Please answer the following question: Facts: - clubs: beith -rrb- birmingham city walsall juniors kilmarnock southampton notts county -lrb- loan - caps: 88 26 10 58 0 - position: centre half - years: 1977 1986 1986 -- 1983 1983 -- 1984 1984 1984 -- - height: 6 2 - youthclubs: beith juniors - birth date: 31 january 1959 - fullname: kenneth charles armstrong - name: ken armstrong - birth place: bridgnorth , england - goals: 3 0 0 1 0 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of ken armstrong -lrb- footballer , born 1959 -rrb- .
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kenneth charles '' ken '' armstrong -lrb- born 31 january 1959 -rrb- is a former professional footballer who played as a centre half .of scottish parentage , armstrong was born in bridgnorth , shropshire , while his father was working in the area .spotted while playing for beith juniors , he made 88 appearances and scored three goals in the scottish football league playing for kilmarnock , and made 94 appearances , scoring once , in the english football league playing for southampton , notts county and birmingham city .he signed for walsall in february 1986 for a fee of # 10,000 , broke his ankle in his first training session , and nine months later , still only 27 years of age , retired from football because of the injury without ever playing for the club .he went on to become a social worker .