Ken Horne
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenneth William Horne[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 June 1926 | ||
| Place of birth | Burton-upon-Trent,England | ||
| Date of death | 3 September 2015(aged 89)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Richmond,England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right half,full back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stapenhill | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) | |
| 1947–1950 | Blackpool | 0 | (0) |
| 1950–1961 | Brentford | 223 | (1) |
| 1961–1964 | Dover | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kenneth William Horne(25 June 1926 – 3 September 2015) was an English professionalfootballerandcoach,best remembered for his 11 years in theFootball LeaguewithBrentford,for whom he made over 220 appearances. He was inducted into the club'sHall of Famein 2015.
Playing career
[edit]Early years
[edit]Aright half,Horne began his career as an amateur withFirst DivisionclubWolverhampton Wanderers,failing to make a first team appearance and moving to fellow top-flight clubBlackpoolin 1947.[3]Despite being described as "a player of great promise", an abundance of right halves at the club saw Horne right down the pecking order and he failed to make a first team appearance for the Tangerines.[4]He departed the club in 1950.[3]
Brentford
[edit]Horne signed forSecond DivisionclubBrentfordin 1950 and made his debut in a 0–0 draw withLeicester CityatGriffin Parkon 18 November 1950.[3][5]He made 20 appearances during the second half of the1950–51season and was converted into afull back.[5][6]He established himself in the team during the1951–52season and made 38 appearances.[5]Horne scored his only league goal for the club in a 3–3 draw withLuton Townon 1 March 1952, after being named in the team as acentre forward.[5]
Horne made just 10 appearances in each of the1952–53and1953–54seasons, before the Bees' relegation to theThird Division Southsaw him regain a regular place in the team and he made 41 appearances during the1954–55season.[5]Horne and teammatesBilly Sperrin,George BristowandReg Newtonwere rewarded for their loyalty to the Bees with atestimonialagainst an International Managers XI in 1956.[3]
Horne switched to the left back position during the1958–59season and made a career-high 48 appearances.[5]Horne moved to across to right back during the1959–60season (making way forKen Coote) and made 22 appearances in what was to be his penultimate season at Griffin Park.[5]Horne failed to appear at all during the1960–61season and departed the club at the end of the campaign, having made 239 appearances and scored one goal during his 11 years with Brentford.[3]
Dover
[edit]Horne joinedSouthern LeagueFirst Division clubDoverin 1961 and ended his career with a three-year spell.[3]
Coaching career
[edit]Horne held youth coaching positions atQueens Park Rangersand Brentford and also undertookscoutingwork for the latter club.[3][7][8]
Personal life
[edit]Horne was married to Joyce and during his early years with Brentford,[6]he worked inthe town's market.[9]He was diagnosed withpancreatic cancerat age 65 and underwent surgery which prolonged his life.[10]Horne died on 3 September 2015, aged 89.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1950–51[5] | Second Division | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1951–52[5] | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| 1952–53[5] | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1953–54[5] | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1954–55[5] | Third Division South | 35 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| 1955–56[5] | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1956–57[5] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1957–58[5] | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 1958–59[5] | Third Division | 45 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 0 | |
| 1959–60[5] | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 223 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 239 | 1 | ||
Honours
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ab"Ken Horne".Barry Hugman's Footballers.Retrieved24 September2021.
- ^"Ken Horne".www.footballdatabase.eu.Retrieved17 March2019.
- ^abcdefgHaynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006).Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006.Harefield: Yore Publications. pp. 81–82.ISBN978-0955294914.
- ^"David William Malcolm Frith 1929–2011".blackpool-mad.co.uk.Retrieved14 June2015.
- ^abcdefghijklmnopqWhite, Eric, ed. (1989).100 Years Of Brentford.Brentford FC. pp. 381–385.ISBN0951526200.
- ^abBruzon, Nick."Where Are They Now? Ken Horne – Part 2".Archived fromthe originalon 15 February 2018.Retrieved31 December2017.
- ^Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011).The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies.Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 29.ISBN978-1906796709.
- ^Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2011,p. 357.
- ^"All Brentford's Players Sign For New Season".The Brentford & Chiswick Times.20 July 1956.
- ^Bruzon, Nick."Where Are They Now? Ken Horne – Part 1".Archived fromthe originalon 15 February 2018.Retrieved27 March2017.
- ^Chapman, Mark."Ken Horne 1926–2015".Retrieved24 July2016.
- ^Chapman, Mark."Ken Horne inducted into Brentford FC Hall of Fame".www.brentfordfc.com.Retrieved3 August2015.
- 1926 births
- Footballers from Burton upon Trent
- English men's footballers
- Brentford F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- Blackpool F.C. players
- Southern Football League players
- Dover F.C. players
- Men's association football wing halves
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. non-playing staff
- Brentford F.C. non-playing staff
- 2015 deaths
- Stapenhill F.C. players