Ken Bracewell Explained

Ken Bracewell should not be confused with Ken Blackwell.

Ken Bracewell
Birth Date:5 October 1936
Birth Place:Colne, England
Position:Full-back
Years1:–1957
Clubs1:Trawden
Years2:1957–1961
Clubs2:Burnley
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:1959–1961
Clubs3:Tranmere Rovers
Caps3:28
Goals3:1
Years4:1961–1962
Clubs4:Nelson
Years5:1962–1963
Clubs5:Toronto Italia
Years6:1963
Clubs6:Norwich City
Caps6:0
Goals6:0
Years7:1963–1965
Clubs7:Lincoln City
Caps7:23
Goals7:1
Years8:1965–1966
Clubs8:Margate
Caps8:63
Goals8:8
Years9:1966–1967
Clubs9:Bury
Caps9:1
Goals9:0
Years10:1967–1968
Clubs10:Toronto Falcons
Caps10:47
Goals10:1
Years11:1968–1969
Clubs11:Rochdale
Caps11:5
Goals11:0
Years12:1969–1972
Clubs12:Atlanta Chiefs
Caps12:60
Goals12:1
Years13:1973
Clubs13:Atlanta Apollos
Caps13:12
Goals13:0
Years14:1974
Clubs14:Denver Dynamos
Caps14:3
Goals14:0
Totalcaps:242
Totalgoals:12
Manageryears1:1973
Managerclubs1:Atlanta Apollos
Manageryears2:1974
Managerclubs2:Denver Dynamos
Manageryears3:1978
Managerclubs3:Oakland Stompers
Manageryears4:1983
Managerclubs4:San Francisco Scots
Manageryears5:1996
Managerclubs5:Colne

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.

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,[1] and so made his professional debut with Tranmere Rovers in 1959, making 28 league appearances in two seasons.[2] 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,[3] and soon signed for Lincoln City, where he made 23 league appearances between 1963 and 1965.[4] After leaving Lincoln, Bracewell played non-league football with Margate,[5] before signing with Bury, where he made one league appearance.[6] Bracewell then spent two seasons in Canada with the Toronto Falcons, and returned briefly to England to play with Rochdale.[7] Bracewell then returned to the NASL to play with the Atlanta Chiefs, the Atlanta Apollos and the Denver Dynamos.[8]

Coaching career

During the 1973 and 1974 NASL seasons, Bracewell was player-coach of the Atlanta Apollos and the Denver Dynamos respectively. He was manager of the Oakland Stompers in the 1978 NASL season, and of the San Francisco Scots in 1983. He was briefly caretaker manager of hometown club Colne in 1996.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BURNLEY : 1946/47 – 2008/09. 10 August 2009. Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database.
  2. Web site: TRANMERE ROVERS : 1946/47 – 2007/08. 10 August 2009. Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database.
  3. Web site: NORWICH CITY : 1946/47 – 2007/08. 10 August 2009. Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database.
  4. Web site: LINCOLN CITY : 1946/47 – 1986/87 & 1988/89 – 2007/08. 10 August 2009. Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database.
  5. Web site: Ken Bracewell . 10 August 2009 . Margate F.C. History .
  6. Web site: BURY : 1946/47 – 2007/08. 10 August 2009. Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database.
  7. Web site: ROCHDALE : 1946/47 – 2007/08. 10 August 2009. Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database.
  8. Web site: NASL career stats . 10 August 2009 . NASL Jerseys .
  9. http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/6194600.NON_LEAGUE__Hart_attacks_the_challenge/ NON-LEAGUE: Hart attacks the challenge