Kelvin Langmead

Kelvin Langmead
Personal information
Full name Kelvin Steven Langmead
Date of birth (1985-03-23) 23 March 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Coventry, England
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Kettering Town (player-assistant manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Preston North End 1 (0)
2003 → Tamworth (loan) 2 (0)
2004 → Carlisle United (loan) 11 (1)
2004 → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 10 (1)
2004 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 3 (1)
2004–2010 Shrewsbury Town 231 (18)
2010–2012 Peterborough United 32 (3)
2011–2012 → Northampton Town (loan) 20 (1)
2012–2015 Northampton Town 59 (10)
2015–2016 Ebbsfleet United 11 (0)
2015–2016 → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 39 (3)
2016–2018 Nuneaton Town 51 (6)
2018–2019 Harrogate Town 36 (3)
2019–2020 Brackley Town 15 (1)
2020–2023 Banbury United 62 (10)
2023– Kettering Town 28 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:02, 26th October 2023 (UTC)

Kelvin Steven Langmead (born 23 March 1985) is an English professional footballer who plays for Kettering Town, where he is also player-assistant manager. He began his career as a striker, but since September 2006 has been employed as a central defender, most notably for Shrewsbury Town and Northampton Town.

Career

Preston North End

Langmead began his career as a trainee at Preston North End. He spent a month on loan to Tamworth in the Football Conference, where he played two matches in September 2003.

Later in the same season Preston loaned him to then Division 3 club Carlisle. He played 11 matches, with his league début coming in a 4–1 defeat at Torquay on 6 March 2004. His first goal was at Mansfield in a 3–2 win on 24 April.

In September 2004 Langmead was again sent out on loan, this time to Kidderminster Harriers in the newly named League Two. He played 11 matches for the Harriers and scored one goal. He returned to Preston to make his only appearance for the club, coming on as a substitute in the Championship game against Millwall (1–1, 13 November 2004).

Shrewsbury Town

Two weeks after his Preston début, he debuted for Shrewsbury, shortly after the appointment of former Preston manager and youth development chief Gary Peters as Shrews manager. Langmead played just three matches for the Shropshire club (scoring one goal) before making the move a permanent one, signing on a free transfer.

Langmead then made more than 80 appearances in League Two for Shrewsbury as a striker, and although far from prolific, he improved his scoring rate. In September 2006, after noticing his aerial ability when defending corners, Gary Peters trialled him at centre-back in a reserve fixture. He was then utilised in this position for the first team, and was recognised in the League Two team of the week for his performance against Macclesfield Town on 6 October 2006.[1] Langmead's success in this position saw him play out the rest of the season at centre-back, as Shrewsbury reached the League Two play-off final. Langmead also earned the Player of the Season award as voted for by both players and fans, for his consistency that term.

The following season, Salop's first at the New Meadow was not quite as successful for Langmead. With frequent changes of central defensive partner, his form suffered somewhat. He missed the final seven games of the season due to an operation on an injured knee, but returned to fitness in time for the start of pre-season training.[2]

At the start of the 2008–09 season, Langmead struggled to gain a place in the first team, as Paul Simpson preferred a central defensive partnership of Mike Jackson and Graham Coughlan. However, in the latter half of the campaign he regained a regular place, playing alongside Coughlan at the heart of the defence. The season ended in heartache for Langmead as Shrewsbury lost in the League Two play-off final for the second time in three years. In June 2009 he signed a new two-year contract.[3]

Peterborough United

On 24 June 2010, he was sold to Peterborough United on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[4] On 7 August 2010, he made his debut in a convincing 3–0 home win over Bristol Rovers.[5] He was virtually ever present for Peterborough United under Gary Johnson, however he fell out of favour under new manager Darren Ferguson, who preferred to partner Ryan Bennett and Gabriel Zakuani at centre-back.

