About Ken Bainbridge
Lived 1921 – 2011 (aged 90). Ken Bainbridge was a British association football player.
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.
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. He went on to play for Reading and Southend United, and later for Southern League club Chelmsford City.
Death He died in 2011, aged 90.
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Who was Ken Bainbridge?
English footballer (1921-2011)
When was Ken Bainbridge born?
Ken Bainbridge was born on 15 January 1921 in Barking.
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Ken Bainbridge died on 27 June 2011 in London Borough of Waltham Forest.
What was Ken Bainbridge's occupation?
Ken Bainbridge was an association football player.
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Ken Bainbridge was British.
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