Ken Bracewell

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Ken Bracewell
Personal information
Date of birth (1936-10-05) 5 October 1936 (age 88)
Place of birth Colne, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [1]
Position(s) Full-back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
–1957 Trawden
1957–1961 Burnley 0 (0)
1959–1961 Tranmere Rovers 28 (1)
1961–1962 Nelson
1962–1963 Toronto Italia
1963 Norwich City 0 (0)
1963–1965 Lincoln City 23 (1)
1965–1966 Margate 63 (8)
1966–1967 Bury 1 (0)
1967–1968 Toronto Falcons 47 (1)
1968–1969 Rochdale 5 (0)
1969–1972 Atlanta Chiefs 60 (1)
1973 Atlanta Apollos 12 (0)
1974 Denver Dynamos 3 (0)
Total242(12)
Managerial career
1973 Atlanta Apollos
1974 Denver Dynamos
1996 Colne
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ken Bracewell (born 5 October 1936) is an English former professional football player and coach. Bracewell, who played as a full-back, made over 200 league appearances in England, Canada, and the United States.

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Playing career

Born in Colne, Lancashire, Bracewell began his career in non-league football with Trawden. He then signed with league club Burnley, but never made a league appearance, [2] and so made his professional debut with Tranmere Rovers in 1959, making 28 league appearances in two seasons. [3] Bracewell then played non-league football with Nelson, and with Canadian side Toronto Italia, before returning to English league football with Norwich City. However, he didn't make a single appearance for Norwich, [4] and soon signed for Lincoln City, where he made 23 league appearances between 1963 and 1965. [5] After leaving Lincoln, Bracewell played non-league football with Margate, [6] before signing with Bury, where he made one league appearance. [7] Bracewell then spent two seasons in Canada with the Toronto Falcons, and returned briefly to England to play with Rochdale. [8] Bracewell then returned to the NASL to play with the Atlanta Chiefs, the Atlanta Apollos and the Denver Dynamos. [1]

Coaching career

During the 1973 and 1974 NASL seasons, Bracewell was player-coach of the Atlanta Apollos and the Denver Dynamos respectively. [9] [10] He was briefly caretaker manager of hometown club Colne in 1996. [11]

References

  1. 1 2 "NASL-Ken Bracewell". www.nasljerseys.com.
  2. "BURNLEY : 1946/47 – 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  3. "TRANMERE ROVERS : 1946/47 – 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  4. "NORWICH CITY : 1946/47 – 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  5. "LINCOLN CITY : 1946/47 – 1986/87 & 1988/89 – 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  6. https://www.margatefootballclubhistory.com/players-profile/?profile=124&player=Ken_Bracewell
  7. "BURY : 1946/47 – 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  8. "ROCHDALE : 1946/47 – 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  9. "NASL Atlanta Apollos Rosters". www.nasljerseys.com.
  10. "NASL Denver Dynamos Rosters". www.nasljerseys.com.
  11. NON-LEAGUE: Hart attacks the challenge Lancashire Telegraph, 25 October 1996