Ken Brierley

Midfielder · Liverpool 1948–1953

Ken Brierley

Personal

Born
3 April 1926
Place of birth
Ashton-under-Lyne, England
Died
February 2004
Other clubs
Oldham Athletic (1945-48), Oldham Athletic (2 / 1953-55), Stalybridge Celtic (1955-56), Mossley (1956-58)

At Liverpool

Signed from
Oldham Athletic
Joined
25 February 1948
Transfer fee
£7,000
Debut
6 March 1948
First goal
21 April 1948
Last goal
8 November 1952
Last appearance
3 January 1953
Contract expiry
2 March 1953

Liverpool career

61 Appearances
8 Goals
8 Assists
  • League 60 apps · 8 goals · 8 assists
  • Win ratio 36.07% — W 22 · D 18 · L 21

Player profile

Skilful left-winger Brierley had played over 50 league matches for Oldham in Third Division North before signing for League champions Liverpool in February 1948. The useful utility man, as the Liverpool Echo described him, appeared in ten of the last eleven matches of the 1947/48 season and notched his first goal for the club as Everton were beaten 4-0 at Anfield on 21 April 1948. Brierley never really established himself in the Liverpool team and the highest number of league appearances he made in a season was just thirteen, in 1948/49. Brierley returned to his former club Oldham in March 1953.

Appearances per season

Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
1947-1948 10 0 0 0 0 10
1948-1949 13 1 0 0 0 14
1949-1950 11 0 0 0 0 11
1950-1951 5 0 0 0 0 5
1951-1952 11 0 0 0 0 11
1952-1953 10 0 0 0 0 10
Totals 60 1 0 0 0 61

A more detailed look at the player's appearances

Apps Mins Opponent
61 5,520 All opponents
6 540 Wolves
4 360 Burnley
4 360 Charlton Athletic
4 360 Manchester City
4 360 Portsmouth
4 360 Sunderland
3 270 Derby County
3 270 Huddersfield Town
3 270 Middlesbrough
3 270 Tottenham Hotspur
2 180 Arsenal
2 180 Aston Villa
2 180 Blackpool
2 180 Chelsea
2 180 Manchester United
2 180 Newcastle United
2 180 Stoke City
1 90 Birmingham City
1 90 Blackburn Rovers
1 90 Bolton Wanderers
1 90 Everton
1 90 Fulham
1 120 Nottingham Forest
1 90 Preston North End
1 90 Sheffield United
1 90 West Bromwich Albion
Total Started/substitutions
61 Started
0 Substituted
0 Substitute
0 On bench
Total Venue
29 Home
32 Away
Total Competition
60 League
1 FA Cup
Total W D L Win% Manager
39 17 12 10 43.6% George Kay
22 5 6 11 22.7% Don Welsh

Goals per season

Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
1947-1948 1 0 0 0 0 1
1949-1950 5 0 0 0 0 5
1951-1952 1 0 0 0 0 1
1952-1953 1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 8 0 0 0 0 8

The player scored 8 goals in 8 different matches.

A more detailed look at the player's goals

Total Opponent
1 Aston Villa
1 Charlton Athletic
1 Everton
1 Huddersfield Town
1 Manchester City
1 Sunderland
1 West Bromwich Albion
1 Wolves
Total Started/substitutions
8 Started
Total Competition
8 League
Total Goal minute period
1 1-15 minutes
2 16-30 minutes
1 61-75 minutes
4 76-90 minutes
Total Goal origin
8 Open play
Total Assisted by
4 Billy Liddell
2 Jimmy Payne
1 Willie Fagan

Assists per season

Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
1947-1948 3 0 0 0 0 3
1948-1949 1 0 0 0 0 1
1949-1950 4 0 0 0 0 4
Totals 8 0 0 0 0 8

A more detailed look at the player's assists

Total Opponent
1 Aston Villa
1 Charlton Athletic
1 Derby County
1 Everton
1 Huddersfield Town
1 Manchester City
1 Middlesbrough
1 Wolves
Total Competition
8 League
Total For player
3 Willie Fagan
2 Jack Balmer
1 Albert Stubbins
1 Cyril Done
1 Kevin Baron