| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 January 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Walsall, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1975–1977 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1982 | West Bromwich Albion | 9 | (4) |
| 1982–1983 | Birmingham City | 5 | (1) |
| 1983–1984 | Walsall | 54 | (17) |
| 1984 | Cardiff City | 10 | (1) |
| 1984–1990 | Plymouth Argyle | 139 | (26) |
| 1990 | → Exeter City | 4 | (0) |
| 1990–1996 | Shrewsbury Town | 163 | (21) |
| Total | 384 | (70) | |
| International career | |||
| 1976–1977 | England Youth[2] | 6 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kevin Summerfield (born 7 January 1959) is an English football coach and retired player.
He began his career with West Bromwich Albion as a forward, making his first team debut in 1977, before joining Birmingham City five years later. A few months later, he signed for his hometown club Walsall and enjoyed a successful 18 months there, scoring 17 league goals, which led to a transfer to Cardiff City in 1984. He was signed by Dave Smith for Plymouth Argyle six months later, where was converted into a midfielder, and was an important member of the squad for the next five years. A broken leg sustained in January 1989 led to a year on the sidelines, and after regaining full fitness he spent time on loan with Exeter City. He ended his playing career with Shrewsbury Town.
He returned to Plymouth Argyle in 1997 as the club's youth team coach, and was appointed caretaker manager three years later. He became the club's assistant manager after the arrival of Paul Sturrock and led the club to the brink of promotion to the Football League Championship before joining Sturrock at Southampton. He gained promotion two more times with Sturrock, at Sheffield Wednesday in 2005, and Swindon Town in 2007, before returning to Plymouth Argyle once again. He then spent two years as assistant manager at Tranmere Rovers, before moving to Burton Albion to take up the same role.[3] In October 2014, he followed Burton manager Gary Rowett to Birmingham City, again as assistant manager, where they remained for two years, and in March 2017 joined Derby County, again as assistant to Rowett.
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 286. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ "Match results under 18 1971–1980". England Football Online. Chris Goodwin & Glen Isherwood. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Summerfield moves to Burton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 May 2012.