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Rhinos Sign Defender Kenton". Toronto FC. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2009.[permanent dead link]
External links
- Rochester Rhinos bio Archived 5 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Darren Kenton at Soccerbase
- Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk