Sad news over the weekend that former Charlton Athletic winger, Mike Kenning has passed away at the age of 84 in South Africa

Kenning was signed by Manager Frank Hill from Shrewsbury Town in November 1962 for a club record fee of £10,500 and would go on to make 165 League and Cup appearances, scoring 47 goals before being sold to Norwich City in December 1966 for £27,000.

Kenning spent just over a year at Carrow Road before being sold to Wolverhampton Wanderers in January 1968 for £35,000.

March 1969 would see Kenning return to the Valley when he was signed by Manager Eddie Firmani for £20,000 and in his second spell at the club he played another 73 League and Cup appearances, scoring 12 goals before being sold to Watford in January 1972 for £9,000.

After spending just over a season at Vicarage Road, Mike moved to South Africa spending time as a player manager and manager at 3 different clubs.