| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin James Langley | ||
| Date of birth | 24 May 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | St Helens, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1981–1986 | Wigan Athletic | 160 | (6) |
| 1986–1987 | Everton | 16 | (2) |
| 1987–1988 | Manchester City | 9 | (0) |
| 1988 | → Chester City (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 1988–1990 | Birmingham City | 76 | (2) |
| 1990–1994 | Wigan Athletic | 157 | (6) |
| 1994–1995 | Halifax Town | ||
| 1995–1996 | Bangor City | ||
| – | Flint Town United | ||
| – | Witton Albion | ||
| – | Runcorn | ||
| – | Congleton Town | ||
| – | Kidsgrove Athletic | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1996–1997 | Bangor City | ||
| Congleton Town | |||
| Kidsgrove Athletic | |||
| –2004 | Witton Albion | ||
| 2011- | Northwich Villa. | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Kevin James Langley (born 24 May 1964) is a former English professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He made 427 appearances in the Football League,[2] including a club record 317 for Wigan Athletic.
Born in St Helens, Lancashire, Langley was working as a painter and decorator when he wrote to Wigan Athletic asking for a trial which resulted in him being offered an apprenticeship. He made his first-team debut aged 17 in September 1981, and over the next five years he played 160 league games for the club. Before the 1986–87 season, Howard Kendall's Everton paid £120,000 for his services. Although Langley played 16 league matches, contributing to the club winning the First Division championship,[3] he left the club in March 1987 for Manchester City. His stay at City was almost as brief, and included a spell on loan at Chester City before joining Birmingham City in March 1988. After two-and-a-half years at the club, by which time they were in their second season in the Third Division,[4] he returned to Wigan Athletic, where he went on to play another 157 league games, making a club record 317 in total.[5]
Released at the end of the 1993–94 season, he joined League of Wales side Bangor City, contributing to them winning the league championship and representing them in the UEFA Cup.[6][7] Appointed player-manager in November 1996, he left the club at the end of the 1996–97 season.[8] He moved on to a variety of non-league clubs, as player, player-manager or manager,[9][10][11] and has been employed by Wigan Atletic as a coach at their Centre of Excellence.[12]
In July 2011 he was appointed manager at Northwich Villa. [13]
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