Ken Hancock
English footballer (born 1937) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kenneth Paul Hancock (born 25 November 1937) is an English former football goalkeeper. He is the younger brother of Ray Hancock.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kenneth Paul Hancock[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1937-11-25) 25 November 1937 (age 86)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Milton, Staffordshire, England[1] | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
Stoke City | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1958–1964 | Port Vale | 241 | (0) |
1964–1969 | Ipswich Town | 163 | (0) |
1969–1971 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | (0) |
1971–1973 | Bury | 35 | (0) |
Stafford Rangers | |||
Northwich Victoria | |||
Total | 442+ | (0+) | |
Managerial career | |||
1978–1979 | Leek Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He made 442 league appearances in a 15-year career in the Football League. He began his professional career at Port Vale in December 1958. He helped the club to win the Fourth Division title in 1958–59, and remained the club's first choice goalkeeper until he was sold on to Ipswich Town for a £10,000 fee in December 1964. He kept goal as the club won the Second Division title in 1967–68. He was sold on to Tottenham Hotspur for £7,000 in March 1969. He moved on to Bury in July 1971, and later played Northern Premier League football for Stafford Rangers and Northwich Victoria. He later briefly managed non-League Leek Town.