Ken Bracewell

Ken Bracewell (born 5 October 1936) is an English former professional football player and coach. Bracewell, who played as a full-back, made over 200 league appearances in England, Canada, and the United States.

Ken Bracewell

Personal information
Date of birth	(1936-10-05) 5 October 1936 (age 88)
Place of birth	Colne, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s)	Full-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1957	Trawden
1957–1961	Burnley	0	(0)
1959–1961	Tranmere Rovers	28	(1)
1961–1962	Nelson
1962–1963	Toronto Italia
1963	Norwich City	0	(0)
1963–1965	Lincoln City	23	(1)
1965–1966	Margate	63	(8)
1966–1967	Bury	1	(0)
1967–1968	Toronto Falcons	47	(1)
1968–1969	Rochdale	5	(0)
1969–1972	Atlanta Chiefs	60	(1)
1973	Atlanta Apollos	12	(0)
1974	Denver Dynamos	3	(0)
Total		242	(12)
Managerial career
1973	Atlanta Apollos
1974	Denver Dynamos
1996	Colne
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Born in Colne, Lancashire, Bracewell began his career in non-league football with Trawden. He then signed with league club Burnley, but never made a league appearance,^[2] and so made his professional debut with Tranmere Rovers in 1959, making 28 league appearances in two seasons.^[3] Bracewell then played non-league football with Nelson, and with Canadian side Toronto Italia, before returning to English league football with Norwich City. However, he didn't make a single appearance for Norwich,^[4] and soon signed for Lincoln City, where he made 23 league appearances between 1963 and 1965.^[5] After leaving Lincoln, Bracewell played non-league football with Margate,^[6] before signing with Bury, where he made one league appearance.^[7] Bracewell then spent two seasons in Canada with the Toronto Falcons, and returned briefly to England to play with Rochdale.^[8] Bracewell then returned to the NASL to play with the Atlanta Chiefs, the Atlanta Apollos and the Denver Dynamos.^[1]

Coaching career

During the 1973 and 1974 NASL seasons, Bracewell was player-coach of the Atlanta Apollos and the Denver Dynamos respectively.^[9][10] He was briefly caretaker manager of hometown club Colne in 1996.^[11]