William Keech (30 April 1872 – 6 September 1948) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward or right half in the Football League for Blackpool, Leicester Fosse, Loughborough and Liverpool.[1][2][3][4] After his retirement he returned to one of his former clubs, Queens Park Rangers, as a trainer.[5]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Keech[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 1872 | ||
| Place of birth | Irthlingborough, England | ||
| Date of death | 6 September 1948 (aged 76)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Paddington, England | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward, right half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1888 | Irthlingborough Revellers | ||
| 1889 | Irthlingborough | ||
| Finedon | |||
| Kettering Hawks | |||
| 1892 | Wellingborough | ||
| 1893 | Irthlingborough Wanderers | ||
| Kettering | |||
| 1894–1895 | Barnsley St. Peter's | ||
| 1895–1897 | Liverpool | 6 | (0) |
| 1897 | Barnsley St. Peter's | ||
| 1897–1898 | Blackpool | 16 | (0) |
| 1898–1899 | Leicester Fosse | 15 | (5) |
| 1899 | → Loughborough (loan) | 13 | (6) |
| 1899–1902 | Queens Park Rangers | 69 | (6) |
| 1902–1903 | Brentford | 19 | (0) |
| Small Heath | 0 | (0) | |
| Kensal Rise United | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool | 1895–96[3] | Second Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Leicester Fosse | 1897–98[6] | Second Division | 9 | 3 | — | — | 9 | 3 | ||
| 1898–99[6] | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 2 | |||
| Total | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 5 | |||
| Queens Park Rangers | 1899–00[7] | Southern League First Division | 24 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | 34 | 5 | |
| 1900–01[8] | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| 1901–02[9] | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| Total | 55 | 3 | 16 | 3 | — | 71 | 6 | |||
| Brentford | 1902–03[2] | Southern League First Division | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Career total | 41 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 5 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Southern League promotion-relegation test match
References edit
- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 160. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 357. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ a b "Liverpool career stats for Bill Keech". LFChistory. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ Matthews, Tony (28 October 2010). Birmingham City: The Complete Record. Derby: DB Publishing. ISBN 9781859838532.
- ^ "William Keech". Independent Rs. 1 February 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Leicester City career stats for William Keech". FoxesHistory. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ "Seasonal Stats – 1899-00". QPRnet. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ "Seasonal Stats – 1900–01". QPRnet. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ "Seasonal Stats – 1901–02". QPRnet. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
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