Ken Price (footballer, born 1954)

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Ken Price
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Gordon Price
Date of birth (1954-02-26) 26 February 1954 (age 69)
Place of birth Dudley, England
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Dudley Town
1976–1977 Southend United 1 (0)
1977–1983 Gillingham 255 (78)
1983–1985 Reading [1] 43 (6)
Basingstoke Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kenneth Gordon Price (born 26 February 1954) is an English former footballer.

A striker, Price joined Southend United from non-league Dudley Town in 1976 but made only one appearance for the Essex club before moving on to Gillingham. He spent seven years at Priestfield Stadium and clocked up over 250 Football League appearances, scoring nearly 80 goals.

In 1983 Price moved on to Reading where he spent three years before dropping into non-league football with Basingstoke Town.

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References

  1. Ken Price at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database