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Kevin Blackwell
English association football player
This article is about the English football manager and former player. For other people, see Kevin Blackwell (disambiguation).
Kevin Patrick Blackwell (born 21 December 1958) is an English professional football manager, executive and former player who is currently the technical director of Ekstraklasa club Lechia Gdańsk.
Early career
Blackwell was born in Luton and began his football career as an apprentice at Cambridge United, with Ron Atkinson as his manager.
Close window.After failing to make the grade at the Abbey Stadium, he moved into Non-League football, playing for Bedford Town while working as a bricklayer. He later played in the 1978 FA Vase final for Barton Rovers and for Middlesex Wanderers before being signed by Barnet.
In 1980, he moved to Boston United for a fee of £5,000, saving a penalty at Wembley in the 1985 FA Trophy final. He returned to Barnet in 1986 before Neil Warnock signed him for Scarborough in November