Ken Wallace (footballer)

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Ken Wallace
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Robert Wallace [1]
Date of birth (1952-06-08) 8 June 1952 (age 73)
Place of birth Islington, England
Position Forward
Youth career
1969–1971 West Ham United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1971–1972 West Ham United 0 (0)
1971 → Montreal Olympique (loan) 22 (8)
1972 → Brentford (loan) 3 (0)
1972 → Montreal Olympique (loan) 9 (2)
1972–1973 Hereford United 32 (4)
1973–1974 Exeter City 10 (1)
1974–1975 Dover (4)
Maidstone United
1980–1981 Welling United
1981–1982 Chelmsford City 16 (0)
1982–1984 Crawley Town 37 (4)
Sheppey United
Erith & Belvedere
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kenneth Robert Wallace (born 8 June 1952) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Hereford United, Exeter City and Brentford. [1] [2] He was the scorer of Hereford United's first-ever Football League goal in 1972. [3]

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Personal life

After his retirement from football, Wallace settled in Bexleyheath. [4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Ham United 1971–72 [1] First Division 000000—00
Montreal Olympique (loan) 1971 [5] North American Soccer League 228———228
Brentford (loan) 1971–72 [6] Fourth Division 30———30
Montreal Olympique (loan) 1972 [5] North American Soccer League92———92
Hereford United 1972–73 [7] Fourth Division32410107 [c] 2416
Crawley Town 1981–82 [8] Southern League First Division South100———100
1982–83 [9] Southern League First Division South22410308 [d] 0344
1983–84 [10] Southern League First Division South4000001 [e] 050
1984–85 [11] Southern League Premier Division1000000010
Total374103090504
Career total10318204016212520
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Football League Cup, Southern League Cup
  3. ↑ 2 appearances and 1 goal in Welsh Cup, 1 appearance and 1 goal in Worcestershire Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Southern League Cup, 1 appearance in Len Weston Cup, 1 appearance in Herefordshire Senior Cup.
  4. ↑ 4 appearances in FA Trophy, 3 appearances in Gilbert Rice Floodlight Cup, 1 appearance in Sussex Senior Cup
  5. ↑ Appearance in Gilbert Rice Floodlight Cup

References

  1. 1 2 3 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 164. ISBN   978-0955294914.
  2. ↑ "Wallace, Ken (Kenny)". grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Guinan praises Bulls team-mates". BBC Sport. 19 January 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Where Are They Now? Brentford Division Four promotion-winners 1971–72". The League Paper. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Ken Wallace". NASL. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  6. ↑ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 391. ISBN   0951526200.
  7. ↑ "Wallace, Ken". The Unofficial Hereford United Online Archive. 10 August 2014. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  8. ↑ "1981/1982: Full season stats". CTFC History. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  9. ↑ "1982/1983: Full season stats". CTFC History. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  10. ↑ "1983/1984: Full season stats". CTFC History. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  11. ↑ "1984/1985: Full season stats". CTFC History. Retrieved 3 November 2025.


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