{"id":292987,"date":"2023-10-25T12:25:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T12:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=292987"},"modified":"2023-10-25T12:25:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T12:25:17","slug":"dyche-and-coleman-lay-down-wreath-in-memory-of-bill-kenwright","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/dyche-and-coleman-lay-down-wreath-in-memory-of-bill-kenwright\/","title":{"rendered":"Dyche and Coleman lay down wreath in memory of Bill Kenwright"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Bill Kenwright: Everton manager Sean Dyche and captain Seamus Coleman lead fans in laying flowers outside their stadium after chairman&#8217;s death<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Former Everton chairman Bill Kenwright passed away aged 78 on Tuesday\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Everton manager Sean Dyche and his captain Seamus Coleman paid tribute<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The pair laid down a wreath outside Goodison Park to show their respects\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Everton boss Sean Dyche and his club captain Seamus Coleman paid tribute to the late Bill Kenwright by laying down a wreath outside Goodison Park after the former chairman&#8217;s death aged 78.<\/p>\n<p>Kenwright passed away on Tuesday after having surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his liver, leaving the Merseyside club in mourning as a host of sporting figures offered their condolences.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Farhad Moshiri was among the names to pay tribute to Kenwright following his death, while Everton&#8217;s rivals Liverpool also offered support &#8211; and now manager Dyche and his captain have joined the names making an emotional gesture.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Everton posted a photo on social media on Wednesday afternoon of the pair bringing the floral tribute towards a statue of club legend Dixie Dean outside of their Goodison Park stadium.<\/p>\n<p>A note was accompanied alongside the flowers from the club, saying: &#8216;In loving memory of our chairman, our leader, our friend and inspiration. With love and thanks from everyone at Everton Football Club.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/25\/12\/76980651-12670641-Everton_boss_Sean_Dyche_and_captain_Seamus_Coleman_laid_down_a_w-a-25_1698233547087.jpg\" height=\"481\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/25\/12\/76980649-12670641-image-m-24_1698233543871.jpg\" height=\"481\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Everton boss Sean Dyche and captain Seamus Coleman laid down a wreath outside Goodison Park to pay tribute to the late Bill Kenwright<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/25\/12\/76980647-12670641-image-a-26_1698233569571.jpg\" height=\"454\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A note on behalf of the club called Kenwright &#8216;our leader, our friend and inspiration&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/25\/12\/76944959-12670641-Everton_announced_the_news_of_Kenwright_s_death_in_a_tweet_share-a-27_1698233604314.jpg\" height=\"769\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Everton announced the news of Kenwright&#8217;s death in a tweet shared on Tuesday evening<\/p>\n<p>They joined a number of fans who have already left flowers outside the stadium.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Everton have continued to make gestures towards Kenwright and players held a minute silence ahead of their training session on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The club posted a picture of players stood with their arms behind their backs as a picture of Kenwright was displayed in front of them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a full statement announcing Kenwright&#8217;s passing, his company said: &#8216;Following a long battle with illness Bill passed away peacefully last night, surrounded by his family and loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Bill was driven by his passions and devoted his life to them; his deep love of theatre, film, music and his beloved Everton, and the families they created. He impacted the lives of thousands, whether that be through the launching of careers or his unending loyalty, generosity and unfaltering friendship and support.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/25\/12\/76981081-12670641-image-a-28_1698233648823.jpg\" height=\"582\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Everton showed how their players observed a minute of silence for Kenwright before training<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;During his time as majority shareholder and Chairman of Everton FC, Bill led the Club through a period of unprecedented change in English football.\u00a0We will remember him with huge love and admiration \u2013 the shows will of course go on, as he would have wished, and his towering legacy will continue.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;A celebration of Bill&#8217;s life and career will be announced in due course. At this very difficult time we ask for privacy and respect for Bill&#8217;s family and friends.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tributes from across the football world saw\u00a0Everton release a statement saying it was in &#8216;mourning&#8217; following the death of the man who had been on the board since 1989, while their cross-town rivals sent a heartfelt message of condolence.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Rest in peace, Bill Kenwright.&#8217; The Reds wrote on X, formerly Twitter. &#8216;The thoughts of everyone at Liverpool FC are with Bill\u2019s family, friends and everyone at Everton.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Anfield legend and Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher also shared his sadness at the news, saying: &#8216;Really sad news this.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;A huge Evertonian who served &amp; loved his club to bits. I\u2019ll never forget his &amp; Everton\u2019s support every year around the Hillsborough memorial. RIP Bill.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/25\/12\/76943909-12670641-Kenwright_was_last_pictured_watching_Everton_playing_Liverpool_o-a-30_1698234127822.jpg\" height=\"491\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Kenwright was last pictured watching Everton playing Liverpool on February 13 this year\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/25\/12\/76933669-12670641-Kenwright_sold_his_majority_stake_in_Everton_to_Farhad_Moshiri_i-a-29_1698234119976.jpg\" height=\"444\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Kenwright sold his majority stake in Everton to\u00a0Farhad Moshiri in 2016 but remained chairman<\/p>\n<p>Birmingham City boss and former Everton star Wayne Rooney hailed a &#8216;great man&#8217; in his statement on Kenwright. Rooney burst onto the scene as a youngster exciting the Goodison Park faithful and was keen to highlight the impact of the former chairman in his development.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Devastated to hear the sad news about Bill Kenwright.&#8217; He said. &#8216;Known Bill since I was young and he\u2019s had a huge impact on me as a person and my career. Great man and a big inspiration. Thoughts are with all Bill\u2019s family and friends.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><span>Kenwright forged a love affair with the Toffees from an early age, inspired by his idol, the centre forward Dave Hickson. After taking a place on the board in 1989 he was made\u00a0<\/span>deputy chairman after buying a\u00a068 per cent majority share of the club from Peter Johnson in 1999.<\/p>\n<p>He succeeded\u00a0Sir Phillip Carter as Everton chairman in 2004. A year later the Toffees secured a place in the Champions League qualifiers under the guidance of manager David Moyes.<\/p>\n<p>He was persuaded to stay on in the role earlier this year by Moshiri, who\u00a0Kenwright sold his stake to in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12670641\/Bill-Kenwright-Everton-manager-Sean-Dyche-captain-Seamus-Coleman-lead-fans-laying-flowers-outside-stadium-chairmans-death.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Bill Kenwright: Everton manager Sean Dyche and captain Seamus Coleman lead fans in laying flowers outside their stadium after chairman&#8217;s death Former Everton chairman Bill <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/dyche-and-coleman-lay-down-wreath-in-memory-of-bill-kenwright\/\" title=\"Dyche and Coleman lay down wreath in memory of Bill Kenwright\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292986,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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