Kevin Tully

Kevin Tully
Personal information
Full name Kevin Francis Tully
Date of birth 18 December 1952 (1952-12-18) (age 59)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Playing position Left-winger
Youth career
Prestwich Heys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1973 Blackpool 11 (0)
1973–1975 Cambridge United 44 (8)
1975–1978 Crewe Alexandra 86 (4)
1978–1980 Port Vale 13 (2)
1980 Chorley
1980–1981 Bury 10 (1)
Barrow
Witton Albion
Total 164+ (15+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Kevin Francis Tully (born 18 December 1952) is an English former footballer.

Playing career

Tully began his career with Prestwich Heys. In 1972 he joined a then-managerless Blackpool, for whom he went on to make eleven league appearances. He made his debut for the club on Boxing Day, in a 2–1 defeat at Lancashire neighbours Burnley, and went on to make a further four starts and one substitute appearance before the end of the 1972–73 campaign.[1] Under Harry Potts, who was installed as manager at Bloomfield Road in the latter stages of the previous season, Tully started the first five league games of 1973–74, before leaving to join Cambridge United.[1]

Tully also played for Crewe Alexandra before joining Port Vale in exchange for Neil Wilkinson and £3,000 in October 1978. He only made thirteen league and three cup games for the club before having his contract cancelled "by mutual consent" in February 1980. He moved into non-league football with Chorley, Bury, Barrow and Witton Albion.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992. Breedon Books Sport. p. 222. ISBN 9781873626078. 
  2. ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 293. ISBN 0952915200. http://www.amazon.ca/Port-Vale-Personalities-Jeff-Kent/dp/0952915200.