Kevin Dearden
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Charles Dearden | ||
| Date of birth | 8 March 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Luton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Luton Town | ||
| – | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1993 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | (0) |
| 1989 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 1989 | → Hartlepool (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 1989 | → Oxford United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1990 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1990 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 1991 | → Hull City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1991 | → Rochdale | 2 | (0) |
| 1992 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 1992 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1993–1999 | Brentford | 205 | (0) |
| 1999 | → Barnet (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1999 | Huddersfield Town | 0 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Wrexham | 81 | (0) |
| 2001–2005 | Torquay United | 100 | (0) |
| Total | 438 | (0) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Kevin Charles Dearden (born 8 March 1970) is an English former professional football who made more than 400 appearances in the Football League, playing as a goalkeeper for a large number of clubs. He later became a coach, and is currently goalkeeper coach at his home-town club Luton Town.
He began his career as an apprentice with Tottenham Hotspur, turning professional on 5 August 1988. In need of first-team experience, he joined Cambridge United on loan on 9 March 1989, making his league debut two days later in a 3–0 away win against Exeter City.
The next season, he joined Hartlepool United on loan in August 1989, moving to Oxford United on loan on 14 December, with a third loan move that season when he joined Swindon Town on 23 March. He moved to Peterborough United on loan on 24 August 1990, with a further loan spell at Hull City, which began on 10 January 1991.
The following season, he was still no closer to gaining a first team place at White Hart Lane, joining Rochdale on loan on 16 August 1991, and Birmingham City on loan on 19 March. He played 12 games for the St. Andrews side, but returned to Tottenham Hotspur, starting the next season on loan to Portsmouth, whom he joined on 6 August 1992. He finally made his debut for Tottenham later that season, coming on as a substitute for the injured Erik Thorstvedt in a 2–1 defeat against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.
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