Ken Mountford

Ken Mountford

Personal information
Full name	Kenneth Henry James Mountford
Born	New Zealand
Died	19 January 1967 Strongman Mine, New Zealand
Playing information
Position	Five-eighth, Halfback, Lock
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
	Blackball
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1946–48	West Coast
1946–48	South Island
1947–48	New Zealand	6	0	0	0	0
Source: [1]

Kenneth Henry James "Ken" Mountford was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented his country. He was the brother of fellow players, Ces Mountford and Bill Mountford.

Playing career

Mountford played for Blackball during the 1940s along with his two brothers, Blackball held the Thacker Shield at the time.^[2] He represented both the West Coast and the South Island.

He played for the New Zealand Kiwis in six test matches on the 1947 tour of Great Britain and France.^[3]

Later years

The Strongman Mine memorial on State Highway 6, including the name of K.H.J. Mountford.

A coal miner, Mountford was one of 19 miners who lost their lives in the Strongman Mine gas explosion on 19 January 1967.^[4]

References

1. Ken Mountford rugbyleagueproject.org
2. Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
3. MOUNTFORD, Kenneth Henry James - 1947–48 nzleague.co.nz
4. "West Coast rugby league celebrates 100 years". stuff.co.nz. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.