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,[2] and played in the 1956 FA Cup final which Birmingham lost to Manchester City 3–1.[3] He earned two England B caps in 1954,[4] and was subsequently named in the full England squad which travelled to Switzerland for the 1954 FIFA World Cup.[5] However, he never made a senior appearance for England.[2] Green died in Sutton Coldfield in 2001 at the age of 77.[1][6]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenneth Green[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 April 1924[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Plaistow,[1] London, England | ||
| Date of death | 7 June 2001 (aged 77)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Sutton Coldfield, England | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1940–194? | Millwall | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1943–1959 | Birmingham City | 401 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 1954 | England B | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Fairs Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Birmingham City | 1947–48 | Second Division | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | |
| 1948–49 | First Division | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 44 | 0 | ||
| 1949–50 | First Division | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| 1950–51 | Second Division | 39 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 43 | 1 | ||
| 1951–52 | Second Division | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | ||
| 1952–53 | Second Division | 42 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 49 | 0 | ||
| 1953–54 | Second Division | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | ||
| 1954–55 | Second Division | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| 1955–56 | First Division | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 1956–57 | First Division | 40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
| 1957–58 | First Division | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| 1958–59 | First Division | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Career total | 401 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 440 | 3 | ||
Honours
editBirmingham City
Sources
edit- Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- Matthews, Tony (2010). Birmingham City: The Complete Record. Derby: Derby Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-853-2.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Ken Green". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ a b Matthews (1995), p. 91.
- ^ Matthews (1995), p. 191.
- ^ Courtney, Barrie (21 March 2004). "England – International Results B-Team – Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ "England in Switzerland 1954". England Football Online. Chris Goodwin & Glen Isherwood. 6 October 2022. Archived from the original on 15 December 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ Johnson, Steve (9 June 2001). "Ken Green – A true Blue Birmingham City favourite dies aged 77". Evening Mail. Birmingham. p. 5. Retrieved 5 April 2024 – via NewsBank.
- ^ Matthews (2010), pp. 330–353, 473.
- ^ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 490. ISBN 0354 09018 6.
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