Hair: Kenneth Grenville Arthur (Grenville)

1948-1964 (Player Details)

Left Back

Born: Burton-upon-Trent: 16-11-1931

Debut: v Leicester City (h): 31-03-1951

5’9” 11st 2lb (1962)

#62 in 100 Greatest LUFC Players Ever

He went to Burton Technical High School, where he was an athletics champion. Major Frank Buckley signed him from the Burton and District League club, Newhall United in November 1948. Hair did his National Service with the 12th Royal Lancers in Barnard Castle in North Yorkshire, playing alongside John Charles when they won the Northern Command Trophy. An all-round sportsman he also excelled at Basketball and Tennis, and he achieved a remarkable consistency after he became a Leeds first team regular. He had a deserved reputation as a fine clubman and sportsman and was rewarded with trips with the FA touring teams to the West Indies in 1955, Nigeria and Ghana in 1958 and New Zealand in 1960. Had he been with a more fashionable club in the 1950’s he would surely have been a serious contender for an England cap. He was a masterful full-back, quick into the tackle and an excellent passer of the ball. He played at Leeds well into his thirties before becoming player-manager of Wellington Town in May 1964, as the younger Willie Bell emerged as an International left-back. In February 1967 he was appointed trainer at Bradford City, taking over as Manager the following year. He had been in the Valley Parade hot-seat for only a few weeks when he collapsed and died on 7th March 1968, whilst supervising a City training session.