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Brian Kettle

A left-back who was captain of Liverpool's reserve team for three years, winning the Central league on seven occasions. Kettle was never able to push Alec Lindsay, Joey Jones or Alan Kennedy out of the first team and only made four appearances. He was sold to Wigan where he played 14 games before going into non-league football. Kettle did confront Paisley over his lack of first-team opportunities in 1977 as he told the official Liverpool site: "When I was 21 years of age I went into the office to see Mr. Paisley. I'd played a couple of games...

Born:
22 April 1956
Born in:
Prescot, Lancashire, England
Other clubs:
Dallas Tornado (loan 1978), Wigan Athletic (1980-81), Burscough (1981-82), Runcorn (1982-85), Barrow (1985-86), South Liverpool (1986-88)
Signed from:
Local
Joined Liverpool:
Joined 1972 - Professional May 1973
Debut:
04 Nov 1975
Final appearance:
22 Jan 1977
Contract until:
05.09.1980
League: Apps / Goals / Assists:
3 / 0 / 0
All Competitions: Apps / Goals / Assists:
4 / 0 / 1
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Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 3 0 0 1 0 4
1974-1975 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975-1976 1 0 0 1 0 2
1976-1977 2 0 0 0 0 2
1977-1978 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978-1979 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979-1980 0 0 0 0 0 0
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974-1975 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975-1976 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976-1977 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977-1978 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978-1979 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979-1980 0 0 0 0 0 0

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