Northampton Town

On 9 August 2011, he re-joined former Peterborough United manager Gary Johnson at League Two club Northampton Town on a one-month loan.[6] Later that day, he made his debut for Northampton Town in a shock 2–1 win over Championship side Ipswich Town at Portman Road in the League Cup first round. He came off the bench to replace Bas Savage in stoppage time.[7]

Non-league

After his release from Northampton, Langmead dropped into non-league football. After a spell at Ebbsfleet United, then a season-long loan at Kidderminster Harriers, he joined Nuneaton Town in summer 2016.[8] In July 2018, Langmead joined Harrogate Town on a free transfer, before leaving them to join Brackley Town. His most recent move was a move in August 2020 to Banbury United. Langmead scored two goals for them on 28 July 2023 against Hereford in a 3–2 win for Banbury. In June 2023, Langmead signed for Kettering Town.[9]

Career statistics

As of matches played 26th January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Preston North End 2004–05[10] Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Tamworth (loan) 2003–04[11] National League 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Carlisle United (loan) 2003–04[11] Third Division 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 2004–05[10] League Two 10 1 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 11 1
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2004–05[10] League Two 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Shrewsbury Town 2004–05[10] League Two 25 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 2
2005–06[12] 42 9 2 0 1 0 1[a] 0 46 9
2006–07[13] 45 3 1 0 1 0 6[b] 0 53 3
2007–08[14] 39 1 1 0 1 0 1[a] 0 42 1
2008–09[15] 33 0 0 0 1 0 7[c] 0 41 0
2009–10[16] 44 3 1 0 1 0 1[a] 0 47 3
Total 231 19 5 0 5 0 16 0 257 19
Peterborough United 2010–11[17] League One 32 3 4 1 3 0 2[d] 0 41 4
Northampton Town (loan) 2011–12[18] League Two 41 4 1 0 2 0 1[a] 0 45 4
Northampton Town 2012–13[19] League Two 39 7 2 1 2 0 4[e] 0 47 8
2013–14[20] 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2014–15[21] 7 0 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 9 0
Ebbsfleet United 2014–15[22] Conference South 11 0 0 0 — 3[f] 0 14 0
Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 2015–16[22] National League 39 3 1 0 0 0 1[f] 0 41 3
Nuneaton Town 2016–17[22] National League North 42 5 1 0 — 4[f] 0 47 5
2017–18[22] 8 1 0 0 — 0 0 9 1
Harrogate Town 2018–19[22] National League 36 3 2 0 — 1[f] 0 39 3
Brackley Town 2019–20[22] National League North 15 1 0 0 — 0 0 15 1
Banbury United 2020–21 2021-22 2022-23[23] Southern League Premier Division Central 66 10 10 2 — 2[f] 0 78 12
Kettering Town 2023-24 Southern League Premier Division Central 23 3 4 0 1 0 28 3
Career Total 617 61 31 4 12 0 37 0 697 65
  1. ^ a b c d e f Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. ^ Three appearances in Football League Trophy, three appearances in League Two play-offs
  3. ^ Four appearances in Football League Trophy, three appearances in League Two play-offs
  4. ^ One appearance in Football League Trophy, one appearance in League One play-offs
  5. ^ Four appearances in Football League Trophy, one appearance in League Two play-offs
  6. ^ a b c d e Appearances in FA Trophy

References

  1. ^ "Team of the Week 09/10/2006" (PDF). football-league.premiumtv.co.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2006. Retrieved 16 November 2006.
  2. ^ "Langmead recovering from injury". BBC Sport. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
  3. ^ "Langmead commits future to Shrews". BBC Sport. 26 June 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
  4. ^ "Shrewsbury's Langmead makes Peterborough move". BBC Sport. 24 June 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  5. ^ "Peterborough 3 – 0 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 7 August 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  6. ^ "Northampton Town sign defender Kelvin Langmead". BBC Sport. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  7. ^ "Ipswich 1–2 Northampton". BBC Sport. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  8. ^ "Nuneaton Town: Former Northampton Town man aiming to repay Boro fans". Nuneaton News. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ Dunham, Jon (27 June 2023). "Langmead a pivotal first signing, says Kettering manager Leese". Northamptonshire Telegraph. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  10. ^ a b c d "Games played by Kelvin Langmead in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Games played by Kelvin Langmead in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Games played by Kelvin Langmead in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Games played by Kelvin Langmead in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Games played by Kelvin Langmead in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  15. ^ "Games played by Kelvin Langmead in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  16. ^ "Games played by Kelvin Langmead in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  17. ^ "Games played by Kelvin Langmead in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  18. ^ "Games played by Kelvin Langmead in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  19. ^ "Games played by Kelvin Langmead in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  20. ^ "Games played by Kelvin Langmead in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  21. ^ "Games played by Kelvin Langmead in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  22. ^ a b c d e f Kelvin Langmead at Soccerway
  23. ^ Banbury United results

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