Ken Tewkesbury
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenneth Cyril Tewkesbury | ||
| Date of birth | 10 April 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | Hove, England | ||
| Date of death | 20 November 1970 (aged 61) | ||
| Place of death | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1928–1932 | Birmingham University | ||
| 1929–1931 | Birmingham | 5 | (0) |
| 1931 | Casuals | ||
| 1931–1932 | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| 1932–1933 | Notts County | 7 | (0) |
| 1933–1935 | Aston Villa | 1 | (0) |
| 1935–1936 | Bradford Park Avenue | 14 | (0) |
| 1936–1939 | Walsall | 75 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1930–1932 | England (amateur) | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Falmouth Town | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kenneth Cyril Tewkesbury (10 April 1909 – 20 November 1970) was an English professional footballer who made 102 appearances in the Football League playing as a goalkeeper for Birmingham, Notts County, Aston Villa, Bradford Park Avenue and Walsall.[2] Before turning professional he won six caps for the England national amateur football team.
While a student at the University of Birmingham, Tewkesbury played for the university football club, and joined Football League club Birmingham as an amateur in October 1929.[1] Deputising for Harry Hibbs who was absent on England international duty, he made his debut in the First Division on 2 April 1930, in an away game against Newcastle United which finished as a 1–1 draw.[3] He played four more first-team games over the next couple of years; his performance in a 4–2 defeat by Arsenal in September 1930 was described by The Times as "brilliant and entertainingly unorthodox".[4]
Tewkesbury's League performances and caps for the England amateur team led to approaches from 'touring clubs' Corinthian and Bedouins, but he decided to play for Casuals in two Isthmian League games against Clapton and Wimbledon in December 1931.[5] He joined Aston Villa at the end of that month,[6] but moved on to Notts County a few months later without having appeared for Villa's first team.[7] After seven Second Division games for Notts County,[2] Tewkesbury returned to Aston Villa in January 1933, signing professional forms for the first time in his career.[1] He played only one first-team game for Villa, and spent the 1935–36 season with Bradford Park Avenue, for whom he appeared in 14 Second Division games. He finished his Football League career with three seasons at Walsall, playing 75 Third Division South matches before retiring from the game in August 1939.[2][1]