Ken Bainbridge

Kenneth Victor Bainbridge (15 January 1921 – June 2011) was an English professional footballer who played as a left-winger in the Football League for West Ham United, Reading and Southend United.

Bainbridge played for West Ham United between 1946 and 1949. He scored on 11 seconds in a 2–1 win over Barnsley, the quickest recorded goal at Upton Park, in a Second Division game on 29 August 1949. He played a total of 83 league and cup games for the east London club, scoring 17 goals. He also recorded five goals in the  war-time League South. He went on to play for Reading and Southend United, and later for Southern League club Chelmsford City.

Death
He died in 2011, aged 90.

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Category:1921 births
Category:2011 deaths
Category:Place of death missing
Category:Footballers from Barking, London
Category:English footballers
Category:Association football wingers
Category:West Ham United F.C. players
Category:Reading F.C. players
Category:Southend United F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Chelmsford City F.C. players