Ken Worden

Ken Worden (2 February 1943 – 20 September 2021) was a British-born Australian football player and coach.

Ken Worden

Personal information
Full name	Kenneth Joseph Worden
Date of birth	(1943-02-02)2 February 1943
Place of birth	Preston, Lancashire, England
Date of death	20 September 2021(2021-09-20) (aged 78)
Place of death	Townsville Palliative Care, Queensland, Australia
Position(s)	Striker, defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Burnley
	Preston North End
1971–1973	Weston Bears[1]
1974	Hobart Juventus[2]
1978	Hobart Olympia[3]
1980	White Eagles[4]
1981	Launceston Juventus
1982	Townsville Kern United
Managerial career
1974	Hobart Juventus[5]
1978	Hobart Olympia
1980	White Eagles
1981	Launceston Juventus
1982	Townsville Kern United
1987–1988	Floreat Athena[6]
1990–1991	Melbourne Croatia
1991	Selangor
1992–1993	Malaysia
1994	Singapore/Singapore Lions
1994–1996	Selangor
1997–1998	Melbourne Knights[7]
1999	Sabah
2002–2004	Selangor
2009	Terengganu[8]
2010–2013	Southern Myanmar
2015	KL SPA
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Worden was born on 2 February 1943, in Preston, Lancashire, England.^[9]

Worden was more successful in Australia as player and coach, notably as head coach at national level with Melbourne Croatia, where he guided the club to a runners-up place in the 1990–91 season, losing the grand final to local rivals South Melbourne.^[10]

Worden also coached at Southeast Asia, coaching clubs in Malaysia and Myanmar, and also had stints as head coach of national teams of Malaysia and Singapore.^[11]

Worden died on 20 September 2021 in Australia, at the age of 78.^[11][9]