Mark Kinsella
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Mark Anthony Kinsella is an Irish
former professional footballer and current football coach. He played as a central midfielder for most of his career.
Kinsella began his career at Colchester United
, before spells at Charlton Athletic
, Aston Villa
, West Bromwich Albion
, Walsall
and Lewes
. He played 48 times for the Republic of Ireland
, scoring three goals and playing in the 2002 FIFA World Cup
in Japan
and South Korea
.
Kinsella is the current manager of Daventry Town
.
as a 17-year-old (he was actually signed by the legendary ex-Rangers manager Jock Wallace) and played there for seven seasons, including two in the Vauxhall Conference, and played at Wembley in 1992 when Colchester won the FA Trophy
. He was nicknamed "Sheedy" by the fans, in honour of the Everton player, and is among the club's most revered former players.
in the 1998 Division 1 Play Off Final, with Kinsella scoring one of the penalties in the shootout. Following relegation after only one season in the Premiership, Kinsella lifted the First Division championship trophy with Charlton the following year.
Kinsella is remembered by Charlton fans as a turning point in their recent history, he was the first player in the modern era to stay with Charlton when his performances placed him as a top ten midfielder in the country via the Carling Opta Stats. His skill, talent and sometimes individual carrying of the team in the 1998-99 season places him above that of Richard Rufus
, Clive Mendonca
, Andy Hunt
and John Robinson
in Charlton's list of greats in the late 90's teams.
In 2001 he suffered an injury, which allowed Scott Parker
to take his place in the team. Kinsella could not reclaim his place in the Charlton first team after coming back from injury, so he was sold to Aston Villa
in 2002, for a fee of £1m.
on 24 August 2002 against Tottenham Hotspur
. He later went on to make 24 appearances in his first season. After a good start in the first half of the 2002–03 season he rarely made an appearance in the second half of the season and had a couple injuries that set him back. In Kinsella's second season he only made two appearances and left Aston Villa mid-season in early 2004.
in January 2004, on a short-term contract until the end of the season. He made 18 appearances for the club, helping them to win promotion to the Premiership. His only goal for Albion came in a 3-0 win over Coventry City on 6 March 2004.
in July 2004, signing a two-year deal. After two injury damaged seasons, Kinsella took charge of Walsall on a caretaker basis, following Kevan Broadhurst
's sacking in April 2006, earning one win and suffering one defeat in his two games in charge. He continued to combine playing and coaching at Walsall before being lured back to Charlton in December 2006. His last professional match was in Walsall's League Two
home defeat to promotion rivals Swindon Town
on 9 December 2006. Kinsella scored two goals for Walsall, once against Merthyr Tydfil
in the FA Cup, and once against Wycombe Wanderers in the league.
, scoring 3 times and was named Irish Footballer of the Year
on one occasion. He also captained the side in a friendly against Finland in November 2000. Although rarely remembered, he formed an excellent midfield partnership with Roy Keane
in the qualifying stages for the 2002 World Cup
. Keane was quoted as stating that the Republic of Ireland
's form during that campaign was down to the presence and performances of Kinsella. After Keane's much publicised dismissal from the squad before the 2002 World Cup
, Kinsella formed a solid partnership with future Charlton player Matt Holland
.
, Kinsella's role was changed to that of reserve-team manager. It was announced on June 10, 2008 that he has been given a new one-year contract at the club.
In 2008 when Alan Pardew
left Charlton by mutual consent, Kinsella left his post as Reserve team manager, being replaced by U18 Youth Coach Damian Matthew
, to adopt a more senior role in the first team, helping Caretaker manager Phil Parkinson
, while a replacement for Pardew was found. In December 2008 Parkinson was confirmed as the new Charlton manager, and Kinsella assumed the role of first team coach permantently. He was sacked along with Phil Parkinson on 4 January 2011. He was linked with return to his former club Colchester United as manager in August 2009, but the job went to Adrian Boothroyd
.
