Kenneth Hibbitt was born on 3 January 1951 and is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Bradford Park Avenue, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Coventry City and Bristol Rovers, and in the North American Soccer League for the Seattle Sounders.
15 Facts About Kenny Hibbitt
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Kenny Hibbitt was capped once for England at under-23 level.
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Kenny Hibbitt is most known for his time at Wolverhampton Wanderers, for whom he played from 1968 to 1984.
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Kenny Hibbitt started his senior career with his home town club Bradford Park Avenue.
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Kenny Hibbitt played in the 1972 UEFA Cup Final where the club lost narrowly to countrymen Tottenham Hotspur.
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Kenny Hibbitt helped the club win two promotions back to the top flight.
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Kenny Hibbitt finally left Wolves in 1984 on a free transfer.
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Kenny Hibbitt remained with the Rovers after this as assistant to manager Gerry Francis.
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Kenny Hibbitt took over as manager of Cardiff City from Eddie May in the summer of 1995.
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Kenny Hibbitt moved upstairs to a director of football role with the arrival of Phil Neal the following year.
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Kenny Hibbitt took over the team before handing the reins over to Russell Osman.
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Osman's period in charge was short however and in December 1996 Kenny Hibbitt took over team affairs for the third time, before being replaced by Frank Burrows in February 1998.
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The arrival of Burrows saw Kenny Hibbitt revert to his role as director of Football.
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Kenny Hibbitt returned to management with non-league Hednesford Town in September 2001.
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Kenny Hibbitt later worked for the Premier League, reviewing the performances of the referees.