Ken Birch

Ken Birch

Personal information
Full name	Kenneth Joseph Birch
Date of birth	(1933-12-31)31 December 1933
Place of birth	Birkenhead, England
Date of death	24 April 2015(2015-04-24) (aged 81)
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s)	Right-half
Youth career
	Birkenhead Boys
	Bebington Hawks
	Everton
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1951–1958	Everton	43	(1)
1958–1959	Southampton	34	(3)
1959–1960	Chelmsford City	27	(5)
1960–1962	Bangor City
1963–19??	Benoni Premier United
Teams managed
1963–19??	Benoni Premier United (player-manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Kenneth Joseph "Ken" Birch (31 December 1933 – 24 April 2015) was an English footballer. He played as a right-half for Everton and Southampton. Later, he led Welsh club Bangor City to victory in the Welsh Cup in 1962. He played from the 1951 until after 1963.

Birch was born in Birkenhead, Cheshire. He died on 24 April 2015, aged 81.^[2]

References

1. Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. p. 32. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
2. "Ken Birch: 1933 - 2015". bangorcityfc.com. Bangor City. 24 April 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.