Kenneth Victor Bainbridge (15 January 1921 – June 2011) was an English professional footballer who played as a left-winger in the Football League for West Ham United, Reading and Southend United.

Ken Bainbridge
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Victor Bainbridge[1]
Date of birth (1921-01-15)15 January 1921
Place of birth Barking, England
Date of death June 2011
Place of death Waltham Forest, England
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1949 West Ham United 80 (16)
1949–1953 Reading 89 (32)
1953–1955 Southend United 78 (25)
1955–? Chelmsford City
Total 247 (73)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bainbridge played for West Ham United between 1946 and 1949. He scored on 11 seconds in a 2–1 win over Barnsley, the quickest recorded goal at Upton Park, in a Second Division game on 29 August 1949. He played a total of 83 league and cup games for the east London club, scoring 17 goals. He also recorded five goals in the war-time League South.[2] He went on to play for Reading and Southend United, and later for Southern League club Chelmsford City.[3][4]

Death

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He died in 2011, aged 90.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Ken Bainbridge". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Ken Bainbridge". westhamstats.info. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Ken Bainbridge 1921–2011". West Ham United F.C. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  4. ^ Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. p. 23. ISBN 1-903135-50-8.