Ken Wookey (footballer, born 1922)

Ken Wookey

Personal information
Full name	Kenneth William Wookey
Date of birth	(1922-02-23)23 February 1922
Place of birth	Newport, Wales
Date of death	11 January 2003(2003-01-11) (aged 80)
Place of death	Newport, Wales
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
1939–1946	Newport County
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1946	Newport County	14	(2)
1946–1948	Bristol Rovers	54	(9)
1948–1950	Swansea Town	13	(0)
1950	Hereford United	?	(?)
1950–1952	Ipswich Town	15	(1)
Total		96	(12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kenneth William Wookey (23 February 1922 – 11 January 2003) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a winger.

Career

Born in Newport, Wookey began his professional career with his hometown club Newport County, where he made a total of 14 appearances in the English Football League. Wookey left Newport in December 1946 to join Bristol Rovers, in a swap deal involving Wilf Smith. Over the next two seasons, Wookey made 54 appearances in the League for Bristol. Wookey's next team was Swansea Town, where he spent two seasons, making 13 appearances in the League. After a brief spell in non-League football with Hereford United, Wookey spent one final season in the League with Ipswich Town, making 15 appearances.

Wookey also represented Wales at schoolboy level.

Personal life

His son, also named Ken, was also a professional footballer.