Signing with his home town club Wigan in 1933, Ken Gee played at in
Wigan's 10–7 victory over
Salford in the
1938–39 Lancashire Cup Final during the
1938–39 season at
Station Road,
Swinton on Saturday 22 October 1938. Gee played Tighthead- for a
Rugby League XIII against
Northern Command XIII at
Thrum Hall,
Halifax on Saturday 21 March 1942. Gee played at and scored a
try in
Wigan's 13–9 victory over
Dewsbury in the
Championship Final first-leg during the
1943–44 season at
Central Park,
Wigan on Saturday 13 May 1944, and played at in the 12–5 victory over
Dewsbury in the
Championship Final second-leg during the
1943–44 season at
Crown Flatt,
Dewsbury on Saturday 20 May 1944. During the
1947–48 season Gee played at in the 10–7 victory over
Belle Vue Rangers in the
1947–48 Lancashire Cup Final at
Wilderspool Stadium,
Warrington on Saturday 1 November 1947. During the
1948–49 season he played in the 14–8 victory over
Warrington in the
1948–49 Lancashire Cup Final at
Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 13 November 1948, Ken Gee played at in
Wigan's 8–3 victory over
Bradford Northern in the
1947–48 Challenge Cup Final during the
1947–48 season at
Wembley Stadium,
London on Saturday 1 May 1948, in front of a crowd of 91,465. During the
1949–50 season Gee played at , and scored a
goal in the 20–7 victory over
Leigh in the
1949–50 Lancashire Cup Final at
Wilderspool Stadium,
Warrington on Saturday 29 October 1949. He played at and scored 5-
goals in the 28–5 victory over
Warrington in the
1950–51 Lancashire Cup Final during the
1950–51 season at
Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 4 November 1950, played at and scored a
goal in the 14–6 victory over
Leigh in the
1951–52 Lancashire Cup Final during the
1951–52 season at
Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 27 October 1951, and played at and scored a
goal in the 8–16 defeat by
St. Helens in the
1953–54 Lancashire Cup Final during the
1953–54 season at
Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 24 October 1953. Gee joined Wigan teammate
Joe Egan on tours down under in 1946 and 1950, playing in all nine matches of three consecutive
Ashes series matches against Australia. On the famous unbeaten tour of 1946 to Australia, the "Indomitables" tour, the front row in the first two tests of
Frank Whitcombe,
Joe Egan, and Ken Gee laid the foundation for this Ashes win. Gee amassed a total of 559 games for Wigan, second only to
Jim Sullivan. He also kicked 508 goals. In recognition of Gee, an amateur rugby competition in Wigan called "Ken Gee Cup" was formed. Gee died 17 April 1989 (aged 72) and was buried at St Matthew's Church at Highfield, Wigan. ==References==