Kenny Sansom

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kenny Sansom
Date Of Birth	Sep 26, 1958(1958-09-26)
Age	66
Birthplace	Camberwell
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Libra

Kenny Sansom Biography

Kenny Sansom is one of the most popular and richest Football Player who was born on September 26, 1958 in Camberwell, England, United Kingdom.

Kenneth Graham Sansom (born 26 September 1958) is a former England footballer. Sansom, throughout his career played as a defender for clubs such as Crystal Palace, Arsenal, Newcastle United, Coventry City, Queens Park Rangers, Everton and Watford.

Quick, calm, strong in the tackle and an excellent crosser of the ball, Sansom missed just one league game in a consecutive run of 156 games, starting in 1976, when Palace were in the Third Division. In the 1978–79 season Crystal Palace won the Second Division championship with Sansom integral to the young team. They were quickly labelled as the “Team Of The ’80s”. and briefly topped the First Division at the start of the 1979–80 season although they ultimately finished in thirteenth position.

Kenneth Graham Sansom was born in Camberwell, London on 26 September 1958; the second youngest of five siblings. His father, George, was a spiv who left the family home shortly after the birth of his youngest child. His mother, Rose, was a cleaner, and moved the family to Tulse Hill in 1960. He considered himself a goalkeeper in his early years, but while playing for a youth team called Spring Park Wolves he replaced an injured teammate at left-back, and remained a full-back for the rest of his career. He attended Beaufoy Secondary school, and was capped by England schoolboys.

Kenny Sansom Net Worth

Kenny is one of the richest Football Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kenny Sansom 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Kenny Sansom height 173 cm Kenny weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Kenny Sansom Dating?

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Sansom missed only a handful of England matches between 1980 and 1988; his record of 37 consecutive appearances between May 1984 and April 1987 has only been bettered by Billy Wright and Ron Flowers. He was occasionally rested in friendly matches so that coaches Ron Greenwood and then Bobby Robson could check on potential replacements Derek Statham, Alan Kennedy, Nick Pickering and Stuart Pearce in the event of Sansom’s suffering from either serious injury or chronic loss of form. However Sansom was still the regular left-back during England’s UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying campaign.

Facts & Trivia

Kenny Ranked on the list of most popular Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Kenny Sansom celebrates birthday on September 26 of every year.

Arsenal put in a bid of £1million for Sansom in the summer of 1980, with striker Clive Allen going in exchange; this was an unusual move, as Allen was an equally prized young player and had only joined Arsenal weeks earlier, and had yet to play a competitive match for the club. Palace accepted the bid and Sansom left for Highbury.

Is Kenny Sansom sober?

Positive Change. After years of struggling with addiction, and after various failed attempts at alcohol treatment, Kenny finally appears to be getting his life back under control. The photographs of him lying beside a bottle of alcohol in a public park are ones that he feels ashamed of.

What is Kenny Samson doing now?

Sansom was hospitalised and left fighting for his life earlier this year when he suffered serious head injuries in an alleged attack and a fall during a drunken row. The 62-year-old former Crystal Palace and Arsenal defender is out of hospital now and being treated for Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome.

Is Kenny Sansom ill?

Kenny Sansom diagnosed with Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome , a treatable form of dementia. Crystal Palace statement: “Kenny is out of hospital… but has been diagnosed with Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, a type of brain disorder and form of dementia.

How old is Kenny Sansom?

63 years (September 26, 1958)

Did Kenny Sansom play for Crystal Palace?

Kenneth Graham Sansom (born 26 September 1958) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. An England international, he played for clubs such as Crystal Palace, Arsenal, Newcastle United, Coventry City, Queens Park Rangers, Everton and Watford.