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{{Short description|English footballer (born 1953)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Dave Kemp
| image          =
| fullname       = David Michael Kemp
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1953|2|20|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Harrow, London]], England
| currentclub    = 
| position       = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| years1   =           |clubs1  = [[Harrow Borough F.C.|Harrow Borough]]              |caps1   =     |goals1   =
| years2   =           |clubs2  = [[Maidenhead United F.C.|Maidenhead United]]        |caps2   =     |goals2   =
| years3   = 1973–1975 |clubs3  = [[Slough Town F.C.|Slough Town]]                    |caps3   = 50  |goals3   = 41
| years4   = 1975–1976 |clubs4  = [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]              |caps4   = 35  |goals4   = 10
| years5   = 1976–1978 |clubs5  = [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]]                      |caps5   = 64  |goals5   = 32
| years6   = 1978–1979 |clubs6  = [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]]            |caps6   = 61  |goals6   = 22
| years7   = 1979–1982 |clubs7  = [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]]            |caps7   = 84  |goals7   = 39
| years8   = 1981      |clubs8  = → [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]] (loan)             |caps8   = 9   |goals8   = 2
| years9   = 1982      |clubs9  = → [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] (loan)               |caps9   = 3   |goals9   = 1
| years10  = 1982      |clubs10 = [[Edmonton Drillers (1979–82)|Edmonton Drillers]]   |caps10  = 16  |goals10  = 7
| years11  = 1983      |clubs11 = [[Seattle Sounders (1974–83)|Seattle Sounders]]     |caps11  = 20  |goals11  = 9
| years12  = 1983–1984 |clubs12 = [[Tulsa Roughnecks (1978–84)|Tulsa Roughnecks]] (indoor)|caps12  = 17  |goals12  = 6
| years13  = 1984      |clubs13 = [[Chicago Sting]] (indoor)                          |caps13  = 8   |goals13  = 0
| years14  = 1984      |clubs14 = [[Oklahoma City Stampede]]                          |caps14  = 28  |goals14  = 24
| years15  = 1984      |clubs15 = [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]]                        |caps15 = 0    | goals15 = 0
| totalcaps = 345 | totalgoals = 126
| manageryears1 = 1985      | managerclubs1 = Hagahöjdens BK, [[Norrköping]]
| manageryears2 = 1990–1992 | managerclubs2 = [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]]
| manageryears3 = 1992–1993 | managerclubs3 = [[Slough Town F.C.|Slough Town]]
| manageryears4 = 2000–2001 | managerclubs4 = [[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]]
}}
'''David Michael Kemp''' (born 20 February 1953) is an English former professional [[association football|football]] player and manager. He was assistant manager at [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]].

==Playing career==
Kemp began his career with [[Harrow Borough F.C.|Harrow Borough]], subsequently playing for [[Maidenhead United F.C.|Maidenhead United]] and [[Slough Town F.C.|Slough Town]] before joining [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] in April 1975. He moved to [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] in November 1976 and was their leading goalscorer in both the 1976–77 and 1977–78 seasons, despite not playing a full season for the club. A hugely popular player whilst at the club he even featured in [[Roy of the Rovers]] magazine photographed alongside his fictional goalscoring counterpart.<ref>''Cult Heroes-David Kemp'' Article by Johnny Moore in The Official Portsmouth magazine "Pompey"</ref>

During the time he played for Pompey, a song was sung in his honour, to the tune of ''Lily The Pink''. It is a song that is still sung today (2017). Kemp's reputation as a fans' favourite was further enhanced when he was inducted into the [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] Hall of Fame in April 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/pompey/pompey-heroes-hall-of-fame-honour-1-7308256|title=Pompey heroes' Hall of Fame honour|website=www.portsmouth.co.uk|access-date=6 May 2017}}</ref>

He moved to [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]] in March 1978, moving to [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]] in September 1979 for a then club record fee of £75,000. He had loan spells with [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]] (December 1981) and [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] (March 1982), before joining [[North American Soccer League (1968–84)|NASL]] side [[Edmonton Drillers (NASL)|Edmonton Drillers]] in June 1982. He spent the 1983 NASL season with [[Seattle Sounders (NASL)|Seattle Sounders]] and also played for San José Earthquakes before leaving the NASL in 1984 for the Oklahoma City Stampede of the short-lived [[United Soccer League (1984–85)|United Soccer League]] (he accrued the 2nd-highest points total in the league).

