Tom Kennedy

Kennedy was born in Bury, England and grew up supporting his local team Bury. His father, Keith Kennedy, played for Bury while his uncle, Alan Kennedy was a defender for Newcastle United and Liverpool. As he started playing football, Kennedy revealed he started out playing as a central midfielder before moving to different positions, leading him to play as a left-back.

Bury

Kennedy began his career at Bury and after progressing through the youth ranks, Kennedy signed a contract with the club in February 2003, keeping him until August 2004. His impressive performance in the reserves earned him a first team place in the 2003–04 season after being called–up to the pre–season tour with Bury. Following this, Kennedy then made his debut as a 54th-minute substitute in Bury's 5–3 defeat away at Mansfield Town on 16 September 2003. His first start for Bury came in their 2–1 win over Oldham Athletic in the Football League Trophy on 3 November 2003. His performance in the first team earned him Bury FC player-of-the-month for December. With 21 appearances in the first team, Kennedy signed a two-year contract with Bury. Kennedy then became Bury's first choice left back, starting all but one of Bury's remaining fixtures in the 2003–04 season, finish the season with 27 league appearances in his first full season at the club. At the end of the 2003–04 season, Kennedy was awarded the Young Player of the Year award. Despite being linked a move away from Bury during and after the…

Individual

PFA Team of the Year: 2008–09 Football League Two, 2009–10 Football League Two