Players - Ken Brierley

Ken Brierley
Birthdate: 3 April 1926
Birthplace: Ashton-under-Lyne, England
Date of death: February 2004
Other clubs: Oldham Athletic (1945-48), Oldham Athletic (2 / 1953-55), Stalybridge Celtic (1955-56), Mossley (1956-58)
Bought from: Oldham Athletic
Signed for LFC: £7,000, 25.02.1948
Liverpool debut: 06.03.1948
Last appearance: 03.01.1953
Debut goal: 21.04.1948
Last goal: 08.11.1952
Contract expiry: 02.03.1953
Win ratio: 36.07% W:22 D:18 L:21
Games/goals ratio: 7.63
League games / goals: 60 / 8
Total games / goals: 61 / 8

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
Totals 60 1 0 0 0 61
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
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
Total Opponent
6 Wolves
4 Burnley
4 Portsmouth
4 Sunderland
4 Charlton Athletic
4 Manchester City
3 Huddersfield Town
3 Middlesbrough
3 Derby
3 Tottenham
2 Arsenal
2 Stoke City
2 Aston Villa
2 Manchester United
2 Newcastle United
2 Chelsea
2 Blackpool
1 Sheffield United
1 Blackburn Rovers
1 Nottingham Forest
1 Everton
1 Preston North End
1 Birmingham City
1 Fulham
1 Bolton Wanderers
1 WBA
Total Competition
60 League
1 FA Cup
Goals per season
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 8 0 0 0 0 8
1947-1948 1 0 0 0 0 1
1948-1949 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949-1950 5 0 0 0 0 5
1950-1951 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951-1952 1 0 0 0 0 1
1952-1953 1 0 0 0 0 1
A more detailed look at the player's goalscoring
Total Opponent
1 Sunderland
1 Aston Villa
1 Huddersfield Town
1 Charlton Athletic
1 Manchester City
1 Everton
1 Wolves
1 WBA
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 Open play/Penalty
8 Open play
Milestone Appearances
# Date Against Stadium Competition
1 06.03.1948 Huddersfield Town Anfield League
50 19.01.1952 Sunderland Roker Park League
Milestone Goals
# Minute Date Against Stadium Competition
1 81 21.04.1948 Everton Anfield League
Related Quotes

"George was meticulous about drinking before a game. On the Friday night before a home game we’d stay at a hotel in Southport. I remember one occasion, we’d just signed a inside-left from Oldham called Ken Brierley. We sat down for lunch and Ken was there with a glass of beer. That was unheard off and we couldn’t believe it. Anyway, as we took our seat, Ken asked Jack Balmer, who was our captain, if it was okay. Jack replied, ‘Oh yes, we always have a pint before a game.’ When George Kay came in, he walked straight over to Ken and pulled the glass away. Ken was astonished and George told him straight, ‘When you are a Liverpool player, you do not drink before a game!’"

Albert Stubbins on a trick played on Ken Brierley

Scrapbook
Brierley just a fan - 1992
Brierley just a fan - 1992
Other Clubs
Club Season Club rank League apps League goals Total apps Total goals
Oldham Athletic 1945-1946 0 0 4 0
Oldham Athletic 1946-1947 England Third Division North 34 1 36 1
Oldham Athletic 1947-1948 England Third Division North 24 4 26 5
Oldham Athletic 1952-1953 England Third Division North 15 1 15 1
Oldham Athletic 1953-1954 England Second Division 37 2 38 2
Oldham Athletic 1954-1955 England Third Division North 15 2 15 2
Stalybridge Celtic 1955-1956 Cheshire County League N/A N/A N/A N/A
Mossley 1956-1958 Cheshire County League 78 10 78 10
Total 203 20 212 21