Kevin Langley

Infobox Football biography
playername = Kevin Langley


fullname = Kevin James Langley
dateofbirth = birth date|1964|5|24|df=y
cityofbirth = St Helens
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height =
position = Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1981–1986
1986–1987
1987–1988
1988
1988–1990
1990–1994
1994–1995
1995–1996
clubs = Wigan Athletic
Everton
Manchester City
→ Chester City (loan)
Birmingham City
Wigan Athletic
Halifax Town
Bangor City
Flint Town United
Witton Albion
Runcorn
Congleton Town
Kidsgrove Athletic
caps(goals) = 160 (6)
016 (2)
009 0(0)
009 0(0)
076 0(2)
157 (6)
manageryears = 1996–1997
0000–2004
managerclubs = Bangor City
Congleton Town
Kidsgrove Athletic
Witton Albion

Kevin James Langley (born 24 May 1964) is a former English professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He made 427 appearances in the Football League, [cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/kevinlangley.htm |title=Kevin Langley |work=Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database |publisher=Neil Brown |accessdate=2008-04-09] including a club record 317 for Wigan Athletic.

Born in St Helens, Lancashire, Langley was working as a painter and decorator when he wrote to Wigan Athletic asking for a trial which resulted in him being offered an apprenticeship. He made his first-team debut aged 17 in September 1981, and over the next five years he played 160 league games for the club. Before the 1986–87 season, Howard Kendall's Everton paid £120,000 for his services. Although Langley played 16 league matches, contributing to the club winning the First Division championship, [cite web |url=http://www.toffeeweb.com/History/concise/1981-1987.asp#86-87 |title=A Championship for the entire team in 1986-87 |publisher=Toffeeweb |accessdate=2008-04-09] he left the club in March 1987 for Manchester City. His stay at City was almost as brief, and included a spell on loan at Chester City before joining Birmingham City in March 1988. After two-and-a-half years at the club, by which time they were in their second season in the Third Division, [Matthews, p. 225–26.] he returned to Wigan Athletic, where he went on to play another 157 league games, making a club record 317 in total. [cite web |url=http://www.wiganlatics.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Honours/0,,10429,00.html |title=Latics Club Records |publisher=Wigan Athletic F.C. |date=2007-08-07 |accessdate=2008-04-09]

Released at the end of the 1993–94 season, he joined League of Wales side Bangor City, contributing to them winning the league championship and representing them in the UEFA Cup. [cite web |url=http://homepages.tesco.net/~BCSA/History/1990s.htm |title=The nineteen nineties |publisher=The independent Bangor City Football Club historical website |accessdate=2008-04-16] [cite web |url=http://homepages.tesco.net/~BCSA/History/UEFA95.htm |title=UEFA Cup 1995 |publisher=The independent Bangor City Football Club historical website |accessdate=2008-04-16] Appointed player-manager in November 1996, he left the club at the end of the 1996–97 season. [cite web |url=http://www.welsh-premier.com/sa_club_guide.php?cid=4 |title=Club Guides: Bangor City |publisher=Welsh Premier League |accessdate=2008-04-16] He moved on to a variety of non-league clubs, as player, player-manager or manager, [cite web |url=http://archive.thisischeshire.co.uk/1998/7/22/239014.html |title=GREEK Premier Division outfit Aris Salonica will become Witton Albion's first international opponent |publisher=Guardian Series |date=1998-07-22 |accessdate=2008-04-09] [cite web |url=http://archive.runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk/2000/8/23/219559.html |title=Langley's quest |publisher=Guardian Series |date=2000-08-23 |accessdate=2008-04-09] [cite web |url=http://archive.thisislancashire.co.uk/2004/12/3/455903.html |title=Kevin states case for Clitheroe job |publisher=Lancashire Evening Telegraph |date=2004-12-03 |accessdate=2008-04-09] and has been employed by Wigan Atletic as a coach at their Centre of Excellence. [cite web |url=http://www.yeoldetreeandcrown.34sp.com/a-zlaticsmain-k-l.htm |title=The Complete Latics A to Z K-L |author=Ransdale, Bernard |publisher=Ye Olde Tree and Crown |accessdate=2008-04-16]

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Persondata
NAME = Langley, Kevin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Langley, Kevin James
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH = 1964-05-24
PLACE OF BIRTH = St Helens, Lancashire, England
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =