Ken Green (footballer)

Ken Green

Personal information
Full name	Kenneth Green
Date of birth	27 April 1924
Place of birth	London, England
Date of death	7 June 2001 (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. † Appearances (goals)

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, West Midlands, at the age of 77.^[5][6]

Honours

Birmingham City

• Football League Second Division runner-up: 1947–48, 1954–55
• FA Cup finalist: 1956

References

1. 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.