He became manager of Daventry Town
in June 2011.
|1989–90||rowspan="8"|Colchester United
||Fourth Division
||6||0||||||||||||||||
|-
|1990–91||||11||0||||||||||||||||
|-
|1991–92||||42||3||||||||||||||||
|-
|1992–93||rowspan="5"|Third Division
||38||6||||||||||||||||
|-
|1993–94||42||8||||||||||||||||
|-
|1994–95||42||6||||||||||||||||
|-
|1995–96||45||5||||||||||||||||
|-
|1996–97||7||2||||||||||||||||
|-
|1996–97||rowspan="6"|Charlton Athletic
||rowspan="2"|First Division
||37||6||||||||||||||||
|-
|1997–98||46||6||||||||||||||||
|-
|1998–99||Premier League||38||2||||||||||||||||
|-
|1999–2000||First Division
||38||3||||||||||||||||
|-
|2000–01||rowspan="2"|Premier League||32||2||||||||||||||||
|-
|2001–02||17||0||||||||||||||||
|-
|2002–03||rowspan="2"|Aston Villa
||rowspan="2"|Premier League||19||0||||||||||||||||
|-
|2003–04||1||0||||||||||||||||
|-
|2003–04||West Bromwich Albion
||First Division
||18||1||||||||||||||||
|-
|2004–05||rowspan="3"|Walsall
||rowspan="2"|League One
||22||0||||||||||||||||
|-
|2005–06||10||0||||||||||||||||
|-
|2006–07||League Two
||11||1||||||||||||||||
522||51||||||||||||||||
522||51||||||||||||||||
|}
|-
|1998||5||0
|-
|1999||9||0
|-
|2000||6||1
|-
|2001||5||1
|-
|2002||10||1
|-
|2003||9||0
|-
|2004||4||0
|-
!Total||48||3
|}
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
former professional footballer and current football coach. He played as a central midfielder for most of his career.
Kinsella began his career at Colchester United
Colchester United F.C.
Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....
, before spells at Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic F.C.
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...
, Aston Villa
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
, West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...
, Walsall
Walsall F.C.
Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...
and Lewes
Lewes F.C.
Lewes Football Club is an English football team based in Lewes, East Sussex. The club are currently members of the Isthmian League Premier Division and play at the Dripping Pan.-History:...
. He played 48 times for the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland national football team
The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in association football. It is run by the Football Association of Ireland and currently plays home fixtures at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, which opened in May 2010....
, scoring three goals and playing in the 2002 FIFA World Cup
2002 FIFA World Cup
The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...
in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
.
Kinsella is the current manager of Daventry Town
Daventry Town F.C.
Daventry Town F.C. is a football club based in the town of Daventry, Northamptonshire, England.-History:The club was established in 1886 as a local-town club playing in the Northampton Town League...
.
Colchester United
Kinsella joined Colchester UnitedColchester United F.C.
Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....
as a 17-year-old (he was actually signed by the legendary ex-Rangers manager Jock Wallace) and played there for seven seasons, including two in the Vauxhall Conference, and played at Wembley in 1992 when Colchester won the FA Trophy
FA Trophy
The Football Association Challenge Trophy, commonly known as the FA Trophy, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football Association and competed for primarily by semi-professional teams...
. He was nicknamed "Sheedy" by the fans, in honour of the Everton player, and is among the club's most revered former players.
Charlton Athletic
He moved to Charlton Athletic in September 1996 for £150,000. At Charlton he captained the team to a dramatic victory over SunderlandSunderland A.F.C.
Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...
in the 1998 Division 1 Play Off Final, with Kinsella scoring one of the penalties in the shootout. Following relegation after only one season in the Premiership, Kinsella lifted the First Division championship trophy with Charlton the following year.
Kinsella is remembered by Charlton fans as a turning point in their recent history, he was the first player in the modern era to stay with Charlton when his performances placed him as a top ten midfielder in the country via the Carling Opta Stats. His skill, talent and sometimes individual carrying of the team in the 1998-99 season places him above that of Richard Rufus
Richard Rufus
Richard Raymond Rufus is a former English football player, who spent his entire career at Charlton Athletic.Born in nearby Lewisham, Rufus progressed through the youth system at The Valley, making his debut for the club as a teenager in 1994 at the age of 19...
, Clive Mendonca
Clive Mendonca
Clive Paul Mendonca is an English former professional footballer, who played as a striker between 1986 and 2002 notably for Grimsby Town and Charlton Athletic...
, Andy Hunt
Andy Hunt (footballer)
Andrew "Andy" Hunt is a former English footballer.-Career:Hunt started his career in non-league football, whilst training in business and tourism management, with King's Lynn and Kettering Town before being signed by then manager Jim Smith for Newcastle United in early 1991...
and John Robinson
John Robinson (footballer)
John Robert Campbell Robinson is a Rhodesian-born former Welsh professional footballer. He made over 400 appearances during his professional career with Brighton & Hove Albion, Charlton Athletic, Cardiff City and Gillingham and also won 30 caps for Wales.-Early life:Robinson was born in Bulawayo,...
in Charlton's list of greats in the late 90's teams.
