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Ken McKenzie
FullnameKennith McKenzie
Birth date1865
Death date3 May 1917 (aged 52)
OriginalteamFitzroy (Adelaide)[1]
PositionDefender
Years 11886–1900
Games goals 1186
Sooyears 11890–1894
Sooteam 1South Australia
Soogames goals 16
Careerhighlights

Club

Representative

Honours

  • life member (1909)

Ken McKenzie (1865–1917) was an Australian rules footballer for the Port Adelaide Football Club.[2] He captained the club for eight years from 1890 to 1894 and 1896–1898. His two brothers, Alec and Jack also played for Port Adelaide.[3]

Football

Ken McKenzie had a successful career with the Port Adelaide Football Club. He won two SAFA premierships during his career, the Championship of Australian against South Melbourne in 1890, the club Best & Fairest in 1897 and was club captain for eight years.

During 1894 he requested a transfer to Norwood after an internal dispute at . The dispute was eventually resolved and he remained at Port Adelaide.[4]

Second Boer War

Ken McKenzie served in the Second Boer War.[5]

Later life

Pretoria

Ken McKenzie spent the majority of his life after the Boer War in South Africa.[6] He worked with the South African government.[7]

Return to South Australia

Shortly before his death he returned to South Australia.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Football.". Evening Journal. Vol. XVIII, no. 5235. 17 March 1886. p. 4 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved 13 October 2018. – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Australian Football - Ken McKenzie - Player Bio". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  3. ^ "Some Great Kickers". The Sport. Vol. XVII, no. 827. 25 June 1926. p. 14. Retrieved 15 December 2017. – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Football.". Evening Journal. Vol. XXVI, no. 7399. 7 July 1894. p. 6. Retrieved 18 July 2019. – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "PERSONAL NEWS.". The Express and Telegraph. Vol. LIV, no. 16,120. 3 May 1917. p. 2 (SPECIAL WAR EDITION). Retrieved 27 June 2018. – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "PERSONAL NEWS.". The Express and Telegraph. Vol. LIV, no. 16,120. 3 May 1917. p. 2 (SPECIAL WAR EDITION). Retrieved 27 June 2018. – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Football.". Port Adelaide News. Vol. I, no. XX. 21 May 1904. p. 2. Retrieved 27 June 2018. – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "PERSONAL NEWS.". The Express and Telegraph. Vol. LIV, no. 16,120. 3 May 1917. p. 2 (SPECIAL WAR EDITION). Retrieved 27 June 2018. – via National Library of Australia.