Ken Boden

Ken Boden
Personal information
Date of birth	5 July 1950 (age 71)
Place of birth	Thrybergh, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Hull City
	Scunthorpe United
	Sheffield United
	Matlock Town
	Bridlington Town
1976–1977	Doncaster Rovers
1978–1979	Newcastle KB United
1980–1984	Sydney City
1984	Sydney Croatia
Total
National team
1979–1981	Australia
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Ken Boden (born 5 July 1950) is a former footballer, who played at both professional and international levels as a midfielder. Born in England, he represented Australia.

Career[]

Club career[]

Boden spent his early career with Hull City, Scunthorpe United, Sheffield United, Matlock Town and Bridlington Town.^[1] He then spent the 1976–77 season with Doncaster Rovers, making one appearance in the Football League.^[2] Boden later moved to Australia, where he played for Newcastle KB United, Sydney City, and Sydney Croatia.^[1] During the 1978 season, he was the National Soccer League top scorer and Player of the Year.^[1]

International career[]

Boden made 26 appearances for Australia at all levels.^[1] Boden made 13 official A-matches,^[3] appearing in one FIFA World Cup qualifying match.^[4]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Boden-Bonk". Australian Players Database.
^ "DONCASTER ROVERS : 1946/47 - 1997/98 & 2003/04 - 2010/11". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
^ Ken Boden at National-Football-Teams.com
^ Ken Boden – FIFA competition record (archived)

External links[]

Ken Boden at Aussie Footballers
Ken Boden: a league of his own

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[APD-1] "Boden-Bonk". Australian Players Database.

[2] "DONCASTER ROVERS : 1946/47 - 1997/98 & 2003/04 - 2010/11". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.

[3] Ken Boden at National-Football-Teams.com

[4] Ken Boden – FIFA competition record (archived)

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v t NSL awards
Player of the Year	1977: Rooney 1978: Boden 1979: Prskalo 1980: Hermiston 1981: 1982: Katholos 1983: Watson 1984: Melta 1985: 1986: Arnold & 1987: Farina & Zinni 1988: Farina & Wade 1989: Nastevski
U21 Player of the Year	1977: Kosmina 1978: 1979: Krncevic 1980: Spanos 1981: Mitchell 1982: 1983: Crino 1984: Franken 1985: Hunter 1986: Tapai 1987: Markovski 1988: Trimboli 1989: Trimboli 1990: Okon 1991: Okon 1992: Muscat 1993: Corica 1994: Viduka 1995: Viduka 1996: 1997: Wehrman 1998: Emerton 1999: Sterjovski 2000: Ergić 2001: Burgess 2002: Schirripa 2003: Brosque 2004: Brosque
Top scorer	1977: Deans 1978: Boden & 1979: 1980: Cole 1981: Cole 1982: Kosmina 1983: 1984: 1985: Egan 1986: Arnold 1987: Farina 1988: Farina 1989: Nastevski 1990: Seal 1991: Seal 1992: Bredbury & Taliadoros 1993: Awaritefe 1994: Viduka 1995: Viduka 1996: Mori 1997: Zdrilic 1998: Mori 1999: Cardozo & Sterjovski 2000: Mori 2001: Petrovski 2002: Mori 2003: Mori 2004: Milicic
From 1989–90 onwards, the Player of the Year award has been known as the Johnny Warren Medal.

Personal information
Date of birth	(1950-07-05) 5 July 1950 (age 71)
Place of birth	Thrybergh, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Hull City	0	(0)
	Scunthorpe United	0	(0)
	Sheffield United	0	(0)
	Matlock Town
	Bridlington Town
1976–1977	Doncaster Rovers	1	(0)
1978–1979	Newcastle KB United	52	(26)
1980–1984	Sydney City	83	(37)
1984	Sydney Croatia	15	(2)
Total		151	(65)
National team
1979–1981	Australia	13	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only