Kenneth Liddle (6 October 1928 – 21 January 1998) was an English

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who played as an inside forward in

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for

Darlington Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The River Skerne flows through the town; it is a tributary of the River Tees. The Tees itself flows south of the town. In the 19th century, Darlington underwen ...

. He was on the books of

Sunderland Sunderland () is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's administrative centre and in the Historic counties of England, historic county of County of Durham, Durham. The city is from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is on t ...

without playing League football for the club, and also played

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for

Spennymoor United Spennymoor United Association Football Club was an association football club based in Spennymoor, County Durham, England. History Spennymoor United Association Football Club was formed in 1904 as an amalgamation of Spennymoor Town and Weardale ...

. Liddle joined Darlington from Sunderland at the end of the 1949–50 season on a free transfer. He made only one senior appearance for Darlington, replacing Harry Clark at inside left for the visit to Crewe Alexandra on 27 January 1951 in the

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; Darlington lost 5–0. He went on to play for

References

1928 births 1998 deaths Footballers from Gateshead English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Sunderland A.F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Spennymoor United A.F.C. players English Football League players {{England-footy-forward-1920s-stub