==Managerial career==
Kemp then played for and was assistant manager of, Swedish side Hagahöjdens BK, Norrköping (22 matches, 14 goals). He returned to England in 1986, joining the coaching staff at [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]]. He was first team coach when Wimbledon won the [[FA Cup]] in 1988.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/west-bromwich-albion-fc/2016/01/07/dave-kemp-give-fa-cup-winners-a-champions-league-place/|title=Dave Kemp: Give FA Cup winners a Champions League place|website=www.expressandstar.com|access-date=6 May 2017}}</ref> He later took over as manager at [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]] in March 1990.

In July 1992, he took over as manager of [[Football Conference|Conference]] side [[Slough Town F.C.|Slough Town]]. He guided Slough to fifth place in the Conference, their highest-ever finish, but left at the end of his first season to become assistant manager at [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] under new manager [[Alan Smith (manager)|Alan Smith]] where they won the 1993–94 League Championship (and with it promotion to the Premier League), and reached the semi-finals of the League Cup and FA Cup in the 1994–95 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=646&comp_id=1&teamTabs=results|title=Latest C Palace Results, Fixtures & Betting Odds - Soccer Base|website=www.soccerbase.com|access-date=6 May 2017}}</ref>

He was appointed as assistant manager of [[Wycombe Wanderers F.C.|Wycombe Wanderers]], again under Smith, at the start of the 1995–96 season, leaving along with Smith after a poor start to the 1996–97 season.

He then became assistant manager under [[John Docherty (footballer, born 1940)|John Docherty]] at [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] and was later first-team coach at [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]] under [[Joe Kinnear]] until the summer of 1999 when he returned to Millwall as first-team coach. In December 1999, Kemp was appointed first-team coach at [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] under new manager [[Tony Pulis]].

In October 2000, he was appointed as manager of [[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]], with [[Joe Kinnear]] as Director of Football.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/1002192.stm|title=BBC SPORT – ENGLISH DIVISION 2 – Kinnear joins Oxford team|work=bbc.co.uk|date=November 2000 |access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref> Kinnear left to manage [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]] in February 2001<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/1146943.stm|title=BBC SPORT – OXFORD UTD – Kinnear leaves Oxford United|work=bbc.co.uk|date=31 January 2001 |access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref> and Kemp was dismissed two months later following relegation and protests by the Oxford fans.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/1306715.stm|title=BBC SPORT – OXFORD UTD – Fans oust Oxford boss|work=bbc.co.uk|date=May 2001 |access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref> In December 2001, he was appointed as Chief Scout for [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/1697470.stm|title=BBC SPORT – LEICESTER CITY – Foxes fill backroom posts|work=bbc.co.uk|date=7 December 2001 |access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref> Later that month he was named as one of the best 101 players to have played for Plymouth Argyle<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/sport/122001/12/argyle_book.shtml|title=Devon|work=BBC News|access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref> before joining [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] as first-team coach in August 2004, again working under Tony Pulis. Kemp left Stoke in June 2005 when Pulis was dismissed.

