Ken Price (footballer, born 1954)

Ken Price
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Gordon Price
Date of birth (1954-02-26)26 February 1954
Place of birth Dudley, England
Date of death 28 November 2025(2025-11-28) (aged 71)
Position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Dudley Town
1976–1977 Southend United 1 (0)
1977–1983 Gillingham 255 (78)
1983–1985 Reading[1] 43 (6)
Basingstoke Town
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kenneth Gordon Price (26 February 1954 – 28 November 2025) was an English footballer.

A striker, Price joined Southend United from non-league Dudley Town in 1976 but made only one appearance for the Essex club before moving on to Gillingham. He spent seven years at Priestfield Stadium and clocked up over 250 Football League appearances, scoring nearly 80 goals.

In 1983, Price moved on to Reading where he spent three years before dropping into non-league football with Basingstoke Town.

Price died on 28 November 2025, at the age of 71.[2]

References

  1. ^ Ken Price at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  2. ^ "RIP Ken Price (1954 – 2025)". Gillingham F.C. Retrieved 2 December 2025.