Ken Green (footballer)

Ken Green
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Green
Date of birth (1924-04-27)27 April 1924
Place of birth London, England
Date of death 7 June 2001(2001-06-07) (aged 77)
Place of death Sutton Coldfield, England
Playing position Full back
Youth career
1940–194? Millwall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1943–1959 Birmingham City 401 (3)
National team
1954 England B 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Kenneth Green (27 April 1924 – 7 June 2001) was an English footballer who played as a full back. He played for Birmingham City from 1943 to 1959, making 443 appearances in all competitions and scoring 3 goals,[1] and played in the 1956 FA Cup final which Birmingham lost to Manchester City 3–1.[2] He earned two England B caps in 1954,[3] and was subsequently named in the full England squad which travelled to Switzerland for the 1954 FIFA World Cup.[4] However, he never made a senior appearance for England.[1] Green died in Sutton Coldfield at the age of 77.[5][6]

Honours

Birmingham City

References

  1. 1 2 Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 91. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  2. ↑ Matthews, Tony. Birmingham City: A Complete Record. p. 191.
  3. ↑ Courtney, Barrie (21 March 2004). "England – International Results B-Team – Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 5 August 2009.
  4. ↑ "England in World Cup 1954 Squad Records". England Football Online. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
  5. ↑ Johnson, Steve (9 June 2001). "Ken Green – A true Blue Birmingham City favourite dies aged 77". Evening Mail. Birmingham. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  6. ↑ "Ken Green". Hugman's Footballers. Barry J. Hugman. Retrieved 24 April 2015.


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