Ken Boden
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 5 July 1950 | ||
Place of birth | Thrybergh, England | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Hull City | 0 | (0) | |
Scunthorpe United | 0 | (0) | |
Sheffield United | 0 | (0) | |
Matlock Town | |||
Bridlington Trinity | |||
1976–1977 | Doncaster Rovers | 1 | (0) |
1978–1979 | Newcastle KB United | 52 | (26) |
1980–1984 | Sydney City | 83 | (37) |
1984 | Sydney Croatia | 15 | (2) |
Total | 151 | (65) | |
International career | |||
1979–1981 | Australia | 13 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ken Boden (born 5 July 1950) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in England, he represented Australia.
Club career
[edit]Boden spent his early career with Hull City, Scunthorpe United, Sheffield United, Matlock Town and Bridlington Trinity.[1] He then spent the 1976–77 season with Doncaster Rovers, making one appearance in the Football League.[2] Boden later moved to Australia, where he played for Newcastle KB United, Sydney City, and Sydney Croatia.[1] During the 1978 season, he was the National Soccer League top scorer and Player of the Year.[1]
International career
[edit]Boden made 26 appearances for Australia at all levels.[1] He made 13 official A-matches,[3] appearing in one FIFA World Cup qualifying match.[4]
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Ken Boden at Aussie Footballers
- Ken Boden: a league of his own
Categories:
- 1950 births
- Living people
- English emigrants to Australia
- English men's footballers
- Australian men's soccer players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Australia men's international soccer players
- English Football League players
- National Soccer League (Australia) players
- Hull City A.F.C. players
- Scunthorpe United F.C. players
- Sheffield United F.C. players
- Matlock Town F.C. players
- Bridlington Trinity F.C. players
- Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
- Newcastle KB United players
- Hakoah Sydney City East FC players
- Sydney United 58 FC players
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
- English football midfielder, 1950s birth stubs
- Australian soccer midfielder stubs