Ken_Wookey_(footballer,_born_1922)

Ken Wookey (footballer, born 1922)

Ken Wookey (footballer, born 1922)

Welsh footballer

Kenneth William Wookey (23 February 1922 – 11 January 2003) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a winger.

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Career

Born in Newport, Wookey began his professional career with his hometown club Newport County, where he made a total of 14 appearances in the English Football League.[1] Wookey left Newport in December 1946 to join Bristol Rovers, in a swap deal involving Wilf Smith.[2] Over the next two seasons, Wookey made 54 appearances in the League for Bristol.[3] Wookey's next team was Swansea Town, where he spent two seasons, making 13 appearances in the League.[4] After a brief spell in non-League football with Hereford United, Wookey spent one final season in the League with Ipswich Town, making 15 appearances.[5]

Wookey also represented Wales at schoolboy level.[6]

Personal life

His son, also named Ken, was also a professional footballer.

References

  1. [1]
    "NEWPORT COUNTY : 1946/47 – 1987/88". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  2. [2]
    "Past Players". Swansea City A.F.C. official website. 23 March 1946. Archived from the original on 10 January 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  3. [3]
    "BRISTOL ROVERS : 1946/47 – 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  4. [4]
    "SWANSEA CITY : 1946/47 – 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  5. [5]
    "IPSWICH TOWN : 1946/47 – 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  6. [6]
    "Player profile". Pride of Anglia. Retrieved 26 September 2010.


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