Kenneth Allan "Kenny" Stroud (born 1 December 1953) is an English former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who made more than 400 appearances in

the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, it is the oldest football league in the world, and was the top-level football league in England from ...

playing for

Swindon Town Swindon Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team, known as the "Robins", currently compete in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded as Swindon A ...

, where he spent the majority of his career, Newport County and

Bristol City Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England. The team compete in the , the second level of the English football league system. Founded in 1894, the club competed in the Southern League and Western L ...

. He played as a

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or defender. Stroud was born in

Fulham Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies in a loop on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea, London, Chelsea ...

, London. He played for the

Swindon Swindon () is a town in Wiltshire, England. At the time of the 2021 Census the population of the built-up area was 183,638, making it the largest settlement in the county. Located at the northeastern edge of the South West England region, Swi ...

schools team that reached the national boys' final in 1969, and went on to become an England youth international. He made his first-team debut for

on 4 September 1971, a goalless draw with

Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional association football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English f ...

in the Second Division, a match in which highlights were shown that evening on BBC1's Match of the Day programme. Over the next eleven seasons he made 373 appearances for Swindon in all first-team competitions, scoring 19 goals. He finished his professional career at Newport County and then

. Stroud's son

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also played professionally for Swindon Town.

References

5. The TC&I song "Kenny" from their Great Aspirations EP is said to be about Kenny Stroud.

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* 1953 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham People from Fulham English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Bristol City F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Newport County A.F.C. players English Football League players England men's youth international footballers {{England-footy-midfielder-1950s-stub