Joe Keetley

Joseph Frederick Keetley (28 June 1897 – 30 March 1958),[3] also known as Jack Keetley, was an English footballer who played as a forward.

Joe Keetley
Personal information
Full name Joseph Frederick Keetley[1]
Date of birth (1897-06-28)28 June 1897
Place of birth Derby, England
Date of death 30 March 1958(1958-03-30) (aged 60)
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Victoria Ironworks
–1923 Bolton Wanderers
1923 Accrington Stanley 13 (8)
1923–1925 Liverpool 9 (2)
1925 Wolverhampton Wanderers 10 (5)
1925–1926 Wrexham
1926 Doncaster Rovers 2 (0)
Horwich RMI
Lancaster Town
Ribble Motors
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He was born in Derby[4] one of eleven brothers and one sister.[5][6] Like eight of his brothers he started off playing for the local amateur Victoria Ironworks team.[6] He and five of his brothers, Arthur, Harry, Tom, Frank and Charlie, went on to play professionally in the Football League.[5][6][7][8]

Playing career

After playing non-League football for Graham Street Prims,[9] Joe moved to play professionally at Bolton Wanderers, then for Accrington Stanley where he managed 8 goals in 13 appearances which gained interest from Liverpool who signed him on 7 November 1923 on an 18-month contract, paying a transfer fee of £1200.[10]

His Liverpool career under manager Matt McQueen started well, scoring 2 goals in 9 matches with his first appearance on 22 December 1923 away against Cardiff City and his first goal four days later away against Newcastle United. Playing his last league game on 19 April 1924, he later played for Liverpool against South Africa at Anfield on 1 October 1924.[11] Joe served out the rest of his contract before moving on to Wolverhampton Wanderers on 26 May 1925.[12]

At Wolves he was also known as "Jack", and scored 5 goals in 10 games[13] his last appearance being on 7 November away at Derby County.[14] On 26 November that year he went to Wrexham[12][13] for a short period and then to Doncaster Rovers.[15]

Three of his brothers Harry, Tom and Frank also played for Doncaster during their careers.[5] On 20 February 1926 at Belle Vue, Joe, Harry and Frank all played up front for Doncaster against Wigan Borough, with Harry scoring in the 1–1 draw.[16] He left the club before the start of the next season,[17] and went on to play for Horwich RMI, Lancaster Town and Ribble Motors.

References
  1. http://www2.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=97517689&d=bmd_1354011142&scan=1
  2. Harricus (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Bolton Wanderers". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  3. http://www.ynwa.tv/news/index.php/2012/March/1021
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. http://www.ozwhitelufc.net.au/players_profiles/K/KeetleyCF.php
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. Turner, Georgina; Sheppard, Kate (11 March 2004). "Leave orf, 'e's my bruvver!". The Guardian. London.
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 February 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. Player database Graham Street Prims F.C.
  10. http://www.lfchistory.net/Players/Player/Profile/699
  11. http://www.penmon.org/page85.htm
  12. Gareth Michael Davies, Peter Jones (1999). RaceCourse Robins: From Adams to Youds – A Who's Who of Wrexham Association Football Club, 1921–99. ISBN 978-0952495017.
  13. https://www.scribd.com/doc/9102251/Wolverhampton-Wanderers-Players-aZ
  14. http://www.wolves-stats.co.uk/1925-1926_Team_Details.html
  15. Hull Daily Mail. 29 January 1926. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. http://www.doncasterrovers.co.uk/history/League%20Tables/League%20table%201925-1926.htm
  17. http://www.doncasterrovers.co.uk/history/League%20Tables/League%20table%201926-1927.htm
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