Ged Keegan
Gerard "Ged" Keegan (born 3 October 1955 in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire) is an English former footballer who played as a right-back. He joined Manchester City as a trainee in 1973 and made his debut in March 1975 in a 2–1 defeat against Carlisle United.[1] He made a total of 37 Football League appearances for the club, scoring two goals.[2] However his most memorable game for them was in their 1976 Football League Cup Final victory. He also played in the first ever England under-21 match.[3] In 1978, he was transferred to Oldham Athletic where he made 144 League appearances (scoring 5 goals) before moving to Mansfield Town in 1983.[2] After a short spell here he moved on to Rochdale, and then to Altrincham. As of 2008 he was working as a car-parking attendant at Manchester Airport.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gerard Keegan | ||
| Date of birth | 3 October 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1973–1975 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1978 | Manchester City | 37 | (2) |
| 1978–1983 | Oldham Athletic | 144 | (5) |
| 1983–1984 | Mansfield Town | 18 | (1) |
| 1984–1985 | Rochdale | 2 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1976 | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
References
- "Gerard Keegan - Manchester City FC". Football-Heroes.net. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
- Neil Brown - player stats
- "U21s take centre stage". 23 March 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
- Struthers, Greg (13 January 2008). "Caught in time". The Times. London.