Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kenneth Green [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 27 April 1924||
Place of birth | Plaistow, [1] London, England | ||
Date of death | 7 June 2001[1] | (aged 77)||
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 |
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]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Fairs Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Birmingham City | 1947–48 | Second Division | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | |
1948–49 | First Division | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 44 | 0 | ||
1949–50 | First Division | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||
1950–51 | Second Division | 39 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 43 | 1 | ||
1951–52 | Second Division | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | ||
1952–53 | Second Division | 42 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 49 | 0 | ||
1953–54 | Second Division | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | ||
1954–55 | Second Division | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||
1955–56 | First Division | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
1956–57 | First Division | 40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
1957–58 | First Division | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
1958–59 | First Division | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
Career total | 401 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 440 | 3 |
Birmingham City
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Kenneth Green [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 27 April 1924||
Place of birth | Plaistow, [1] London, England | ||
Date of death | 7 June 2001[1] | (aged 77)||
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 |
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]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Fairs Cup | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Birmingham City | 1947–48 | Second Division | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | |
1948–49 | First Division | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 44 | 0 | ||
1949–50 | First Division | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||
1950–51 | Second Division | 39 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 43 | 1 | ||
1951–52 | Second Division | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | ||
1952–53 | Second Division | 42 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 49 | 0 | ||
1953–54 | Second Division | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | ||
1954–55 | Second Division | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||
1955–56 | First Division | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
1956–57 | First Division | 40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
1957–58 | First Division | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
1958–59 | First Division | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
Career total | 401 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 440 | 3 |
Birmingham City