Noel Kinsey
Welsh footballer (1925-2017)
Noel Kinsey (24 December 1925 – 24 May 2017[2]) was a Welsh international footballer.[1] He played as an inside right. He won seven international caps and scored 111 goals in 444 league games in a 14-year career in the Football League.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Noel Kinsey[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 December 1925[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Treorchy, Glamorgan, Wales[1] | ||
| Date of death | 24 May 2017 (aged 91)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside right | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Treorchy Amateurs | |||
| Cardiff City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1947–1953 | Norwich City | 223 | (57) |
| 1953–1958 | Birmingham City | 149 | (48) |
| 1958–1961 | Port Vale | 72 | (6) |
| Total | 444 | (111) | |
| National team | |||
| 1951–1955 | Wales | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics change
Club statistics change
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Norwich City | 1947–48 | Third Division South | 36 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 3 |
| 1948–49 | Third Division South | 22 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12 | |
| 1949–50 | Third Division South | 37 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 17 | |
| 1950–51 | Third Division South | 46 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 14 | |
| 1951–52 | Third Division South | 44 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 12 | |
| 1952–53 | Third Division South | 38 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 7 | |
| Total | 223 | 57 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 65 | ||
| Birmingham City | 1953–54 | Second Division | 37 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 10 |
| 1954–55 | Second Division | 35 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 14 | |
| 1955–56 | First Division | 34 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 17 | |
| 1956–57 | First Division | 28 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3[a] | 0 | 38 | 9 | |
| 1957–58 | First Division | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 17 | 5 | |
| Total | 149 | 48 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 173 | 55 | ||
| Port Vale | 1957–58 | Third Division | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| 1958–59 | Fourth Division | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 3 | |
| 1959–60 | Third Division | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| 1960–61 | Third Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 72 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 77 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 444 | 111 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 493 | 127 | ||
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Appearances in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
- ↑ Appearances in League Cup
International statistics change
| Wales national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1951 | 4 | 0 |
| 1952 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | 1 | 0 |
| 1955 | 2 | 0 |
| Total[4] | 7 | 0 |
Honours change
Individual
- Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame: 2003 inductee[3]
Birmingham City
Port Vale
References change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 164. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Former Norwich City striker Noel Kinsey dies, aged 91". Norwich Evening News. 24 May 2017. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chapman, Joseph (24 May 2017). "Former Birmingham City player Noel Kinsey passes away, aged 91". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ↑ "Noel Kinsey". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Baggaley, Mike (24 May 2017). "Tributes paid to former Port Vale forward Noel Kinsey". Stoke Sentinel. Archived from the original on 24 May 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ↑ Kent, Jeff (1990). "Fame and Fortune (1950–1959)". The Valiants' Years: The Story of Port Vale. Witan Books. pp. 171–196. ISBN 0-9508981-4-7.
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