George Kinnell

For the Anglican priest, see George Jack Kinnell.

George Kinnell

Personal information
Full name	George Kinnell[1]
Date of birth	(1937-12-22)22 December 1937[1]
Place of birth	Cowdenbeath, Scotland[1]
Date of death	16 October 2021(2021-10-16) (aged 83)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Crossgates Primrose
1959–1963	Aberdeen	130	(20)
1963–1966	Stoke City	91	(6)
1966–1967	Oldham Athletic	12	(8)
1966–1968	Sunderland	69	(3)
1967	→ Vancouver Royal Canadians (loan)	12	(2)
1968–1969	Middlesbrough	13	(1)
1969–1970	Brunswick Juventus	27	(4)
Total		354	(44)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Kinnell (22 December 1937 – 16 October 2021) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Middlesbrough, Oldham Athletic, Sunderland and Stoke City.[1][2]

Career

Born in Cowdenbeath, Kinnell started his career in Scotland firstly playing for junior club Crossgates Primrose before joining Aberdeen in 1959 for £200.[2] After serving four years with the "Dons" Kinnell earned a move to English Football League side Stoke City in 1963 for a fee of £35,000.[2]

Although he was a midfielder by trade manager Tony Waddington played him in forward position during the 1965–66 season due his physical strength.[2] He never managed to adapt to his new role and quickly returned to the midfield.[2] He later joined Oldham Athletic, Sunderland, and Middlesbrough and he finished his career in Australia, firstly in Melbourne with Juventus where he helped the club win the Victorian State League and Dockerty Cup in 1970 and then in Perth, with Kingsway Olympic and Kiev.[2]

Personal life

Kinnell was the brother of footballer Andy Kinnell and the cousin of Scotland international Jim Baxter.[2][3]

He died on 16 October 2021, at the age of 83.[4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[5]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aberdeen	1959–60	Scottish Division One	21	1	3	0	0	0	24	1
	1960–61	Scottish Division One	31	3	1	0	6	0	38	3
	1961–62	Scottish Division One	33	3	5	2	6	1	42	6
	1962–63	Scottish Division One	34	10	3	2	5	0	42	12
	1963–64	Scottish Division One	11	3	0	0	6	0	15	3
	Total		130	20	12	4	23	1	165	25
Stoke City	1963–64	First Division	24	3	5	0	5	2	34	5
	1964–65	First Division	40	1	3	0	3	0	46	1
	1965–66	First Division	27	2	0	0	4	0	31	2
	Total		91	6	8	0	12	2	111	8
Oldham Athletic	1966–67	Third Division	12	8	1	0	0	0	13	8
Sunderland	1966–67	First Division	29	0	5	0	0	0	34	0
	1967–68	First Division	37	3	2	0	3	3	42	6
	1968–69	First Division	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		69	3	7	0	3	3	79	6
Vancouver Royal Canadians (loan)	1967	United Soccer Association	12	2	—		—		12	2
Middlesbrough	1968–69	Second Division	13	1	1	0	0	0	14	1
Career total			327	40	29	4	38	6	394	50

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
2. "Yaskin, Puskas, Matthews and Kinnell?". AFCHeritage. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
3. "Cowdenbeath FC – Blue Brazil Online | Cowden | The Beath". www.cowdenbeathfc.com. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
4. "In Memoriam | George Kinnell". Aberdeen FC. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
5. George Kinnell at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

External links

• George Kinnell at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database