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William Aidan "Billy" Kenny (born 19 September 1973) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Everton and Oldham Athletic, making a total of 21 appearances in the Football League.〔(Everton – Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database )〕〔(Oldham Athletic – Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database )〕 Kenny retired from professional football at the age of just 21.〔(F365's Top Ten Wasted Talents ) Football365.com 12 October 2010〕 Kenny is the son of former Everton midfielder Billy Kenny, Sr.. ==Club career== Kenny was a product of Everton's youth system and made his debut in 1992 in a 1–1 home draw with Coventry City. In total Kenny made 17 league appearances for Everton, plus another 4 appearances in cup competitions, scoring one goal.〔(Billy Kenny – Everton FC ) SportingHeroes.net 14 October 2010〕 He also made a single appearance for England under 21s in a Under 21 Championship qualifier against Turkey under 21s in the Altay Alsancak Stadium in March 1993.〔(World Cup: Gascoigne the focus of Turkey's attention ) Independent.co.uk 30 March 1993 retrieved on 15 October 2010〕 At the start of his career Kenny showed great promise and was thought to have the potential to become a key player for both Everton and England,〔 with former Everton player Peter Beardsley hailing Kenny as the "Goodison Gazza".〔(Where Are They Now? ) Sport.co.uk 5 February 2010〕 His reputation was further enhanced when he was named man of the match in the Premier League's first ever Merseyside derby.〔(Seven Deadly Sins of Football ) Guardian.co.uk 21 May 2009〕 However, Kenny's fledgling career was blighted by injury at first, and later cocaine and alcohol use. These issues came to a head when Kenny gave blood and urine samples that showed the extent of his substance abuse.〔(Hooked on Coke, I Was a Mess and Didn’t See the Harm I Was Doing ) Daily Mail, London, England 24 September 1998 retrieved from TheFreeLibrary.com on 14 October 2010〕 After a spell in a drying-out clinic failed to get Kenny's Everton career back on track he was released from the club for 'gross misbehaviour' by manager Mike Walker.〔(Kenny Sent Packing ) Independent, London, England 17 March 1994 retrieved 18 January 2011〕 Kenny then joined Oldham Athletic who were being managed by former Everton striker Graeme Sharp. Kenny again struggled at Oldham, scoring an own goal in a 3–1 loss to Port Vale〔(Naylor Puts Seal on Fine Display Against the Latics ) ThisIsStaffodshire.co.uk 25 September 2010〕 and was sacked after making just four league appearances for the team.〔 Following this spell at Oldham Kenny retired from the professional game at the age of 21, although he did make further appearances in non-league football for Barrow AFC,〔 and also played amateur football for Royal Seaforth in the Liverpool County Combination League〔(Billy’s Perfect Start: Ex-Everton Star Opens His Account ) Liverpool Echo, Liverpool, England 7 September 2002 retrieved from Highbeam.com 14 October 2010〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Billy Kenny (footballer, born 1973)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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