Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kenneth William Wookey | ||
Date of birth | 23 February 1922 | ||
Place of birth | Newport, Wales | ||
Date of death | 11 January 2003 | (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.
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]
His son, also named Ken, was also a professional footballer.