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After April 1892 Kirkwood mysteriously disappears from Everton's records. He is next mentioned in March 1893 when the directors refused to pay into his Benefit Fund, saying the club's limited company status prohibited such payments. On 18 September the directors resolved to play a benefit match for him which, despite much negotiation, never took place. Sadly Kirkwood had broken his leg, and didn't play professional football again.
Minute Book, 5 March 1893