Ken McKenzie (1865–1917) was an Australian rules footballer for the

Port Adelaide Football Club Port Adelaide Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, Alberton, South Australia. The club's senior men's team plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), where they are nicknamed ...

. He captained the club for eight years from 1890 to 1894 and 1896–1898. His two brothers, Alec and Jack also played for Port Adelaide.

Football

Ken McKenzie had a successful career with the

. He won two SAFA premierships during his career, the Championship of Australian against South Melbourne in 1890, the club Best & Fairest in 1897 and was club captain for eight years. During 1894 he requested a transfer to Norwood after an internal dispute at . The dispute was eventually resolved and he remained at Port Adelaide.

Second Boer War

Ken McKenzie served in the

Second Boer War The Second Boer War ( af, Tweede Vryheidsoorlog, , 11 October 189931 May 1902), also known as the Boer War, the Anglo–Boer War, or the South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer Republics (the Sout ...

Later life

Pretoria

Ken McKenzie spent the majority of his life after the Boer War in South Africa. He worked with the South African government.

Return to South Australia

Shortly before his death he returned to South Australia.

References

Port Adelaide Football Club (SANFL) players Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions) 1865 births Year of death missing Australian rules footballers from South Australia Australian military personnel of the Second Boer War Australian military personnel {{AFL-bio-1860s-stub