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He played for Preston North End in the 1964 FA Cup Final, at the time the youngest player to appear in the final. Originally a Defender , Kendall joined Everton for £80,000 in 1967 where he was moved into midfield with Alan Ball and Colin Harvey . This famous trio (given the nickname The Holy Trinity) were a major component of the Everton team that won the Football League First Division in the 1969-70 season. In the next three seasons, Kendall captained Everton. He was transferred to Birmingham City in 1974 and later to Stoke City . Kendall played a pivotal role in the 1978-79 season when Stoke City was promoted to the First Division. To the amazement of many, Kendall never played for England . FIRST TEAM APPEARANCES AND GOALS
CAREER IN MANAGEMENT Kendall was the player-manager of Blackburn Rovers from 1979 to 1981 taking that team into the Second Division . In 1981 Kendall returned to Everton as player-manager although he only played four games before finally retiring as a player. Initially he was unsuccessful but the team suddenly began to perform with Everton reaching the Milk Cup final and winning the FA Cup in 1984 . In 1984/85 Everton won the League Championship and the European Cup-Winners' Cup . Everton narrowly failed to win both the League and the FA Cup in 1985-86 – second in both to Liverpool , but in 1986-87 Everton won the League again. Kendall left Everton in 1987, frustrated by the ban from Europe of English clubs, to manage Athletic Bilbao in Spain . He next managed Manchester City from December 1989 before returning to Everton in November 1990. He was less successful the second time around, resigning in December 1993 after a row about money for a signing. He was appointed manager of Notts County in 1995 but was sacked after less than three months. He became manager of Sheffield United on December 13, 1995 , replacing Dave Bassett who had resigned the day before. He inherited a team next to bottom but proceeded to change the team personnel so drastically that a record number of players represented the Blades that season. The style of play was changed too and United pulled away from the relegation zone. The following season started with new optimism and Chairman Mike McDonald gave Kendall around £3 million to spend but injuries to key personnel meant that the dream of promotion died in the play-off final. Kendall left on June 24, 1997, returning to Everton for an unprecedented third time as manager but only managed to avoid relegation on the last day of the season. He resigned from Everton in 1998 and moved to Jerez of Spain. Everton have announced that Kendall will have a testimonial match in 2005. Kendall was inducted into the English Football Hall Of Fame in 2005 in recognition of his contribution as a manager to the English game.
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