Ken McPherson is an English former professional footballer. A centre-forward, he began his career with Notts county in 1950 before moving on to Middlesbrough in 1957 and Coventry City in 1955.

In 1958 McPherson joined Newport County

Newport County A.F.C.

Newport County Association Football Club are a professional football club based in the city of Newport, south Wales, who currently play in the Conference National, the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...

and went on to make 128 league appearances for the club, scoring 51 goals. He moved then moved to Swindon Town where he made 107 appearances between 1961 and 1965.