Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kenneth Robert Wallace [1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 June 1952 | ||
Place of birth | Islington, England | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1969–1971 | West Ham United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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 | |||
Crawley Town | |||
1980–1981 | Welling United | ||
1981–1982 | Chelmsford City | 16 | (0) |
*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] He was the scorer of Hereford United's first-ever Football League goal in 1972. [2]
After his retirement from football, Wallace settled in Bexleyheath. [3]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Montreal Olympique (loan) | 1971 [4] | North American Soccer League | 22 | 8 | — | — | — | 22 | 8 | |||
Brentford (loan) | 1971–72 [5] | Fourth Division | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Montreal Olympique (loan) | 1972 [4] | North American Soccer League | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | |||
Total | 31 | 10 | — | — | — | 31 | 10 | |||||
Hereford United | 1972–73 [6] | Fourth Division | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 [lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 41 | 6 |
Career total | 66 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 75 | 16 |
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