Ken Ayres

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Ken Ayres
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Edward Ayres
Date of birth (1956-05-15) 15 May 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth Oxford, England
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1973–1974 Manchester United
1974–1975 Crystal Palace 6 (0)
IF Fram Larvik
International career
1971 England Schoolboys 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kenneth Edward Ayres (born 15 May 1956, in Oxford, UK) [1] is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League, as a forward. He started out as an apprentice with Manchester United and received a professional contract with the club at the age of 17, but left a year later. He signed for Crystal Palace in November 1973, [1] where he played six times for the Selhurst Park side in the Third Division during the 1974–75 season, [2] his only League appearances. His contract was cancelled in April 1976 [1] and he subsequently played in Norway for IF Fram Larvik.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1989). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 316. ISBN   0907969542.
  2. ↑ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1989). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. pp. 242–3. ISBN   0907969542.


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