Ken Gunn | |
Fullname: | Kenneth Gunn |
Birth Date: | 9 April 1909 |
Birth Place: | Newmains, Scotland |
Death Place: | Northampton, England |
Height: | 5 ft 10 in[1] |
Position: | Midfielder |
Youthyears1: | 1926–1927 |
Youthclubs1: | Newmains |
Years1: | 1927–1933 |
Clubs1: | Swansea Town |
Caps1: | 95 |
Goals1: | 35 |
Years2: | 1933–1937 |
Clubs2: | Port Vale |
Caps2: | 134 |
Goals2: | 10 |
Years3: | 1937–1939 |
Clubs3: | Northampton Town |
Caps3: | 74 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Totalcaps: | 303 |
Totalgoals: | 46 |
Kenneth Gunn (9 April 1909 – 15 August 1991) was a Scottish footballer who played as a midfielder for Swansea Town, Port Vale, and Northampton Town.
Gunn played for Newmains and Swansea Town before joining Second Division rivals Port Vale, along with Billy Tabram, for a £400 fee in May 1933.[2] He quickly made an impact at his new club, scoring both Vale's goals in a 2–1 win over Southampton at The Old Recreation Ground on 2 September.[2] He went on to score eight goals in 39 appearances in the 1933–34 season.[2] He scored once in 31 league games in the 1934–35 campaign.[2] Gunn scored once in 28 games in 1935–36, as the club suffered relegation.[2] He appeared 40 times in the 1936–37 season, as Vale struggled to adapt to life in the Third Division North.[2] He was transferred to Northampton Town of the Third Division South in May 1937, and later guested for Portsmouth during World War II.[2]
Source:
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
Swansea Town | 1927–28 | Second Division | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | |
1928–29 | Second Division | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7 | ||
1929–30 | Second Division | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | ||
1930–31 | Second Division | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
1931–32 | Second Division | 34 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 15 | ||
1932–33 | Second Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Total | 95 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 36 | |||
Port Vale | 1933–34 | Second Division | 38 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 8 | |
1934–35 | Second Division | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
1935–36 | Second Division | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
1936–37 | Third Division North | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
Total | 134 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 138 | 10 | |||
Northampton Town | 1937–38 | Third Division South | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
1938–39 | Third Division South | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
Total | 74 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 79 | 1 | |||
Career total | 303 | 46 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 315 | 47 |