Kenny Hibbitt
- January 10, 2024
- English Footballer
Quick Facts
Full Name | Kenny Hibbitt |
Occupation | English footballer |
Date Of Birth | Jan 3, 1951(1951-01-03) |
Age | 73 |
Birthplace | Bradford |
Country | United Kingdom |
Horoscope | Capricorn |
Kenny Hibbitt Biography
Name | Kenny Hibbitt |
Birthday | Jan 3 |
Birth Year | 1951 |
Place Of Birth | Bradford |
Birth Country | United Kingdom |
Birth Sign | Capricorn |
Siblings | Terry Hibbitt |
Kenny Hibbitt is one of the most popular and richest English footballer who was born on January 3, 1951 in Bradford, United Kingdom. Kenny Hibbitt (born 3 January 1951) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Bradford Park Avenue, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Coventry City and Bristol Rovers, and in the North American Soccer League for the Seattle Sounders. He was capped once for England at under-23 level. As a manager, he took charge of Walsall, Cardiff City and Hednesford Town. He is most known for his time at Wolverhampton Wanderers, for whom he played from 1968 to 1984.
He finally left Wolves in 1984 on a free transfer. In total, he played 544 games for Wolves, scoring 114 goals; the second most appearances a player has made in Wolves history. In 2011 he was inducted to the Wolverhampton Wanderers ‘Hall Of Fame’.
After this success, he was appointed manager of Walsall. He took them to the Division 3 play-offs in 1993/94.
He took over as manager of Cardiff City from Eddie May in the summer of 1995. He moved upstairs to a director of football role with the arrival of Phil Neal the following year. However, Neal’s time in charge was brief, departing after only a couple of months to become assistant to Steve Coppell at Manchester City. Hibbitt took over the team once again before handing the reins over to Russell Osman. Osman’s period in charge was short however and in December 1996 Hibbitt took over team affairs for the third time, before being replaced by Frank Burrows in February 1998. The arrival of Burrows saw Hibbitt revert to his role as director of Football. His influence was now greatly diminished however, and at the end of the 1997/98 season he left the club altogether.
He joined Coventry City in 1984. He spent two seasons at Highfield Road.
Kenny Hibbitt Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | English footballer |
House | Living in own house. |
Kenny Hibbitt is one of the richest English footballer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kenny Hibbitt 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
His older brother Terry was a professional footballer. Kenny Hibbitt started his senior career with his home town club Bradford Park Avenue. He then left for £5,000 in November 1968.
He joined Wolves debuting as a substitute in a 0–1 defeat to rivals West Bromwich Albion on 12 April 1969. He did not feature again though until 12 September 1970, when he scored his first of many goals in a 2–2 draw at Chelsea. During his time at Molineux Hibbitt won the League Cup in 1974 and 1980 scoring in the 1974 final. He played in the 1972 UEFA Cup Final where the club lost narrowly to countrymen Tottenham Hotspur. He also helped the club win two promotions back to the top flight.
He joined Bristol Rovers in 1986. There his playing career came to an abrupt halt in February 1988 when he broke his leg playing against Sunderland. He remained with the Rovers after this as assistant to manager Gerry Francis. They won the team win the (old) Division 3 title in 1990.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Height | 5 ft 11 in |
Kenny Hibbitt height 5 ft 11 in Kenta weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
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Facts & Trivia
Kenta Ranked on the list of most popular English footballer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Kenny Hibbitt celebrates birthday on January 3 of every year.