16 Facts About Ken Coote

Kenneth Alexander Coote was an English footballer.

Ken Coote is best remembered for his 14 years as a full back and utility player with Brentford, for whom he tops the all-time appearances list with 559 and was captain of the club.

In 2013, Coote placed second in a Football League 125th Anniversary poll of Brentford's best ever captains and he is a member of the club's Hall of Fame.

Ken Coote began his career as a youth at Alperton Old Boys, a team managed by the father of future England manager Ron Greenwood.

Ken Coote moved on to join Middlesex Senior League club Wembley as an amateur and impressed enough to spend two weeks on trial at First Division club Burnley in the spring of 1949.

Ron Greenwood, then playing for Second Division club Brentford, knew of Ken Coote and recommended to manager Jackie Gibbons that Brentford sign him.

Ken Coote joined the Bees as an amateur on 26 March 1949 and signed a professional contract on 9 May 1949.

Ever-increasingly used as a utility man, Ken Coote filled eight different positions during his time at Griffin Park.

Ken Coote made his final appearance in December 1963 and retired in April 1964, having made 559 appearances for Brentford.

Ken Coote remains the club's record appearance-maker and was never booked in his career.

Ken Coote was offered opportunities to continue his career in non-League football, but chose to remain in retirement.

In 2013, Ken Coote placed second in a Football League 125th Anniversary poll of Brentford's best ever captains and he has been inducted into the club's Hall of Fame.

Ken Coote was named as a reserve for the Third Division South representative team in a match against the Third Division North on 2 April 1957.

Ken Coote played in the group stage and semi-final matches against a Basel XI and Lausanne Sports respectively.

Ken Coote later became manager of a betting shop in Hounslow, owned by former Brentford teammate Frank Morrad.

On 2 August 2003, Ken Coote died aged 75 following a short illness.