Ken Brierley

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Personal information
Date of birth 3 April 1926
Place of birth Ashton-under-Lyne, England
Date of death February 2004(2004-02-00) (aged 77)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Range Boilers
1946–1948 Oldham Athletic 58 (5)
1948–1953 Liverpool 58 (8)
1953–1955 Oldham Athletic 67 (5)
Stalybridge Celtic
1956–1958 Mossley
Teams managed
1956–1957 Mossley
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Ken Brierley (3 April 1926 – February 2004) was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Liverpool in The Football League.

Playing career[]

Brierley joined Oldham Athletic from Range Boilers in 1946 and went on to make 58 league appearances before he signed for Liverpool.[1] He signed for Liverpool in February 1948, and made 10 appearances during the remainder of the 1947–48 season.[2] Brierley was unable to establish him in the starting lineup during his time at the club and moved back to Oldham in March 1953.[2][3][4] He left Oldham in 1955, dropping into non-League football with Stalybridge Celtic.[1] In August 1956 he joined Mossley and went on to make 78 appearances in the next two season.[2]

Coaching career[]

In October 1956 he was appointed manager of Mossley. However, after winning only four of his 23 matches in charge, he was replaced by Pat Murphy.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Ken Brierley at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  2. ^ a b c d Managers Mossley A.F.C.
  3. ^ "Ken Brierley". LFC History. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Ken Brierley". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 June 2015.


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