Howard Kendall

**Howard Kendall** (22 May 1946 – 17 October 2015) was an English footballer and manager. He was born in Ryton, County Durham. He is most famous for managing Everton during one of their most successful periods. He was briefly chairman of the club and was also manager of Manchester City and Blackburn Rovers.

### As a player

Source:

|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|colspan="3"|League|colspan="2"|FA Cup|colspan="2"|League Cup|colspan="2"|Other|colspan="2"|Total||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="6"|Preston North End|1962–63|rowspan="5"|Second Division|2|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|2|0|
|1963–64|9|1|5|1|0|0|0|0|14|2|||||
|1964–65|29|7|2|1|1|0|0|0|32|8|||||
|1965–66|39|4|6|0|3|0|0|0|48|4|||||
|1966–67|25|1|1|0|2|0|0|0|28|1|||||
|rowspan="9"|Everton|1966–67|rowspan="8"|First Division|4|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|4|0|
|1967–68|38|6|6|1|2|2|0|0|46|9|||||
|1968–69|29|1|3|0|4|0|0|0|36|1|||||
|1969–70|36|4|1|0|4|1|0|0|41|5|||||
|1970–71|40|2|6|2|0|0|7|3|53|7|||||
|1971–72|35|4|4|0|0|0|0|0|39|4|||||
|1972–73|40|4|2|0|1|0|0|0|43|4|||||
|1973–74|7|0|1|0|0|0|0|0|8|0|||||
|rowspan="5"|Birmingham City|1973–74|rowspan="4"|First Division|15|1|0|0|0|0|0|0|15|1|
|1974–75|39|4|6|1|1|0|6|0|52|5|||||
|1975–76|36|8|1|0|2|0|0|0|39|8|||||
|1976–77|25|3|2|1|1|0|0|0|28|4|||||
|rowspan="3"|Stoke City|1977–78|rowspan="2"|Second Division|42|7|2|0|1|0|0|0|45|7|
|1978–79|40|2|1|0|5|1|0|0|46|3|||||
|rowspan="3"|Blackburn Rovers|1979–80|Third Division|41|2|6|0|4|1|2|0|53|3||
|1980–81|Second Division|38|4|0|0|3|0|2|0|43|4||||
|rowspan="2"|Everton|1981–82|First Division|4|0|1|0|1|0|0|0|6|0||

- A.  The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Anglo-Scottish Cup, European Cup, FA Charity Shield and Texaco Cup.

### As a manager

|rowspan=2|Team|rowspan=2|From|rowspan=2|To|colspan=5|Record|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align=left|Blackburn Rovers|align=left|1 June 1979|align=left|1 June 1981|||
|align=left|Everton|align=left|1 June 1981|align=left|18 June 1987|||
|align=left|Athletic Bilbao|align=left|18 June 1987|align=left|11 November 1989|||
|align=left|Manchester City|align=left|6 December 1989|align=left|5 November 1990|||
|align=left|Everton|align=left|5 November 1990|align=left|4 December 1993|||
|align=left|Notts County|align=left|12 January 1995|align=left|1 April 1995|||
|align=left|Sheffield United|align=left|12 December 1995|align=left|27 June 1997|||
|align=left|Everton|align=left|27 June 1997|align=left|25 June 1998|||

### Player

**Preston North End**
- FA Cup runner-up: 1963–64

**Everton**
- Football League First Division: 1969–70
- FA Charity Shield: 1970
- FA Cup runner-up: 1967–68

**Stoke City**
- Football League Second Division third-place promotion: 1978–79

**Individual**
- Stoke City Player of the Year: 1977–78

### Manager

**Blackburn Rovers**
- Football League Third Division runner-up: 1979–80

**Everton**
- Football League First Division: 1984–85, 1986–87
- FA Cup: 1983–84
- FA Charity Shield: 1984, 1985, 1986 (shared)
- European Cup Winners' Cup: 1984–85

**Notts County**
- Anglo-Italian Cup: 1994–95

**Individual**
- English Manager of the Year: 1984–85, 1986–87
- Premier League Manager of the Month: January 1998

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Howard Kendall
- **caption**: Kendall on _Saint and Greavsie_, 1990
- **fullname**: Howard Kendall
- **birth place**: Ryton, Tyne and Wear, Ryton, England
- **death place**: Southport, England
- **youthyears1**: 1961–1963
- **youthclubs1**: Preston North End F.C., Preston North End
- **position**: Midfielder
- **years1**: 1963–1967
- **clubs1**: Preston North End F.C., Preston North End
- **caps1**: 104
- **goals1**: 13
- **years2**: 1967–1974
- **clubs2**: Everton F.C., Everton
- **caps2**: 229
- **goals2**: 21
- **years3**: 1974–1977
- **clubs3**: Birmingham City F.C., Birmingham City
- **caps3**: 115
- **goals3**: 16
- **years4**: 1977–1979
- **clubs4**: Stoke City F.C., Stoke City
- **caps4**: 82
- **goals4**: 9
- **years5**: 1979–1981
- **clubs5**: Blackburn Rovers F.C., Blackburn Rovers
- **caps5**: 79
- **goals5**: 6
- **years6**: 1981
- **clubs6**: Everton F.C., Everton
- **caps6**: 4
- **goals6**: 0
- **totalcaps**: 613
- **totalgoals**: 65
- **manageryears1**: 1979–1981
- **managerclubs1**: Blackburn Rovers F.C., Blackburn Rovers
- **manageryears2**: 1981–1987
- **managerclubs2**: Everton F.C., Everton
- **manageryears3**: 1987–1989
- **managerclubs3**: Athletic Bilbao
- **manageryears4**: 1989–1990
- **managerclubs4**: Manchester City F.C., Manchester City
- **manageryears5**: 1990–1993
- **managerclubs5**: Everton F.C., Everton
- **manageryears6**: 1994
- **managerclubs6**: Skoda Xanthi F.C., Xanthi
- **manageryears7**: 1995
- **managerclubs7**: Notts County F.C., Notts County
- **manageryears8**: 1995–1997
- **managerclubs8**: Sheffield United F.C., Sheffield United
- **manageryears9**: 1997–1998
- **managerclubs9**: Everton F.C., Everton
- **manageryears10**: 1998–1999
- **managerclubs10**: Ethnikos Piraeus F.C., Ethnikos Piraeus