Kelvin Langmead (born 23 March 1985 in Coventry) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for English League Two club Shrewsbury Town. He wears the number 8 shirt for the club and began his career as a striker, but since September 2006 has been employed rather successfully as a central defender.
Langmead began his career as a trainee at Preston North End. He spent a month on loan to Tamworth in the Football Conference, where he p...
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Kelvin Langmead (born 23 March 1985 in Coventry) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for English League Two club Shrewsbury Town. He wears the number 8 shirt for the club and began his career as a striker, but since September 2006 has been employed rather successfully as a central defender.
Langmead began his career as a trainee at Preston North End. He spent a month on loan to Tamworth in the Football Conference, where he played two matches in September 2003.
His second loan spell from Preston was later in the same season, and was at Div.3 (IV) club Carlisle. He played 11 matches, his league début coming in a 4-1 defeat at Torquay on 6 March 2004. His first goal was at Mansfield in a 3-2 win on April 24.
In September 2004 Langmead was again sent out on loan, to Kidderminster Harriers in the newly named League Two. He played 11 matches for the Harriers and scored one goal. He returned to Preston to make his only appearance for the club, coming on as a substitute...
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