Ken Wookey (footballer born 1922)

Ken Wookey
Personal information
Full name Kenneth William Wookey
Date of birth 23 February 1922(1922-02-23)
Place of birth Newport, Wales
Date of death 11 January 2003(2003-01-11) (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.

Career

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]

Personal life

His son, also named Ken, was also a professional footballer.

References

  1. ^ "NEWPORT COUNTY : 1946/47 - 1987/88". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/newport/newport.htm. Retrieved 26 September 2010. 
  2. ^ "Past Players". Swansea City A.F.C. official website. 23 March 1946. http://www.swanseacity.net/page/PastPlayers/0,,10354~1597298,00.html. Retrieved 26 September 2010. 
  3. ^ "BRISTOL ROVERS : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/bristolrovers/bristolrovers.htm. Retrieved 26 September 2010. 
  4. ^ "SWANSEA CITY : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/swansea/swansea.htm. Retrieved 26 September 2010. 
  5. ^ "IPSWICH TOWN : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/ipswich/ipswich.htm. Retrieved 26 September 2010. 
  6. ^ "Player profile". Pride of Anglia. http://www.tmwmtt.com/sql/players/profile.phtml?&last=Wookey&first=Ken. Retrieved 26 September 2010.