Kevin Sandwith
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| Kevin Sandwith | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Sandwith | |
| Date of birth | April 30, 1978 | |
| Place of birth | Workington, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |
| Playing position | Defender/Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Unattached | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1995-1999 1999-2001 2001-2002 2002-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2008 |
Carlisle United Telford United Doncaster Rovers Halifax Town Lincoln City Macclesfield Town Chester City |
3 (0) 38 (1) 12 (0) 51 (2) 40 (2) 35 (3) 54 (3) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Kevin Sandwith (born 30 April 1978 in Workington) is an English professional football defender and midfielder who is currently without a club after leaving Chester City.
Sandwith began his career as a Youth Trainee at Carlisle United and went on to sign professional terms with them, making his league debut in October 1997. However, after only three further appearances, he was released by the Cumbrians in May 1998 and joined non-league Barrow. He made 12+2 appearances for Barrow, scoring three times, before moving to join Telford United. Comfortable either at left-back or in midfield, Sandwith stayed at Telford until the summer of 2001 without every really fully establishling himself. He moved on to Doncaster Rovers but, after starting the season as the regular left-back, a broken foot kept him on the sidelines for three months and he found it hard to regain a regular starting position. In November 2002, he moved on to Halifax Town and cemented a regular starting birth. A series of impressive performances began to draw attention and, having scored against them in the Football League Trophy earlier in the season, Lincoln City paid £10,000 for his services in March 2004. He spent a season and a half at Sincil Bank before a move to Macclesfield Town where he spent a season before joining his current club Chester City. His first Chester goal ironically came against Macclesfield in September 2006.
Ex-Chester manager, Mark Wright was a big admirer of Kevin, stating that he is "undoubtedly one of the best players in this league at delivering a ball with his left foot, from free-kicks and corners".
On December 28, 2007, it was announced Sandwith was no longer in the club's plans and was available for sale.[1] However, he returned to the starting line-up against Notts County on 19 January 2008 and he regularly figured in the first–team in the closing months of the season, leading to him being offered a new contract at the end of the campaign.[2] But he turned down the contract and left the club.[3]
