Glenn Keeley

Glenn Keeley
Personal information
Full nameGlenn Matthew Keeley[1]
Date of birth1 September 1954
Place of birthBarking, London, England
Playing positionCentral Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1972–1974Ipswich Town4(0)
1974–1976Newcastle United44(2)
1976–1987Blackburn Rovers370(23)
1982Everton (loan)1(0)
1987–1988Oldham Athletic11(0)
1987–1988Colchester United (loan)4(0)
1988–1989Bolton Wanderers20(0)
1989–1990Chorley21(2)
1990Colne Dynamoes?(?)
Total475(27)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Glenn Matthew Keeley (born 1 September 1954 in Barking, London, England), is an English footballer who played as a central defender in the Football League.

Career

Keeley spent the majority of his professional career at Blackburn Rovers, but the most famous moment of his playing career came at Goodison Park during his very brief tenure at Everton in 1982. Keeley had been signed on loan from Blackburn by his former manager Howard Kendall, with the option of a permanent move. He made his Everton debut in the Merseyside Derby. However, just 32 minutes into the game, Keeley fouled Kenny Dalglish by pulling on his shirt, denying him an obvious goalscoring opportunity. His actions resulted in a red card from the referee and Keeley's Everton career was over, barely half an hour after it began.

As of December 2010, Keeley is employed by Bolton Council as a Leisure Officer aiming to get disadvantaged and disabled young adults interested in sports.

He previously worked at Trafford College as a Sports Lecturer and worked with future footballers Chris Eagles, now of Burnley and Newcastle United defender Danny Simpson.

Additional to this, he worked at old club Bolton Wanderers and was key in setting up their Disabled Sports Group.

Honours

Club

Newcastle United[2]
Blackburn Rovers[3][4]

References

  1. "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
  2. "League Cup Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
  3. "Tier Three (League One) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
  4. "Other Award - Cup Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.

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