Ken Gunn
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Gunn[1]
Date of birth (1909-04-09)9 April 1909[1]
Place of birth Newmains, Scotland[1]
Date of death 15 August 1991(1991-08-15) (aged 82)[1]
Place of death Northampton, England[1]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1926–1927 Newmains
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1927–1933 Swansea Town 95 (35)
1933–1937 Port Vale 134 (10)
1937–1939 Northampton Town 74 (1)
Total 303 (46)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kenneth Gunn (9 April 1909 – 15 August 1991) was a Scottish footballer who played as a midfielder for Swansea Town, Port Vale, and Northampton Town.

Career

Gunn played for Newmains and Swansea Town, before joining Second Division rivals Port Vale, along with Billy Tabram, for a £400 fee in May 1933.[1] He quickly made an impact at his new club, scoring both Vale's goals in a 2–1 win over Southampton at The Old Recreation Ground on 2 September.[1] He went on to score eight goals in 39 appearances in the 1933–34 season.[1] He scored once in 31 league games in the 1934–35 campaign.[1] Gunn scored once in 28 games in 1935–36, as the club suffered relegation.[1] He appeared 40 times in the 1936–37 season, as Vale struggled to adapt to life in the Third Division North.[1] He was transferred to Northampton Town of the Third Division South in May 1937, and later guested for Portsmouth during World War II.[1]

Career statistics

Source:[3]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Swansea Town 1927–28 Second Division 83000083
1928–29 Second Division 2471000257
1929–30 Second Division 1891000199
1930–31 Second Division 72000072
1931–32 Second Division 341411003515
1932–33 Second Division 40000040
Total 953531009836
Port Vale 1933–34 Second Division 3881000398
1934–35 Second Division 3110000311
1935–36 Second Division 2810000281
1936–37 Third Division North 3700030400
Total 13410103013810
Northampton Town 1937–38 Third Division South 4001010420
1938–39 Third Division South 3411020371
Total 7412030791
Career Total 30346616031547

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 121. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ↑ "Port Vale. Famous coach". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xvi – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Ken Gunn at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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