John Kennedy

John Kennedy (born 19 August 1978) is an English former footballer.

Career Born in Newmarket, Kennedy joined the Ipswich Town yuioth system, signing professionally in July 1995. He made his Ipswich debut as a substitute on 20 December 1997 in a 3–1 win at Port Vale.

After a trial at Darlington, he signed for Canvey Island in August 2000. Later in 2002 he was selected for the England National Game squad for a match against Italy, the only player from outside the Football Conference. Although he scored on his debut, England lost 3–2. He was selected again for a match against Belgium the following February,

Kennedy remained at Canvey until July 2006, when he signed for Histon. He left Histon in December 2009 to sign for Cambridge City, before moving onto Bury Town in 2011. After eleven years at Bury, he retired at the end of the 2021–22 season.