Mark Kennedy (footballer, born 1976)

Mark Kennedy
Kennedy in 2010
Personal information
Full name Mark John Kennedy[1]
Date of birth (1976-05-15) 15 May 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Left back, left winger
Team information
Current team
Swindon Town (head coach)
Youth career
St.Mochta's
Belvedere
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1995 Millwall 43 (9)
1995–1998 Liverpool 16 (0)
1998Queens Park Rangers (loan) 8 (2)
1998–1999 Wimbledon 21 (0)
1999–2001 Manchester City 66 (8)
2001–2006 Wolverhampton Wanderers 167 (12)
2006–2008 Crystal Palace 46 (1)
2008–2010 Cardiff City 66 (0)
2010–2012 Ipswich Town 33 (0)
Total 466 (32)
International career
1992 Republic of Ireland U17 1 (0)
1994–1996 Republic of Ireland U21 4 (4)
1995–2002 Republic of Ireland 34 (4)
Managerial career
2020 Macclesfield Town
2022–2023 Lincoln City
2024– Swindon Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mark John Kennedy (born 15 May 1976) is an Irish football coach and former professional footballer and currently head coach of EFL League Two club Swindon Town.

As a player, he was a left back and left winger from 1992 to 2012. He notably featured in the Premier League with Liverpool, Wimbledon, Manchester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers, as well as in the Football League for Millwall, Queens Park Rangers, Crystal Palace, Cardiff City and Ipswich Town. He was capped 34 times by Ireland, scoring four goals.

Kennedy was head coach of Macclesfield Town in 2020, and was appointed assistant to head coach Lee Bowyer at Birmingham City in June 2021. Prior to this he has worked as a coach at Ipswich Town, Manchester City and Colchester United.

  1. ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Whose Registrations have been Cancelled by Mutual Consent Between 01/05/2012 and 31/05/2012". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 28 June 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2013.

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