Ken Finney

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Ken Finney
Personal information
Full name Richard Kenneth Finney [1]
Date of birth(1929-03-10)10 March 1929
Place of birth St Helens, England
Date of death 7 July 2018(2018-07-07) (aged 89)
Place of death Warrington, Cheshire, England
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
St Helens Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1947–58 Stockport County 191 (33)
1958–63 Tranmere Rovers 180 (27)
1963– Altrincham
Total371(60)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Richard Kenneth Finney (10 March 1929 - 7 July 2018) is an English footballer who played as winger for Stockport County and Tranmere Rovers. [1] [2] Finney ended his career with Altrincham, where he was described as "a very likeable character who delights in poaching a goal". [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ken Finney". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  2. Brown, Neil. "Ken Finney". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  3. "Players of 1963/64". Altrincham F.C. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2012.