Ken Bracewell
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 October 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Colne, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Full-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1957 | Trawden | ||
| 1957–1961 | Burnley | 0 | (0) |
| 1959–1961 | Tranmere Rovers | 28 | (1) |
| 1961–1962 | Nelson | ||
| 1962–1963 | Toronto Italia | ||
| 1963 | Norwich City | 0 | (0) |
| 1963–1965 | Lincoln City | 23 | (1) |
| 1965–1966 | Margate | 63 | (8) |
| 1966–1967 | Bury | 1 | (0) |
| 1967–1968 | Toronto Falcons | 47 | (1) |
| 1968–1969 | Rochdale | 5 | (0) |
| 1969–1972 | Atlanta Chiefs | 60 | (1) |
| 1973 | Atlanta Apollos | 12 | (0) |
| 1974 | Denver Dynamos | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 242 | (12) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1973 | Atlanta Apollos | ||
| 1974 | Denver Dynamos | ||
| 1978 | Oakland Stompers | ||
| 1983 | San Francisco Scots | ||
| 1996 | Colne | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ken Bracewell (born 5 October 1936) is an English former professional football player and coach. Bracewell, who played as a full-back, made over 200 league appearances in England, Canada, and the United States.
Playing career
[edit]Born in Colne, Lancashire, Bracewell began his career in non-league football with Trawden. He then signed with league club Burnley, but never made a league appearance,[1] and so made his professional debut with Tranmere Rovers in 1959, making 28 league appearances in two seasons.[2] Bracewell then played non-league football with Nelson, and with Canadian side Toronto Italia, before returning to English league football with Norwich City. However, he didn't make a single appearance for Norwich,[3] and soon signed for Lincoln City, where he made 23 league appearances between 1963 and 1965.[4] After leaving Lincoln, Bracewell played non-league football with Margate,[5] before signing with Bury, where he made one league appearance.[6] Bracewell then spent two seasons in Canada with the Toronto Falcons, and returned briefly to England to play with Rochdale.[7] Bracewell then returned to the NASL to play with the Atlanta Chiefs, the Atlanta Apollos and the Denver Dynamos.[8]
Coaching career
[edit]During the 1973 and 1974 NASL seasons, Bracewell was player-coach of the Atlanta Apollos and the Denver Dynamos respectively. He was manager of the Oakland Stompers in the 1978 NASL season, and of the San Francisco Scots in 1983. He was briefly caretaker manager of hometown club Colne in 1996.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "BURNLEY : 1946/47 – 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
- ^ "TRANMERE ROVERS : 1946/47 – 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
- ^ "NORWICH CITY : 1946/47 – 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
- ^ "LINCOLN CITY : 1946/47 – 1986/87 & 1988/89 – 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
- ^ "Ken Bracewell". Margate F.C. History. Retrieved 10 August 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "BURY : 1946/47 – 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
- ^ "ROCHDALE : 1946/47 – 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
- ^ "NASL career stats". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 10 August 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ NON-LEAGUE: Hart attacks the challenge Lancashire Telegraph, 25 October 1996
- 1936 births
- Living people
- People from Colne
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football fullbacks
- English Football League players
- Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League players
- National Professional Soccer League (1967) players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Trawden F.C. players
- Burnley F.C. players
- Tranmere Rovers F.C. players
- Nelson F.C. players
- Toronto Italia players
- Norwich City F.C. players
- Lincoln City F.C. players
- Margate F.C. players
- Bury F.C. players
- Toronto Falcons (1967–1968) players
- Rochdale A.F.C. players
- Atlanta Chiefs players
- Denver Dynamos players
- English football managers
- Men's association football player-managers
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) head coaches
- Atlanta Chiefs head coaches
- Denver Dynamos head coaches
- Oakland Stompers head coaches
- Colne F.C. managers
- English expatriate men's footballers
- English expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States