John Kenyon (footballer)

John Francis Kenyon (born 2 December 1953) is an English former footballer who played for Blackburn Rovers in the early 1970s as a forward.

[1] While at Great Harwood, Kenyon became one of the stars of the club which generated interest from Arsenal, Crystal Palace and Blackburn Rovers.

In 1975, Kenyon's goal against Brighton & Hove Albion gave the Rovers the Third Division championship in 1975.

After disagreements with manager Jim Smith, Kenyon joined Wigan Athletic,[3] scoring two goals for the club in 13 Northern Premier League appearances.

[4] In 1977, he moved again to Runcorn, where he became another one of the fans favoured players supporting the team through its FA Cup qualifying campaign.