Ken Brierley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 April 1926 | ||
| Place of birth | Ashton-under-Lyne, England | ||
| Date of death | February 2004 (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 | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1956–1957 | Mossley | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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
- ^ a b Ken Brierley at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ a b c d Managers Archived 30 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine Mossley A.F.C.
- ^ "Ken Brierley". LFC History. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
- ^ "Ken Brierley". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
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- 1926 births
- English men's footballers
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
- Liverpool F.C. players
- Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players
- Mossley A.F.C. players
- English Football League players
- 2004 deaths
- Men's association football midfielders
- Mossley A.F.C. managers
- English football managers
- Footballers from Ashton-under-Lyne
- English football midfielder, 1920s birth stubs