Frank Keetley

Frank Keetley (23 March 1901 – 13 January 1968) was an English footballer who played inside forward. One of eleven brothers and one sister,[1] he was born in Derby[2] and came from a footballing family with several other brothers who played professionally[3] including Arthur, Harry, Tom, Joe and Charlie.[4]

Frank Keetley
Personal information
Date of birth (1901-03-23)23 March 1901
Place of birth Derby, England
Date of death 13 January 1968(1968-01-13) (aged 66)
Place of death Worcestershire, England
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
?–1921 Victoria Ironworks
1921–1926 Derby County 76 (8)
1926–1929 Doncaster Rovers 110 (28)
1929–1931 Bradford City 28 (8)
1931–1933 Lincoln City 42 (27)
1933 Hull City
1933–1934 Margate
Teams managed
1935–1936 Worcester City
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

In February 1921, Frank moved from Victoria Ironworks to Derby County, making his debut on 1 October 1921 in a 3–0 defeat away at Nottingham Forest.[5] In total he turned out 82 times for Derby, scoring 8 goals.[6]

Keetley played professionally for Derby County, Doncaster Rovers, Bradford City, Lincoln City and Hull City[7] between 1921 and 1933, making a total of 256 Football League appearances.[8]

Three of his brothers, Harry, Tom and Joe, also played for Doncaster during their careers.[1]

On 16 January 1932, he scored 6 goals for Lincoln in 21 minutes of the second half in a 9–1 victory against Halifax at Sincil Bank, an all-time record for The Imps.[2][9]

He later played a season for Margate scoring 30 goals, before going on to be player manager of Worcester City.

References
  1. "Leeds United F.C. History". Ozwhitelufc.net.au. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  2. "The Lincoln City FC Archive". Redimps.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  3. http://www.derbyshire-peakdistrict.co.uk/derbychellaston.htm
  4. Turner, Georgina; Sheppard, Kate (11 March 2004). "Leave orf, 'e's my bruvver!". The Guardian. London.
  5. "Nottingham Forest v Derby County, 01 October 1921". 11v11. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  6. "Frank Keetley". 11v11. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  7. "Hull City sign F.Keetley". Hull Daily Mail. 23 February 1933. p. 12. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  8. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939. Tony Brown. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  9. Ward, Andrew. Football's Strangest Matches. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
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