Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kenneth Victor Bainbridge[1] | ||
Date of birth | 15 January 1921 | ||
Place of birth | Barking, England | ||
Date of death | June 2011 | ||
Place of death | Waltham Forest, England | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1946–1949 | West Ham United | 80 | (16) |
1949–1953 | Reading | 89 | (32) |
1953–1955 | Southend United | 78 | (25) |
1955–? | Chelmsford City | ||
Total | 247 | (73) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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.[2] He went on to play for Reading and Southend United, and later for Southern League club Chelmsford City.[3][4]