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Position |
Right back |
Born |
18 Nov 1938, Derby (England) |
Height |
178 cm |
Weight |
79 kg |
International Caps |
none |
Jabba's Comments |
Workmanlike full-back who captained the reserves and got the odd
run-out for the first team, but whose chances at full-back were
limited by the more senior players ahead of him. He dropped down to
play non-league football, where he linked up with Gerry Francis at
Tonbridge before going to work for the man upstairs, studying just
round the corner from where I used to live at Oak Hill Theology
College before being ordained into the ministry in 1973.
Brian McGrath says: Hi I am Dennis Kirby,s nephew. I am pleased to
say he stil lives in Shadwell Leeds. I shall ask my father about his
playing days etc and get back to you. He lived many years after
playing on Elland Road right opposite the ground. In those days
players did not have cars and lived as near as possible to the
ground. So the estate opposite the ground , The Heath estate was full
of players houses supplied by the club. I lived on that same estate
from 1966 and live four doors away from Jackie Charlton, John
Charles, Jimmy Dunn etc. Then later on I would see the new youngsters
such as Billy Bremner, Norman Hunter etc each morning at the paper
shop before training. I hope to get back to you later with an update
on these issues. How things change . I do know that Dennis went to
Shrewsbury for a fee of 2000 , a lot in those days and played for
Scarborough, Stalybridge Celtic etc. But playing in the war years
meant that he missed the best parts of career in the services. He did
get a Schoolboy international cap. His sister married Dave Cochrane
the Irish international who also played for Leeds. Dave died a couple
of years ago a recluse after years of running a paper shop in
Beeston. When Dennis stopped playing he bacame a milk man and ran his
own business. In fact most of his susiquent working life was spent as
a dairyman with the odd venture into a fish and chip shop and a fruit
shop in North Leeds. He compains bitterly about todays players and the
wages they earn.
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