Ken’s vast array of international coaching experience brought the next level of professionalism to the State and he has to be considered as the most successful coach in the history of the game in Tasmania.
Born in Copley County Durham, UK in 1947, he played for several English clubs before moving overseas. He made 14 appearances in England, mainly at York City.
He arrived in Tasmania in 1979 and over the years played for Caledonian, Rapid, Hobart Juventus, Olympia, Croatia Glenorchy, Devonport and Launceston City, being player/coach for the majority of those teams.
Overseas, Ken coached in Malaysia, Maldives, Vietnam and went back to UK for a brief spell at Walsall. He also coached the Wollongong Wolves for a season.
Where he coached, medals followed; Rapid Wrest Point, Juventus, Croatia Glenorchy, Hobart Olympia, but it was when he joined South Hobart in 2008 that everything clicked.
Under Ken’s guidance, South Hobart went through an incredible phase of 65 games undefeated, winning the Premiership titles from 2008 to 2012. Also in these years, the club won three State Play-off Titles in succession.
President of South Hobart Football Club from 2009-2024, after joining the board in 2003, he has moulded the club into a truly professional outfit.
Morton’s Soccer School is now paramount in coaching kids the correct way to play and the school is nurturing young talent and investing in the future of football across the State.
It’s Ken’s legacy to the game he has cherished from those early days as a 15-year-old on Manchester United’s books to his present day success.
Ken’s passion for the game and worldly experience has lifted the coaching bar in Tasmania to the next level.