Kinnaird 'Ken' Robb Richardson Ouchterlonie (born in

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) was a Scottish

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who played as an

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. Ouchterlonie, whose brother

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was also a footballer, began his career with local side

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before joining

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just before the start of the

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. During the early 1940s, Ouchterlonie was not retained by the club and he featured as a trialist for

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in March 1943. Ouchterlonie didn't become a signed player until September 1948, by which time he had featured for

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and

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, and made his début at

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, playing regularly for the remainder of the year. After spending the first few months of 1949 in the reserves, Ouchterlonie was released from

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in May 1949. After retiring from football, Ouchterlonie ran a

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and shoe repair business, and was based in the Hawkhill area of Dundee. He and his beloved wife Charlote (Lottie) Ouchterlonie, together with children Aileen, Kay and Kenneth, moved to Canvey Island in Essex. Ken joined Calor Gas as an Engineer until retiring. He died in December 1995.

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Footballers from Dundee Year of birth missing Scottish men's footballers Scottish Football League players Lochee Harp F.C. players Celtic F.C. players Dundee F.C. players Ayr United F.C. players Dundee United F.C. players Men's association football inside forwards Men's association football midfielders 1995 deaths {{Scotland-footy-midfielder-stub

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