Keith William Fear (born 8 May 1952 in Bristol) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Bristol City, Hereford United, Blackburn Rovers, Plymouth Argyle, Brentford, Chester.[2][3] He also played in the North American Soccer League for St. Louis Stars and later served as commercial manager at Bangor City.[4][5] He was briefly manager of Mangotsfield United during the 1988–89 season.[6]

Keith Fear
Personal information
Full name Keith William Fear[1]
Date of birth (1952-05-08) 8 May 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth Bristol, England
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Bristol City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1978 Bristol City 151 (32)
1976St. Louis Stars (loan) 21 (3)
1977Hereford United (loan) 6 (0)
1977Blackburn Rovers (loan) 5 (2)
1978–1980 Plymouth Argyle 45 (9)
1979Brentford (loan) 8 (2)
1980–1981 Chester 44 (3)
1981 Wimbledon 0 (0)
1981–1983 Bangor City 11 (5)
Managerial career
Mangotsfield United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Honours

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Career statistics

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Club Season League National Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
St. Louis Stars (loan) 1976[4] North American Soccer League 21 3 21 3
Hereford United (loan) 1977–78[7] Third Division 6 0 6 0
Plymouth Argyle 1977–78[3] Third Division 17 6 0 0 0 0 17 6
1978–79[3] 27 3 1 0 4 2 32 5
1979–80[3] 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 45 9 1 0 4 2 50 11
Brentford (loan) 1979–80[8] Third Division 8 2 8 2
Career total 80 14 1 0 4 2 85 16

References

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  1. ^ "Keith Fear". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Keith Fear". Bristol City. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d "Keith Fear". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  4. ^ a b "North American Soccer League Players – Keith Fear". Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Players: Keith Fear". www.historicaldons.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  6. ^ "That was the month that was" (PDF). Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  7. ^ "The Unofficial Hereford United Online Archive". 10 August 2014. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  8. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 395. ISBN 0951526200.