Born
Arbroath
Ken Esplin
Biography
Ken was signed from Arbroath Youth Club in mid-April 1947, and he featured on the right wing in three of our last four competitive games that season. He started the following season as a regular in the team before dropping out in mid-October and after making two further appearances at centre forward in late December he was transferred to Dunfermline Athletic in exchange for Willie Aitken midway through the following month due to moving house to Kelty.
Statistics
- Apps
- 14
- Goals
- 4
- -
- -
- Goals/game
- 0.29
- Minutes
- 1260
- Seasons
- 2
Club spells
First Spell
Joined: 15 Apr 1947 · Left: 16 Jan 1948
Other clubs played for
Managers played under
| Manager | First appearance | Most recent appearance | Apps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archie Anderson | 19 Apr 1947 | 27 Dec 1947 | 14 |
Timeline
Signed
First competitive appearance
Arbroath 1–1 Alloa Athletic· Division B · Gayfield
First competitive goal
Arbroath 2–3 Dumbarton· Division B · Gayfield
Last goal
Arbroath 5–1 Stenhousemuir· Scottish League Cup · Gayfield
Last appearance
Hamilton Academical 3–0 Arbroath· Division B · Douglas Park
Recorded contract end
Died
Dunfermline
Appearances (14)
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Dec 1947 | Hamilton Accies | 3–0 | Arbroath | Division B1947-48 | L |
| 20 Dec 1947 | Arbroath | 2–1 | Dunfermline | Division B1947-48 | W |
| 11 Oct 1947 | Arbroath | 1–0 | Stenhousemuir | Division B1947-48 | W |
| 27 Sep 1947 | Arbroath | 2–2 | Ayr Utd | Division B1947-48 | D |
| 20 Sep 1947 | St Johnstone | 1–0 | Arbroath | Division B1947-48 | L |
| 13 Sep 1947 | Arbroath | 5–1 | Stenhousemuir | Scottish League Cup1947-48 | W |
| 6 Sep 1947 | Dumbarton | 4–2 | Arbroath | Scottish League Cup1947-48 | L |
| 27 Aug 1947 | Arbroath | 2–4 | Hamilton Accies | Division B1947-48 | L |
| 23 Aug 1947 | Stenhousemuir | 2–0 | Arbroath | Scottish League Cup1947-48 | L |
| 13 Aug 1947 | Dunfermline | 4–3 | Arbroath | Division B1947-48 | L |
| 9 Aug 1947 | St Johnstone | 5–1 | Arbroath | Scottish League Cup1947-48 | L |
| 14 May 1947 | Arbroath | 3–4 | Dundee | Forfarshire Cup1946-47 | L |
| 26 Apr 1947 | Arbroath | 2–3 | Dumbarton | Division B1946-47 | L |
| 19 Apr 1947 | Arbroath | 1–1 | Alloa | Division B1946-47 | D |
Goals scored (4)
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Result | Minute |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 1947 | Arbroath | 5–1 | Stenhousemuir | Scottish League Cup1947-48 | W | 6′ |
| 13 Sep 1947 | Arbroath | 5–1 | Stenhousemuir | Scottish League Cup1947-48 | W | 71′ |
| 6 Sep 1947 | Dumbarton | 4–2 | Arbroath | Scottish League Cup1947-48 | L | 57′ |
| 26 Apr 1947 | Arbroath | 2–3 | Dumbarton | Division B1946-47 | L | 82′ |