Bill Keech

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]

Bill Keech

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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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[lower-alpha 1]	0	22	0
Career total			41	5	1	0	1	0	43	5

1. Appearance in Southern League promotion-relegation test match

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 160. ISBN 978-1905891610.
2. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 357. ISBN 0951526200.
3. "Liverpool career stats for Bill Keech". LFChistory. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
4. Matthews, Tony (28 October 2010). Birmingham City: The Complete Record. Derby: DB Publishing. ISBN 9781859838532.
5. "William Keech". Independent Rs. 1 February 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
6. "Leicester City career stats for William Keech". FoxesHistory. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
7. "Seasonal Stats – 1899-00". QPRnet. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
8. "Seasonal Stats – 1900–01". QPRnet. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
9. "Seasonal Stats – 1901–02". QPRnet. Retrieved 16 May 2019.