Throughout his career he was renowned for his tough style of play which often left him with a poor disciplinary record.
[1][4] Kennedy was born in Salford and began his career with Halifax Town making his debut in 1978–79 as the Shaymen had a poor campaign finishing in 23rd position.
He spent two seasons at Ayresome Park making 79 appearances before moving on again this time to south coast side Portsmouth.
Although Kennedy played well in both games, even hitting the post against Iceland with a great volley, he was never selected by Jack Charlton again.
The reason being that the Manager was asked by the Czechs what he was going to do about Kennedy elbowing one of their players in the mouth when he visited their dressing room after the game "with his teeth all knocked".