Ken Coote
Encyclopedia
Ken Coote was an English
footballer
.
A defender, he spent his entire professional career with Brentford
, joining the west London
club as an amateur from Wembley Town in 1949. He retired from the game in 1964 having made 559 appearances for Brentford, a club record which remains unbeaten.
He was selected as a reserve for the Third Division South side
against the North in April 1957. He also played for the representative London XI
side which reached the final of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
in 1958.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
.
A defender, he spent his entire professional career with Brentford
Brentford F.C.
Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....
, joining the west London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
club as an amateur from Wembley Town in 1949. He retired from the game in 1964 having made 559 appearances for Brentford, a club record which remains unbeaten.
He was selected as a reserve for the Third Division South side
Football League Third Division North vs. South Representative Games
The Third Division North and Third Division South of The Football League was a level in English association football, which ran from 1921 to 1958.From 1954–55 season until 1957–58 season, there was a series of games between teams representing the Third Division North and the Third Division South.-...
against the North in April 1957. He also played for the representative London XI
London XI
The London XI was an association football representative team, specially created to take part in the 1955-58 edition of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, the precursor of today's UEFA Europa League although not recognized by UEFA....
side which reached the final of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1955-58
The first Inter-Cities Fairs Cup took place over three seasons from 1955 to 1958. The competition began with a group stage with each team playing home and away against each other. Due to the competition rules which stated only one side from each city was allowed to compete, many cities with several...
in 1958.
External links
- Brentford's Mr Loyal Dies at Beesotted.com