Dudley Henry John Kernick (24 August 1921 – 15 December 2019) was an English professional footballer who played as a

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. He played in the English football league for

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and

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. Kernick later retired to

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, but moved back to

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in his final years. He died on 15 December 2019, at the age of 98.Ex-Stoke City commercial manager Dudley Kernick dies at 98
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1921 births 2019 deaths Men's association football forwards Birmingham City F.C. players English Football League players English men's footballers Northampton Town F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players People from Camelford Footballers from Cornwall 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-forward-1920s-stub