Ken Green (footballer, born 1924)
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 | |||
Honours
Birmingham City
- Football League Second Division runner-up: 1947–48, 1954–55
- FA Cup finalist: 1955–56
References
- "Ken Green". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 91. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- Matthews, Tony. Birmingham City: A Complete Record. 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. Archived from the original on 15 January 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- 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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