Kevin McKeown
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 October 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper (retired) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1985–1990 | Motherwell | 3 | (0) |
| 1986–1987 | → Stenhousemuir (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 1988 | → Stirling Albion (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1989 | → Crusaders (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1989–1990 | → Stenhousemuir (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 1990–1997 | Crusaders | 193 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Ayr United | 2 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Newry Town | 17 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Coleraine | 49 | (0) |
| 2001 | Cliftonville | 4 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Brechin City | 10 | (0) |
| 2003 | Linlithgow Rose | 0 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | East Fife | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Stenhousemuir | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 339 | (0) | |
| National team | |||
| 1991–1995 | Irish League XI | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Kevin McKeown (born 12 October 1967 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former association football player, who played as a goalkeeper. In his well-travelled career, he played for Motherwell, Stenhousemuir, and Stirling in his native Scotland, before moving across the North Channel to play in the Irish League with Crusaders.[1]
He won many trophies and achieved legend status with Crusaders, and has been regularly chosen by their fans as one of, if not the best goalkeeper the club has ever had. In 1994/95 he was named as the Ulster Footballer of the Year.[2] After these successful years, McKeown had further spells with Ayr United, Newry Town, Coleraine, Cliftonville, Brechin City, and East Fife. Kevin McKeown is older cousin of Desmond McKeown, also a former SPFA player and manager.
Honours
Crusaders
- Irish League (2): 1994–95, 1996–97
- Irish League Cup (1): 1996–97
- County Antrim Shield (1): 1991/92
- Ulster Cup (1): 1993/94
Individual
- Ulster Footballer of the Year (1): 1994–95
- NI Football Writers’ Association Player of the Year (1): 1994–95
- NI PFA Player of the Year (1): 1994–95
References
- ↑ http://irishleaguegreats.blogspot.com/
- ↑ M. Brodie (ed.), Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook 2009–2010, p. 102. Belfast:Ulster Tatler Publications
External links
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