Joe Kirkup

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Joe Kirkup
0Full Name	Joseph Kirkup
0Date of Birth	17 December 1939
0Place of Birth	Hexham, Northumberland
0Position	Full back
0Chelsea career	1966-1968
0Debut	12 March 1966
0Games (goals)	69 (2)
0Other clubs	West Ham United Southampton Durban City

Joe Kirkup (born 17 December 1939 in Hexham, Northumberland) is an English former defender who played for Chelsea between 1966 and 1968.

Club career

He joined West Ham United as a youngster and was an FA Youth Cup finalist in 1957 before going on to establish himself in the first team. He was a member of West Ham's 1965 European Cup Winners' Cup-winning side. He signed for Chelsea for a fee of £27,000 on 11 March 1966. He made his debut the following day in a 2-0 win against Manchester United and appeared regularly over the course of the season. The following season he again appeared regularly, making 32 appearances and was an unused substitute for the 1967 FA Cup Final. His time at Chelsea came to an end the following February when he joined Southampton, where he would make 169 league appearances. In 1975 he moved to South Africa, becoming player-manager at Durban City before returning to England the following year.

Statistics

Season	Prem		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1965-66	14	1	3	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	22	1
1966-67	26	1	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	32	1
1967-68	13	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
Total	53	2	8	0	3	0	5	0	0	0	69	2

Goals

#	Season	Date	Year	Competition	Opponent	Score	Result	Venue
1	1965-66	04 May	1966	First Division	Blackburn Rovers	1-0	1-0	Stamford Bridge
2	1966-67	01 October	1966	First Division	Manchester City	3-0	4-1	Maine Road