Peter Kennedy (footballer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetPeter Kennedy (footballer)
Northern Irish footballer
Date of Birth: 10-Sep-1973
Place of Birth: Lurgan, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Profession: association football player
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Peter Kennedy (footballer)
- Peter Kennedy (born 10 September 1973) was a Northern Irish football defender or midfielder.
- In 1995/96, he was named as the Ulster Footballer of the Year.
- After his first spell in Northern Ireland he had a successful spell in English football, initially joining Notts County in August 1996 where he scored once against Newcastle Town in the FA Cup, before moving onto Watford a season later, where he led the Hornets to promotion to Division One as their highest goalscorer.
- He scored two goals in quick succession in the derby with Luton Town, a hat-trick against Southend United, and a splendid long-range effort against Sheffield Wednesday in the FA Cup.
- The following season was arguably the highlight of his career as he helped Watford gain promotion to the Premier League in 1999.
- In the Premier League, he scored Watford's first goal of the season, a penalty against Wimbledon.
- He left Watford at the end of the 2000/01 campaign and spent three seasons at Wigan, spending a period on loan at Derby County where he scored once against Ipswich Town.
- His final English club was Peterborough United, after which he returned to Northern Ireland.
- At the end of the 2007–08 season Peter did not have his contract renewed by Portadown and left the club.
- He began training with Ballymena United FC but decided to retire from his footballing career to focus on becoming an accountant.
- After a year Peter came out of retirement and made a return to football by signing for Donegal Celtic FC who play in the IFA Championship. He has three children: Annie, Olivia and Peter.
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