Ken Wallace (footballer)

Kenneth Robert Wallace (born 8 June 1952) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Hereford United, Exeter City and Brentford.^[1] He was the scorer of Hereford United's first-ever Football League goal in 1972.^[2]

Ken Wallace

Personal information
Full name	Kenneth Robert Wallace[1]
Date of birth	(1952-06-08) 8 June 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth	Islington, England
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1969–1971	West Ham United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1971–1972	West Ham United	0	(0)
1971	→ Montreal Olympique (loan)	22	(8)
1972	→ Brentford (loan)	3	(0)
1972	→ Montreal Olympique (loan)	9	(2)
1972–1973	Hereford United	32	(4)
1973–1974	Exeter City	10	(1)
1974–1975	Dover		(4)
	Maidstone United
	Crawley Town
1980–1981	Welling United
1981–1982	Chelmsford City	16	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

After his retirement from football, Wallace settled in Bexleyheath.^[3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Montreal Olympique (loan)	1971[4]	North American Soccer League	22	8	—		—		—		22	8
Brentford (loan)	1971–72[5]	Fourth Division	3	0	—		—		—		3	0
Montreal Olympique (loan)	1972[4]	North American Soccer League	9	2	—		—		—		9	2
	Total		31	10	—		—		—		31	10
Hereford United	1972–73[6]	Fourth Division	32	4	1	0	1	0	7[a]	2	41	6
Career total			66	14	1	0	1	0	7	2	75	16

1. 2 appearances and 1 goal in Welsh Cup, 1 appearance and 1 goal in Worcestershire Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Southern League Cup, 1 appearance in Len Weston Cup, 1 appearance in Herefordshire Senior Cup.