Kit Napier
Scottish association football player (1943-2019)
Christopher Robin Anthony "Kit" Napier[1] (26 September 1943 – 31 March 2019) was a Scottish professional footballer. He played as a forward. He scored 119 goals from 379 appearances in the Football League. He played for the Football League clubs Blackpool, Preston North End, Workington, Newcastle United, Brighton & Hove Albion and Blackburn Rovers.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Robin Anthony Napier[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 September 1943[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Dunblane, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 31 March 2019 (aged 75) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Blackpool | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1963 | Blackpool | 2 | (0) |
| 1963–1964 | Preston North End | 1 | (0) |
| 1964–1965 | Workington | 58 | (25) |
| 1965–1966 | Newcastle United | 8 | (0) |
| 1966–1972 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 256 | (84) |
| 1972–1974 | Blackburn Rovers | 54 | (10) |
| Durban United | |||
| Total | 379 | (119) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Napier was born in Dunblane, Perthshire. He died in 2019, at the age of 75.[2]
References change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Kit Napier". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ↑ "Former Brighton & Hove Albion fans' favourite Kit Napier dies aged 75". Brighton & Hove Independent. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
Other websites change
- Kit Napier at WorldFootball.net
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