Ken Faulkner Explained

Ken Faulkner
Fullname:Kenneth Gordon Faulkner
Birth Date:10 September 1923
Birth Place:Smethwick, England
Death Date:2000[1] (aged 77)
Death Place:Birmingham, England
Position:Forward
Youthyears1:
Youthclubs1:Smethwick Highfield
Years1:1943–1947
Clubs1:Birmingham City
Caps1:2
Goals1:0
Years2:
Clubs2:Oldbury United

Kenneth Gordon Faulkner (10 September 1923 – 2000) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City.[2]

Faulkner was born in Smethwick, Staffordshire. Capped by England at schoolboy level, he had a successful trial with Birmingham City during the Second World War.[3] Faulkner, a forward, played for Birmingham in the 1944–45 season of wartime competition,[4] and also made guest appearances for Coventry City and Port Vale.[5] He made his debut in the penultimate game of the 1946–47 Second Division season, playing at outside right in a 2–0 win at Millwall. The last game of that season proved to be his last for the club;[6] he was released in the 1947 close season and joined Oldbury United.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: England & Wales deaths 1837–2007 Transcription . subscription . . Kenneth Gordon Faulkner. Birth date: 10 Sep 1923. Death quarter: 4. Death year: 2000. District: Birmingham. County: Warwickshire. District number: 0611B. Register number: B19B. Entry number: 210. Date of registration mm/yy: 1200 . 21 July 2015.
  2. Web site: Birmingham City : 1946/47–2007/08 . UK A–Z Transfers . Neil Brown . 22 April 2009.
  3. Book: Matthews, Tony . Birmingham City: A Complete Record . 1995 . Breedon Books . Derby . 86 . 978-1-85983-010-9.
  4. Matthews, p. 239.
  5. Book: Kent, Jeff. Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. 99. 1996. 0-9529152-0-0.
  6. Matthews, p. 182.