Ken Wookey (footballer, born 1922)

Kenneth William Wookey (23 February 1922 – 11 January 2003) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a winger.

Ken Wookey
Personal information
Full name Kenneth William Wookey
Date of birth (1922-02-23)23 February 1922
Place of birth Newport, Wales
Date of death 11 January 2003(2003-01-11) (aged 80)
Place of death Newport, Wales
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1939–1946 Newport County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946 Newport County 14 (2)
1946–1948 Bristol Rovers 54 (9)
1948–1950 Swansea Town 13 (0)
1950 Hereford United ? (?)
1950–1952 Ipswich Town 15 (1)
Total 96 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Newport, Wookey began his professional career with his hometown club Newport County, where he made a total of 14 appearances in the English Football League.[1] Wookey left Newport in December 1946 to join Bristol Rovers, in a swap deal involving Wilf Smith.[2] Over the next two seasons, Wookey made 54 appearances in the League for Bristol.[3] Wookey's next team was Swansea Town, where he spent two seasons, making 13 appearances in the League.[4] After a brief spell in non-League football with Hereford United, Wookey spent one final season in the League with Ipswich Town, making 15 appearances.[5]

Wookey also represented Wales at schoolboy level.[6]

Personal life

His son, also named Ken, was also a professional footballer.

References
  1. "NEWPORT COUNTY : 1946/47 – 1987/88". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  2. "Past Players". Swansea City A.F.C. official website. 23 March 1946. Archived from the original on 10 January 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  3. "BRISTOL ROVERS : 1946/47 – 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  4. "SWANSEA CITY : 1946/47 – 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  5. "IPSWICH TOWN : 1946/47 – 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  6. "Player profile". Pride of Anglia. Retrieved 26 September 2010.


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