Kingsley Black
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kingsley Terence Black | ||
| Date of birth | 22 June 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Luton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfield | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1991 | Luton Town | 127 | (26) |
| 1991–1995 | Nottingham Forest | 98 | (14) |
| 1994 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 1995 | → Millwall (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 1996–2001 | Grimsby Town | 141 | (8) |
| 2000 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Lincoln City | 32 | (5) |
| Total | 417 | (56) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1990 | Northern Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1989 | Northern Ireland U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 1994–1999 | Northern Ireland B | 3 | (0) |
| 1988–1994 | Northern Ireland | 30 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:48, 26 June 2006 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:59, 17 November 2013 (UTC) |
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Kingsley Terence Black (born 22 June 1968) is a former Northern Ireland international footballer who played as a Midfielder from 1987 until 2002, notably in the Premier League for Nottingham Forest, as well as earning 30 caps for Northern Ireland, scoring once.
Black also notably had spells with Luton Town and Grimsby Town where he picked up honours for both clubs. He also appeared in the Football League for Sheffield United and Millwall before finishing his career with Lincoln City.
Black started his career with his home town club of Luton Town where he notched up just under 150 appearances for the club in all competitions between 1987 and 1991. He won the League Cup with Luton Town in 1988.
Black was then signed for £1.5 million by Brian Clough for Nottingham Forest. While with Forest, he was loaned out twice, making appearances for Sheffield United and Millwall, he also played International football for Northern Ireland making 30 appearances and scoring one goal. Black managed over 100 appearances before his departure to Grimsby Town for £25,000.
Kingsley slotted into the Mariners midfield but was unable to stop the club losing their First Division status. Despite the relegation Black committed himself to the Mariners, even though the club struggled early in the 1997/1998 season, Town went on to finish 3rd in the league. Promotion was achieved via the play-offs after the club beat Fulham and Northampton Town. The Mariners also saw success in the Associate Members' Cup in which they defeated Bournemouth at Wembley Stadium. Bournemouth led in the game before Black made the tie all square to send the game into extra time. Wayne Burnett scored the golden goal to send Grimsby home with the trophy. Kingsley went on to feature for Grimsby in the first division for the next three seasons. When manager Alan Buckley was sacked in September 2000, he was replaced by Lennie Lawrence who in turn brought in midfielders Menno Willems, Knut Anders Fostervold, Neil Murray and most notably Leicester City youngster Stuart Campbell. With this Kingsley found it hard to get a look in with the club, but avoided the chop unlike unfavoured utility man Adam Buckley. Black was instead put up for loan, and joined Lincoln City. The Imps would later appoint former Grimsby boss Alan Buckley as their new manager. Black returned to Blundell Park towards the end of the season and was deemed surplus to requirements by Lennie Lawrence. Despite being held in high regard by the club's supporters, Black was released from the club.
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