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]

Ken Green

Personal information
Full name	Kenneth Green[1]
Date of birth	(1924-04-27)27 April 1924[1]
Place of birth	Plaistow,[1] London, England
Date of death	7 June 2001(2001-06-07) (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

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[7]

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

Honours

Birmingham City

• Football League Second Division: 1947–48, 1954–55
• FA Cup runner-up: 1955–56^[8]

Sources

• Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
• Matthews, Tony (2010). Birmingham City: The Complete Record. Derby: Derby Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-853-2.