Ken McNaught

For the Canadian historian, see Kenneth McNaught.

Ken McNaught
Personal information
Date of birth (1955-01-11) 11 January 1955 (age 69)
Place of birth Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1977 Everton 66 (3)
1977–1983 Aston Villa 207 (8)
1983–1984 West Bromwich Albion 42 (1)
1984–1985 Manchester City (loan) 7 (0)
1985–1986 Sheffield United 34 (5)
Total 356 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ken McNaught (born 11 January 1955) is a Scottish former footballer who played for Aston Villa from 1977 to 1983 and was part of their Championship winning side of 1981, European Cup victory in 1982 and won the European Super Cup in 1983 against Barcelona, scoring one of Villa's goals in the latter final. McNaught's father was Scottish international footballer Willie McNaught.[2][3]

  1. ^ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1980). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 54. ISBN 0362020175.
  2. ^ [1] Archived 7 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine "Willie McNaught (and Ken)"
  3. ^ Information on Willie McNaught and Ken McNaught in the report on the Scotland 1954 World Cup campaign in the profile on Jimmy Binning Archived 2009-02-26 at the Wayback Machine