Three years later it was the England left back's spot kick in the penalty shoot-out against Roma in their opponents' own Olympic Stadium, that brought the prestigious trophy to Anfield for a fourth time.

Nicknamed 'Barney Rubble' by the Kop after the character in television's "Flintstones", he was defender of power and pace with a menacing left foot, either delivering inviting crosses or unleashing one of his fierce trademark shots. Kennedy, like Terry McDermott, was a member of the Newcastle side that lost 3-0 to Liverpool in the 1974 FA Cup Final.

Yet he too revealed sufficient talent to impress the Anfield staff and Bob Paisley - who as a boy in County Durham used to buy fish and chips from Kennedy's mother, paid £300,000 to sign him in 1978 as replacement for Joey Jones. He joined his hometown club Sunderland in 1985, moved on to a number of other clubs and is now an after-dinner speaker as well as running coaching schools.