Ken Wookey (footballer, born 1922)

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
Playing position 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)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

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

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 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 Database. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  2. ↑ "Past Players". Swansea City A.F.C. official website. 23 March 1946. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  3. ↑ "BRISTOL ROVERS : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  4. ↑ "SWANSEA CITY : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  5. ↑ "IPSWICH TOWN : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  6. ↑ "Player profile". Pride of Anglia. Retrieved 26 September 2010.


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