Career
He represented his country at schoolboy, youth and Under-21 level Kendall, a goalkeeper, joined Tottenham Hotspur as an apprentice in March 1975, aged 16. He signed professional forms in July 1976, and went on to make his league debut on 4 November 1978 in a 2–2 draw at Norwich.
However, although he spent four seasons with Spurs, he never managed to make the goalkeeper"s position his own.
He signed for Newport County then of Division 3 for a club record £45,000 in September 1980 during the most successful period in the clubs long history. He left Newport as they headed for relegation to Division 4, for Wolverhampton Wanderers in January 1986.
His tally of 28 clean sheets during a season (set in 1987/88) is a club record. The goalkeeper returned to his native Wales after 4 years at Molineux, joining Swansea City in Summer 1990.
He played in the European Cup Winners Cup tie against Monaco in 1991 when the rules stated that teams could only field 3 foreigners and Swansea had to find 12 Welshmen among their players, the second leg ending in a 0–8 defeat.
His two seasons with the club saw him play 12 league games, a spell which also saw him loaned out to Burnley to gain playing time. However, after keeping a clean sheet in his first appearance for the Clarets, he conceded 5 (at Blackpool) in his second which saw his loan ended. Kendall retired from professional football aged 34 and became a police officer in the Gwent constabulary.
He moved into training in 2003 and was named national police trainer of the year in 2007.
On 1 May 2008, Kendall collapsed and died at his home, aged 49.