Ken McPherson

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Ken McPherson
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Personal information
Date of birth (1927-03-25)25 March 1927
Place of birth Hartlepool, England
Date of death 5 February 2018(2018-02-05) (aged 90)[1][2]
Position(s) Centre Forward
Youth career
Horden Colliery Welfare
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1953 Notts County 26 (10)
1953–1955 Middlesbrough 33 (15)
1955–1958 Coventry City 88 (38)
1958–1961 Newport County 128 (51)
1961–1965 Swindon Town 107 (3)
Total 382 (117)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Ken McPherson (25 March 1927 – 5 February 2018) was an English professional footballer. A centre-forward, he began his career with Notts county in 1950 before moving on to Middlesbrough in 1957 and Coventry City in 1955.

In 1958 McPherson joined Newport County and went on to make 128 league appearances for the club, scoring 51 goals.[3] He moved then moved to Swindon Town where he made 107 appearances between 1961 and 1965.

References[]

  1. ^ "Ken McPherson RIP: Ken's Funeral Arrangements Announced : Coventry City Former Players Association CCFPA". Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Former Coventry City power house centre-forward remembered following death - CoventryLive". Coventry Telegraph. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  3. ^ http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player3/kenmcpherson.html


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