Kit Napier
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Robin Anthony Napier | ||
| Date of birth | 26 September 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Dunblane, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Blackpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1963 | Blackpool | 2 | (0) |
| 1963–1964 | Preston North End | 1 | (0) |
| 1964–1965 | Workington | 58 | (25) |
| 1965–1966 | Newcastle United | 8 | (0) |
| 1966–1972 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 256 | (84) |
| 1972–1974 | Blackburn Rovers | 54 | (10) |
| – | Durban United | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Christopher Robin Anthony "Kit" Napier (born 26 September 1943) is a Scottish former professional footballer who scored 119 goals from 379 appearances in the Football League playing as a forward for Blackpool, Preston North End, Workington, Newcastle United, Brighton & Hove Albion and Blackburn Rovers.
Napier was born in Dunblane, Perthshire, the nephew of Tommy McInally who played for Celtic FC & who was a Scotland International [ 2 ]. Kit was brought up in West Linton in Peeblesshire Scotland where he played for the local amateur team " Linton Hotspur". The headmaster of his school contacted the then football "scouts" & so began his professional career .He began his football career as a junior with First Division club Blackpool, and turned professional with that club in 1960. He played twice in the Football League before joining their arch-rivals Preston North End of the Second Division for the 1963–64 season. After a single appearance, and still only 20 years old, he moved on to his third club, Workington, newly promoted to the Third Division. He scored twice as Workington eliminated First Division Blackburn Rovers from the 1964–65 League Cup by five goals to one, and scored the equaliser as his club earned a deserved replay against eventual winners Chelsea in the quarter-final.
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