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
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)
1971Montreal Olympique (loan) 22 (8)
1972Brentford (loan) 3 (0)
1972Montreal 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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
Montreal Olympique total 31 10 31 10
Hereford United 1972–73[6] Fourth Division 32 4 1 0 1 0 7[lower-alpha 1] 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.

References

  1. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 164. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  2. "Guinan praises Bulls team-mates". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  3. "Where Are They Now? Brentford Division Four promotion-winners 1971–72". The League Paper. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  4. "NASL-Ken Wallace". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  5. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 391. ISBN 0951526200.
  6. "The Unofficial Hereford United Online Archive". 10 August 2014. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2017.


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