Eighty-two-year-old Gully was born in Barry’s Morel Street and made nearly 300 appearances for the club, making his league debut against Hereford United in August 1960, when he was just 16 years old.

Playing for Barry for six seasons between 1960 and 1966, Gully was the club’s top first team goalscorer in four of those six years at Jenner Park, before leaving aged 22.

His total haul at Barry was 165 goals in 287 appearances for the Linnets in the Southern League, cup competitions and for the club’s Welsh League team.

Gully worked on Barry Dry Docks, where club chairman, John Bailey, was a director, and took part in Barry’s 1961 Summer tour of Malta, scoring in the 3-3 draw against Maltese league runners-up, Valletta.

He scored six first-team hat-tricks for the club, the first of which came in a Welsh Cup fifth round match against Lovells Athletic of Newport in 1961-62, the same year as Barry’s FA Cup run, which saw them denied victory against Queen’s Park Rangers by a late equaliser for the London club.

In his final season for the club in 1965-66, he scored all four goals in the 4-2 win over Bexley United on Easter Monday.

That summer, more than 2,000 people attended a testimonial for Gully at Jenner Park, with Barry playing an International XI, which included former Barry, Wales and Arsenal player, Derek Tapscott, and both John and Mel Charles.

From Barry, Ken moved to Kettering Town, where he scored 153 goals in 294 matches for the Poppies.

Following his successful career at Kettering, he returned for one last game at Jenner Park, in August 1975, as Barry’s Welsh League team beat Tynte Rovers 1-0.

As well as a footballer, Ken was also known as a keen cricketer, golfer and darts player at the old Barry Town Social Club on Barry Road.

With thanks to Jeff McInery.