Kevin Kent

Kevin Joseph Kent (born 19 March 1965) is an English former professional football player and coach.

Kent began his career as a winger at West Bromwich Albion in 1983. The following year, he began playing regular football with Newport County. He then played for Mansfield Town over six years from 1985 to 1991. He then transferred to Port Vale, where he finished his career following five years. Over a 13-year professional career, he played 454 games, scoring 57 goals (claiming 45 goals in 379 appearances in the Football League). He won the Football League Trophy both with Mansfield (1987) and Port Vale (1993), and helped the "Stags" to win promotion out of the Fourth Division (1985–86) and the "Valiants" to win promotion out of the Second Division (1993–94).

Early life Kevin Joseph Kent was born on 19 March 1965 in Trent Vale, Stoke-on-Trent. He featured in 11 Second Division games at the end of the 1990–91 season, but featured just 25 times in the 1991–92 campaign, as the "Valiants" suffered relegation with a last place finish. Before this he gained experience at Mansfield Town's Centre of Excellence under Ian Greaves. He also worked as a manager at Barclays Bank Sports Facilities and Events department between 1997 and 2009 and provided commentary for BBC Radio Stoke. He worked on an initiative to bring former players back to Vale Park as matchday guests in 2025.

Career statistics

A. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the League Cup, Football League Trophy, Football League play-offs and Full Members' Cup.

Honours Mansfield Town Associate Members' Cup: 1987

Port Vale Football League Trophy: 1993