Ken Bainbridge
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Ken Bainbridge (15 January 1921 – June 2011) was an English footballer who played as a winger.
Bainbridge played for West Ham United between 1946 and 1949. He scored on nine seconds in a 2-1 win over Barnsley, the quickest recorded goal at Upton Park, in a Second Division game on August 29, 1949.[1] He played a total of 83 league and cup games for the east London club, scoring 17 goals. He also recorded six war-time goals. He later played for Reading and Southend United.
[edit] Death
He died in 2011, aged 90.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Ken Bainbridge 1921-2011". www.whufc.com. http://www.whufc.com/articles/20110627/ken-bainbridge-1921-2011_2236884_2382275. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
[edit] External links
- Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. p. 23. ISBN 1903135508.
- Profile at westhamstats.info
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