Ken Green (footballer, born 1924)






























































Ken Green
Personal information
Full name
Kenneth Green[1]
Date of birth
(1924-04-27)27 April 1924[1]
Place of birth
Plaistow,[1] London, England
Date of death
7 June 2001(2001-06-07) (aged 77)[1]
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,[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]



Honours


Birmingham City




  • Football League Second Division runner-up: 1947–48, 1954–55


  • FA Cup finalist: 1955–56



References





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  2. ^ ab Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 91. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.


  3. ^ Matthews, Tony. Birmingham City: A Complete Record. p. 191.


  4. ^ Courtney, Barrie (21 March 2004). "England – International Results B-Team – Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 4 May 2017.


  5. ^ "England in Switzerland 1954". England Football Online. Archived from the original on 15 January 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2018.


  6. ^ Johnson, Steve (9 June 2001). "Ken Green – A true Blue Birmingham City favourite dies aged 77". Evening Mail. Birmingham. Retrieved 22 April 2012 – via NewsBank.










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