Ken Wallace (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenneth Robert Wallace[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 June 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Islington, England | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1969–1971 | West Ham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1972 | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
| 1971 | → Montreal Olympique (loan) | 22 | (8) |
| 1972 | → Brentford (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1972 | → Montreal Olympique (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 1972–1973 | Hereford United | 32 | (4) |
| 1973–1974 | Exeter City | 10 | (1) |
| 1974–1975 | Dover | (4) | |
| Maidstone United | |||
| 1980–1981 | Welling United | ||
| 1981–1982 | Chelmsford City | 16 | (0) |
| 1982–1984 | Crawley Town | 37 | (4) |
| Sheppey United | |||
| Erith & Belvedere | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kenneth Robert Wallace (born 8 June 1952) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Hereford United, Exeter City and Brentford.[1][2] He was the scorer of Hereford United's first-ever Football League goal in 1972.[3]
Personal life
After his retirement from football, Wallace settled in Bexleyheath.[4]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| West Ham United | 1971–72[1] | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Montreal Olympique (loan) | 1971[5] | North American Soccer League | 22 | 8 | — | — | — | 22 | 8 | |||
| Brentford (loan) | 1971–72[6] | Fourth Division | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Montreal Olympique (loan) | 1972[5] | North American Soccer League | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | |||
| Hereford United | 1972–73[7] | Fourth Division | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7[c] | 2 | 41 | 6 |
| Crawley Town | 1981–82[8] | Southern League First Division South | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 1982–83[9] | Southern League First Division South | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8[d] | 0 | 34 | 4 | |
| 1983–84[10] | Southern League First Division South | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1984–85[11] | Southern League Premier Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 50 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 103 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 125 | 20 | ||
- ^ Includes FA Cup
- ^ Includes Football League Cup, Southern League Cup
- ^ 2 appearances and 1 goal in Welsh Cup, 1 appearance and 1 goal in Worcestershire Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Southern League Cup, 1 appearance in Len Weston Cup, 1 appearance in Herefordshire Senior Cup.
- ^ 4 appearances in FA Trophy, 3 appearances in Gilbert Rice Floodlight Cup, 1 appearance in Sussex Senior Cup
- ^ Appearance in Gilbert Rice Floodlight Cup
References
- ^ a b c Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 164. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ "Wallace, Ken (Kenny)". grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
- ^ "Guinan praises Bulls team-mates". BBC Sport. 19 January 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Where Are They Now? Brentford Division Four promotion-winners 1971–72". The League Paper. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Ken Wallace". NASL. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 391. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ "Wallace, Ken". The Unofficial Hereford United Online Archive. 10 August 2014. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ "1981/1982: Full season stats". CTFC History. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
- ^ "1982/1983: Full season stats". CTFC History. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
- ^ "1983/1984: Full season stats". CTFC History. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
- ^ "1984/1985: Full season stats". CTFC History. Retrieved 3 November 2025.