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Ken Hancock: Ex-Port Vale and Ipswich Town goalkeeper dies

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Former Port Vale and Ipswich Town goalkeeper Ken Hancock has died, the football club says.

Hancock was the Vale 's goalkeeper the last time they won a league title in 1959 .

A minute's applause will be held during Saturday 's match with Gillingham FC .

Hancock's career from the 1950s to the 1970s included playing for several other clubs.

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75

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72

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30

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formal

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English

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