darbo 4,779 Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 (edited) Good player Great manager RIP. Former Everton manager Howard Kendall has died at the age of 69. Kendall played for the Toffees and managed them on three occasions, with his first spell in charge being the most successful in the club's history. He led the side to two First Division titles, as well as an FA Cup triumph and European Cup Winners' Cup win. In a managerial career of more than 700 games, Kendall also took charge of Blackburn, Manchester City, Notts County and Sheffield United. 'A great man manager'Born in County Durham, Kendall played over 100 times for his first club Preston North End, before joining Everton. At the age of 17, he won the 1968 FA Cup and the First Division title two seasons later. He played more than 200 games for the club, who described him as "one of the greatest players to pull on the Everton jersey". He also played for Birmingham, Stoke and Blackburn. Kendall's first managerial job was at Ewood Park, before moving to Everton in 1981. He led the Merseyside club to the league title in 1985 and 1987, plus FA Cup victory in 1984. There was also success in Europe as the club won the European Cup Winners' Cup the following season. "Everton won't be the same without Howard," former Toffees midfielder Peter Reid told BBC Radio 5 live. "A great person. Very astute and a great man-manager, and just a fantastic man. I'm devastated - he was friend as well as my boss." Former Everton and England striker Gary Lineker said: "Brilliantly managed the best club side I ever played for at Everton. Great bloke." In a statement, Everton said Kendall passed away in hospital in Southport, surrounded by loved ones. Edited October 17, 2015 by darbo 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arcticgun 4,548 Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 RIP Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bunnyblatter 1,012 Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 RIP. I remeber the tussles between Everton and Liverpool back in the day. He built a good team and won plenty of trophies in 83,84,85. Seemed a very down to earth man 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j j m 6,636 Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 rip lovely man 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bosun11 537 Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 Cracking bloke who always had time for fans. Had a natter with him in the Windslow about 10 years back. A true Everton legend. RIP Howard. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lanesra 4,027 Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 A lad I know played under him at Everton & couldn't speak highly enough off him , old school manager who had a brilliant period at Everton early 80s Rip H.K. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 RIP Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dytkos 18,192 Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Never got the credit he deserved for building a great Blackburn team. R.I.P Howard. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darbo 4,779 Posted October 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 https://youtu.be/SlJ9q_lKzN8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pesky1972 5,830 Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Great record at Everton and maybe if it hadn't been for the post Heysel Euro ban for English clubs, he could have achieved even more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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