Ken Bainbridge

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Ken Bainbridge

Personal information
Full name	Kenneth Victor Bainbridge[1]
Date of birth	(1921-01-15)15 January 1921
Place of birth	Barking, England
Date of death	June 2011
Place of death	Waltham Forest, England
Position(s)	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1946–1949	West Ham United	80	(16)
1949–1953	Reading	89	(32)
1953–1955	Southend United	78	(25)
1955–?	Chelmsford City
Total		247	(73)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kenneth Victor Bainbridge (15 January 1921 – June 2011) was an English professional footballer who played as a left-winger in the Football League for West Ham United, Reading and Southend United.

Bainbridge played for West Ham United between 1946 and 1949. He scored on 11 seconds in a 2–1 win over Barnsley, the quickest recorded goal at Upton Park, in a Second Division game on 29 August 1949. He played a total of 83 league and cup games for the east London club, scoring 17 goals. He also recorded five goals in the war-time League South.[2] He went on to play for Reading and Southend United, and later for Southern League club Chelmsford City.[3][4]

Death

He died in 2011, aged 90.[3]

References

1. "Ken Bainbridge". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
2. "Ken Bainbridge". westhamstats.info. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
3. "Ken Bainbridge 1921–2011". West Ham United F.C. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
4. Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. p. 23. ISBN 1-903135-50-8.