In 2001 he suffered an injury, which allowed Scott Parker
Scott Parker (footballer)
Scott Matthew Parker is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the England national team. He is the FWA Footballer of the Year for the 2010–11 season. He has represented England at every level from under-16 to senior. Uniquely, he won his first four England...
to take his place in the team. Kinsella could not reclaim his place in the Charlton first team after coming back from injury, so he was sold to Aston Villa
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
in 2002, for a fee of £1m.
Aston Villa
Kinsella made his debut for Aston VillaAston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
on 24 August 2002 against Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
. He later went on to make 24 appearances in his first season. After a good start in the first half of the 2002–03 season he rarely made an appearance in the second half of the season and had a couple injuries that set him back. In Kinsella's second season he only made two appearances and left Aston Villa mid-season in early 2004.
West Bromwich Albion
Kinsella moved to West Bromwich AlbionWest Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...
in January 2004, on a short-term contract until the end of the season. He made 18 appearances for the club, helping them to win promotion to the Premiership. His only goal for Albion came in a 3-0 win over Coventry City on 6 March 2004.
Walsall
Kinsella then transferred to WalsallWalsall F.C.
Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...
in July 2004, signing a two-year deal. After two injury damaged seasons, Kinsella took charge of Walsall on a caretaker basis, following Kevan Broadhurst
Kevan Broadhurst
Kevan Broadhurst is an English former professional footballer, coach and football manager.Broadhurst was born in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire...
's sacking in April 2006, earning one win and suffering one defeat in his two games in charge. He continued to combine playing and coaching at Walsall before being lured back to Charlton in December 2006. His last professional match was in Walsall's League Two
Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
home defeat to promotion rivals Swindon Town
Swindon Town F.C.
Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011...
on 9 December 2006. Kinsella scored two goals for Walsall, once against Merthyr Tydfil
Merthyr Tydfil F.C.
Merthyr Tydfil Football Club was a Welsh football club based at the Penydarren Park ground in Merthyr Tydfil. In 2010 the club was liquidated and reformed under the name Merthyr Town, which was accepted into Division One of the Western League.-History:...
in the FA Cup, and once against Wycombe Wanderers in the league.
International career
Kinsella won 48 caps for the Irish national teamRepublic of Ireland national football team
The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in association football. It is run by the Football Association of Ireland and currently plays home fixtures at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, which opened in May 2010....
, scoring 3 times and was named Irish Footballer of the Year
FAI International Football Awards
The FAI International Football Awards is an awards evening held to honour the best Irish international football players of the year.-Senior International Player of the Year:-International Goal of the Year:-Young International Player of the Year:...
on one occasion. He also captained the side in a friendly against Finland in November 2000. Although rarely remembered, he formed an excellent midfield partnership with Roy Keane
Roy Keane
Roy Maurice Keane is an Irish former footballer and manager. In his 18-year playing career, he played for Cobh Ramblers in the League of Ireland, Nottingham Forest and Manchester United, before ending his career at Celtic in Scotland....
in the qualifying stages for the 2002 World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
. Keane was quoted as stating that the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
's form during that campaign was down to the presence and performances of Kinsella. After Keane's much publicised dismissal from the squad before the 2002 World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
, Kinsella formed a solid partnership with future Charlton player Matt Holland
Matt Holland
Matthew Rhys "Matt" Holland is a former English-born Irish footballer, who represented Republic of Ireland at international level...
.
Management and coaching career
While still a player at Walsall, Kinsella took on the additional roles of reserve-team manager and first-team coach. He was appointed development coach at Charlton Athletic in December 2006, with responsibility for the development of young professional players, liaison with the academy and the managing the reserve team. After the appointment of Alan PardewAlan Pardew
Alan Scott Pardew is an English football manager and former player, currently the manager of Newcastle United....
, Kinsella's role was changed to that of reserve-team manager. It was announced on June 10, 2008 that he has been given a new one-year contract at the club.
In 2008 when Alan Pardew
Alan Pardew
Alan Scott Pardew is an English football manager and former player, currently the manager of Newcastle United....
left Charlton by mutual consent, Kinsella left his post as Reserve team manager, being replaced by U18 Youth Coach Damian Matthew
Damian Matthew
Damian Matthew is a professional football coach and retired footballer. Matthew is first team coach and former manager for Charlton Athletic Reserves....
