Ken Harper (footballer)

Kenneth Harper (15 April 1917 – February 1994)[3] was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back, making 73 appearances in the Football League between 1935 and 1951 for Walsall, Bradford City and Shrewsbury Town.[4][5]

Ken Harper
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Harper[1]
Date of birth (1917-04-15)15 April 1917
Place of birth Barnsley, England
Date of death February 1994(1994-02-00) (aged 76)
Place of death Doncaster, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Full-back
Youth career
0000–1935 Barnsley West Ward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1935–1946 Walsall 22 (2)
1946–1949 Bradford City 50 (0)
1949 Hindsford
1949–1951 Shrewsbury Town 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

References

  1. "Ken Harper". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  2. "Walsall. They like it. Return to Southern Section welcomed". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xii via Newspapers.com.
  3. Hugman, Barry (1981). Football League Players Records (1946–1981). Aylesbury: Rothmans Publications. p. 168. ISBN 0-907574-08-4.
  4. "BRADFORD CITY : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  5. "SHREWSBURY TOWN : 1950/51 - 2002/03 & 2004/05 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 26 February 2011.


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