About Ken Johnson
Lived 1931 – 2011 (aged 80). Ken Johnson was a British association football player.
Kenneth Johnson (15 February 1931 – 29 December 2011) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League in the 1950s and 1960s, spending his whole senior career with Hartlepools United.
He was born in Hartlepool and joined Hartlepools United from local team Seaton Holy Trinity. He is seventh on the all-time list for most Hartlepool appearances, and the club's joint second highest all-time Hartlepool goalscorer, having scored 106 in all competitions. a day which saw Hartlepools' record ever attendance of 17,264.
In 1956 he was chosen to play for the Football League Third Division North select team for the match against Division Three South, along with his teammates George Luke and Watty Moore.
Johnson died on 29 December 2011.
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Who was Ken Johnson?
British footballer (1931-2011)
When was Ken Johnson born?
Ken Johnson was born on 15 February 1931 in Hartlepool.
When did Ken Johnson die?
Ken Johnson died on 29 December 2011.
What was Ken Johnson's occupation?
Ken Johnson was an association football player.
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Ken Johnson was British.
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· DBpedia: Ken Johnson (footballer)
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