, to adopt a more senior role in the first team, helping Caretaker manager Phil Parkinson
Phil Parkinson
Philip John "Phil" Parkinson is an English football manager and former player who currently manages Bradford City.-Playing career:...
, while a replacement for Pardew was found. In December 2008 Parkinson was confirmed as the new Charlton manager, and Kinsella assumed the role of first team coach permantently. He was sacked along with Phil Parkinson on 4 January 2011. He was linked with return to his former club Colchester United as manager in August 2009, but the job went to Adrian Boothroyd
Adrian Boothroyd
Adrian Neil "Aidy" Boothroyd is an English former footballer and is currently managing Northampton Town after being sacked as manager of Coventry City on March 14, 2011. He was manager of Watford of the Championship until 3 November 2008...
.
He became manager of Daventry Town
Daventry Town F.C.
Daventry Town F.C. is a football club based in the town of Daventry, Northamptonshire, England.-History:The club was established in 1886 as a local-town club playing in the Northampton Town League...
in June 2011.
Statistics
|-|1989–90||rowspan="8"|Colchester United
Colchester United F.C.
Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....
||Fourth Division
Football League Fourth Division
The Fourth Division of The Football League was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958–59 season until the creation of the Premier League prior to the 1992–93 season...
||6||0||||||||||||||||
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|1990–91||||11||0||||||||||||||||
|-
|1991–92||||42||3||||||||||||||||
|-
|1992–93||rowspan="5"|Third Division
Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
||38||6||||||||||||||||
|-
|1993–94||42||8||||||||||||||||
|-
|1994–95||42||6||||||||||||||||
|-
|1995–96||45||5||||||||||||||||
|-
|1996–97||7||2||||||||||||||||
|-
|1996–97||rowspan="6"|Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic F.C.
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...
||rowspan="2"|First Division
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
||37||6||||||||||||||||
|-
|1997–98||46||6||||||||||||||||
|-
|1998–99||Premier League||38||2||||||||||||||||
|-
|1999–2000||First Division
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
||38||3||||||||||||||||
|-
|2000–01||rowspan="2"|Premier League||32||2||||||||||||||||
|-
|2001–02||17||0||||||||||||||||
|-
|2002–03||rowspan="2"|Aston Villa
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
||rowspan="2"|Premier League||19||0||||||||||||||||
|-
|2003–04||1||0||||||||||||||||
|-
|2003–04||West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...
||First Division
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
||18||1||||||||||||||||
|-
|2004–05||rowspan="3"|Walsall
Walsall F.C.
Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...
||rowspan="2"|League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
||22||0||||||||||||||||
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|2005–06||10||0||||||||||||||||
|-
|2006–07||League Two
Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
||11||1||||||||||||||||
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|1998||5||0
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|1999||9||0
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|2000||6||1
|-
|2001||5||1
|-
|2002||10||1
|-
|2003||9||0
|-
|2004||4||0
|-
!Total||48||3
|}
Honours
- Football ConferenceFootball ConferenceThe Football Conference is a football league in England which consists of three divisions called Conference National, Conference North, and Conference South. Some Football Conference clubs are fully professional, such as Luton Town, but most of them are semi-professional...
- 1991–921991–92 Colchester United F.C. seasonThe 1991–92 season was Colchester United's second consecutive season in the fifth tier of English football. The season ended in success with Colchester achieving promotion on the final day of the season, resulting in a return to the Football League at their second attempt...
- 1991–92
- FA TrophyFA TrophyThe Football Association Challenge Trophy, commonly known as the FA Trophy, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football Association and competed for primarily by semi-professional teams...
- 1991–921991–92 Colchester United F.C. seasonThe 1991–92 season was Colchester United's second consecutive season in the fifth tier of English football. The season ended in success with Colchester achieving promotion on the final day of the season, resulting in a return to the Football League at their second attempt...
- 1991–92
- Division 1Football League First DivisionThe First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
Playoff winners (promotion to Premier League) – Charlton Athletic F.C.Charlton Athletic F.C.Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...
- Charlton Athletic F.C. Player of the Year: 2
- Charlton Athletic F.C.Charlton Athletic F.C.Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...
- 1998, 1999
- Charlton Athletic F.C.