Ken Solan

Ken Solan
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Solan
Date of birth (1948-10-13)13 October 1948
Place of birth Middlesbrough, England
Date of death 23 November 1971(1971-11-23) (aged 23)
Place of death Middlesbrough, England
Playing position Striker
Youth career
19xx–1968 Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1971 Middlesbrough 0 (0)
1968Hartlepool United (loan) 6 (1)
1969Darlington (loan) 8 (1)
Total 14 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Kenneth "Ken" Solan (13 October 1948 – 23 November 1971) was an English professional footballer who made a total of 14 appearances in the Football League, before dying in a car crash at the age of 23.

Career

Solan began his career as a youth player at hometown club Middlesbrough, and spent loan spells at Hartlepool United and Darlington.[1][2] Solan never made a league appearance for Middlesbrough.[3]

Death

Solan died in a car crash on 23 November 1971, at the age of 23.[4]

References

  1. "HARTLEPOOL UNITED : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
  2. "DARLINGTON : 1946/47 - 1988/89 & 1990/91 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
  3. "MIDDLESBROUGH : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
  4. "Death notices - Rest in Peace - 1960s and 1970s". Nigel's Webspace - Galleries of English Football Cards 1965/66 - 1979/80. Retrieved 9 April 2009.


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