Ken Blackburn (footballer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ken Blackburn (footballer)

Date of Birth: 13-May-1951

Place of Birth: Wembley, England, United Kingdom

Profession: association football player

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Kenneth Alan Blackburn (born 13 May 1951) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion.Born in Wembley, Middlesex, and raised in the west of England, Blackburn played both rugby and football to representative level as a schoolboy.
He played for Cheltenham Town as a youngster, joined Brighton & Hove Albion as an apprentice, and made his debut on 3 March 1969 in the Third Division, scoring the last-minute winner away to Shrewsbury Town.
That was his only first-team appearance.
He turned professional in May 1969, but was released at the end of the following season and went on to play non-league football for clubs including Dover and Gloucester City.
He took up coaching, and spent 19 years as head of youth football at Gloucester City before taking up a similar role at Tuffley Rovers in 2018.