In September 2005, Pulis took over as manager of [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]] and again appointed Kemp as his assistant. Kemp remained in this post under new manager [[Ian Holloway]] until August 2006.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/plymouth_argyle/5285994.stm|title=BBC SPORT – Football – My Club – Plymouth Argyle – Kemp parts company with Pilgrims|work=bbc.co.uk|date=25 August 2006 |access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref> In October 2006, he rejoined Stoke City as assistant manager, but became chief scout when [[Peter Reid]] was appointed as assistant manager. In July 2010, Reid left Stoke to become manager at Plymouth and Pulis again appointed Kemp as his assistant.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~2087326,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100711184731/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10310~2087326%2C00.html |archive-date=11 July 2010 |title=A Familiar Face Is Back |access-date=8 July 2010 |work=stokecityfc.com |url-status=dead}}</ref> Kemp remained as assistant to Pulis as Stoke earned automatic promotion to the Premier League in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Dave-Kemp-Stoke-City-s-young-players-blossom/story-19001253-detail/story.html|title=Dave Kemp: Stoke City's young players can blossom at the Britannia|date=16 May 2013|access-date=6 May 2017}}{{Dead link|date=April 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Stoke established themselves as a Premier League outfit during Kemp's time as assistant and finished as runners-up in the 2011 FA Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/west-bromwich-albion-fc/2016/01/08/dave-kemp-is-always-up-for-the-fa-cup/|title=Dave Kemp is always up for the FA Cup|website=www.expressandstar.com|access-date=6 May 2017}}</ref> He left Stoke at the end of the [[2012–13 Stoke City F.C. season|2012–13]] season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dave Kevan heads list of departures from the Britannia|url=http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/Stoke-City-Dave-Kevan-heads-list-departures/story-19078363-detail/story.html#axzz2UTjTvAxa|work=The Sentinel|access-date=27 May 2013}}</ref> He followed Pulis to Crystal Palace in January 2014 and then [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] in January 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Premier League: Crystal Palace appoint David Kemp as Technical Coach|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11706/9109190/premier-league-crystal-palace-appoint-david-kemp-as-technical-coach|work=Sky Sports|access-date=15 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=West Brom: Paul Jewell and Dave Kemp join Tony Pulis at club|work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30697681|access-date=6 January 2015}}</ref> Kemp left his position as Albion's Assistant Head Coach at the end of the 2016–17 season and retired from football after spending more than 40 years in the game.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Paul|last=Suart|url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/tony-pulis-disappointed-lose-priceless-13401684|title=Tony Pulis disappointed to lose "priceless" Dave Kemp as West Brom assistant|publisher=Birmingham Mail|date=28 July 2017|access-date=9 August 2017}}</ref> After a short break Kemp returned to football with [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42571850|title=Tony Pulis adds David Kemp and Jonathan Gould to Middlesbrough staff|date=2018|work=BBC Sport|access-date=9 January 2018|language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{ENFA}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|FA Cup
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|Other{{efn|Includes [[Football League Group Cup]].}}
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]
|[[1974–75 in English football|1974–75]]
|[[Football League Third Division|Third Division]]
|1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
|-
|[[1975–76 in English football|1975–76]]
|Third Division
|30||9||4||2||3||2||0||0||37||14
|-
|[[1976–77 in English football|1976–77]]
|Third Division
|4||1||0||0||2||2||0||0||6||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!35!!10!!4!!2!!5!!4!!0!!0!!44!!16
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]]
|[[1976–77 in English football|1976–77]]
|Third Division
|31||16||2||1||0||0||0||0||33||17
|-
|[[1977–78 in English football|1977–78]]
|Third Division
|33||16||3||2||5||3||0||0||41||21
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!64!!32!!5!!3!!5!!3!!0!!0!!74!!38
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]]
|[[1977–78 in English football|1977–78]]
|Third Division
|13||4||0||0||0||0||0||0||13||4
|-
|[[1978–79 in English football|1978–79]]
|Third Division
|45||18||3||2||2||1||0||0||50||21
|-
|[[1979–80 in English football|1979–80]]
|Third Division
|3||0||0||0||2||1||0||0||5||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!61!!22!!3!!2!!4!!2!!0!!0!!68!!26
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]]
|[[1979–80 in English football|1979–80]]
|Third Division
|29||15||0||0||0||0||0||0||29||15
|-
|[[1980–81 in English football|1980–81]]
|Third Division
|46||24||3||3||2||1||0||0||51||28
|-
|[[1981–82 in English football|1981–82]]
|Third Division
|9||0||0||0||3||1||3||1||15||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!84!!39!!3!!3!!5!!2!!3!!1!!95!!45
|-
|[[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]] (loan)
|[[1981–82 in English football|1981–82]]
|Third Division
|9||2||2||1||0||0||0||0||11||3
|-
|[[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] (loan)
|[[1981–82 in English football|1981–82]]
|Third Division
|3||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||3||1
|-
|[[Edmonton Drillers (NASL)|Edmonton Drillers]]
|[[1982 North American Soccer League season|1982]]
|[[North American Soccer League (1968–84)|NASL]]
|16||7||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||16||7
|-
|[[Seattle Sounders (1974–83)|Seattle Sounders]]
|[[1983 North American Soccer League season|1983]]
|NASL
|20||9||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||20||9
|-
|[[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]]
|[[1984–85 in English football|1984–85]]
|Second Division
|0||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||1||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!292!!122!!17!!11!!20!!11!!3!!1!!332!!145
|}

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==References==
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==External links==
* {{Soccerbase manager|347}}
* [http://nasljerseys.com/Players/K/Kemp.David.htm NASL stats]
* [http://afcw.foto.co.uk/players?ID=David%20Kemp&uid=0 Wimbledon stats]{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} at AFCW

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{{1977–78 Football League Third Division PFA Team of the Year}}
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{{Plymouth Argyle F.C. Player of the Year}}
{{Portsmouth F.C. Hall of Fame}}
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{{Plymouth Argyle F.C. managers}}
{{Oxford United F.C. managers}}

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