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Ken Brierley (3 April 1926 – February 2004) was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Liverpool in The Football League.

Personal information
Date of birth	3 April 1926
Place of birth	Ashton-under-Lyne, England
Date of death	February 2004(2004-02-00) (aged 77)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Range Boilers
1946–1948	Oldham Athletic	58	(5)
1948–1953	Liverpool	58	(8)
1953–1955	Oldham Athletic	67	(5)
	Stalybridge Celtic
1956–1958	Mossley
Teams managed
1956–1957	Mossley
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Brierley joined Oldham Athletic from Range Boilers in 1946 and went on to make 58 league appearances before he signed for Liverpool.[1] He signed for Liverpool in February 1948, and made 10 appearances during the remainder of the 1947–48 season.[2] Brierley was unable to establish him in the starting lineup during his time at the club and moved back to Oldham in March 1953.[2][3][4] He left Oldham in 1955, dropping into non-League football with Stalybridge Celtic.[1] In August 1956 he joined Mossley and went on to make 78 appearances in the next two season.[2]

Coaching career

In October 1956 he was appointed manager of Mossley. However, after winning only four of his 23 matches in charge, he was replaced by Pat Murphy.[2]

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