fullname youthclubs years clubs caps goals birth_place position birth_date article_title name
kevin bird doncaster rovers 1983-1984 doncaster rovers huddersfield town 377 1 55 0 doncaster , england defender 7 august 1952 kevin bird
 kevin bird
kevin bird

kevin bird -lrb- born 7 august 1952 in doncaster -rrb- is a former professional footballer who played as a defender who played for mansfield town and huddersfield town .
bird began his career as an apprentice at his hometown club doncaster rovers , but was released in 1972 , without making a senior appearance for the team .
he then moved to mansfield town , on the recommendation of mansfield assistant manager frank marshall who had previously been on doncaster 's coaching staff .
bird initially joined mansfield on a trial basis , and played well enough to earn himself a contract , and became a mainstay in the stags ' central defence for the next eleven seasons .
he made his mansfield debut in a division four match against chester city on 21 october 1972 .
in his eleven seasons at field mill , bird played 450 first-team games , placing him fourth on mansfield 's all-time appearance list , and scored 63 goals .
he was a member of the mansfield teams that won the division four title in 1974-75 , and the division three title two years later .
his final match in the mansfield shirt came in the 3-2 defeat against peterborough united on 7 may 1983 .
bird scored one of mansfield 's goals in that game .
two days later , he got his testimonial against aston villa on field mill in front of a 2,903 crowd .
in the summer of 1983 , bird signed for huddersfield town .
however , he only played once for huddersfield , and retired from professional football at the end of the season , and moved back to the mansfield area , where he played for several local non-league teams before hanging up his boots for good .
he now lives in mansfield woodhouse and works for a national supermarket chain .
in may 2009 it was announced that the executive suite at mansfield town would be renamed after kevin and from 27 may 2009 it will be known as ` the kevin bird suite ' .
