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English footballer

Bill Keech
Personal information
Full name William Keech
Date of birth (1872-04-30)30 April 1872
Place of birth Irthlingborough, England
Date of death 6 September 1948(1948-09-06) (aged 76)
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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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. After his retirement he returned to one of his former clubs, Queens Park Rangers, as a trainer.

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 Second Division 6 0 0 0 — 6 0
Leicester Fosse 1897–98 Second Division 9 3 — — 9 3
1898–99 6 2 0 0 — 6 2
Total 15 5 0 0 — 15 5
Queens Park Rangers 1899–00 Southern League First Division 24 2 10 3 — 34 5
1900–01 14 1 3 0 — 17 1
1901–02 17 0 3 0 — 20 0
Total 55 3 16 3 — 71 6
Brentford 1902–03 Southern League First Division 20 0 1 0 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.


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