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Frank Keetley

Frank Keetley

English footballer and manager

Frank Keetley (23 March 1901 – 13 January 1968) was an English footballer who played inside forward. One of eleven brothers and one sister,[2] he was born in Derby[3] and came from a footballing family with several other brothers who played professionally[4] including Arthur, Harry, Tom, Joe and Charlie.[5]

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Playing career

In February 1921, Frank moved from Victoria Ironworks to Derby County, making his debut on 1 October 1921 in a 3–0 defeat away at Nottingham Forest.[6] In total he turned out 82 times for Derby, scoring 8 goals.[7]

Keetley played professionally for Derby County, Doncaster Rovers, Bradford City, Lincoln City and Hull City[8] between 1921 and 1933, making a total of 256 Football League appearances.[9]

Three of his brothers, Harry, Tom and Joe, also played for Doncaster during their careers.[2]

On 16 January 1932, he scored 6 goals for Lincoln in 21 minutes of the second half in a 9–1 victory against Halifax at Sincil Bank, an all-time record for The Imps.[3][10]

He later played a season for Margate scoring 30 goals, before going on to be player manager of Worcester City.

References

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    "The lure of promotion. Derby County". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
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    "The Lincoln City FC Archive". Redimps.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
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    "Chellaston - Discover Derby".
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    Turner, Georgina; Sheppard, Kate (11 March 2004). "Leave orf, 'e's my bruvver!". The Guardian. London.
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    "Nottingham Forest v Derby County, 01 October 1921". 11v11. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
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    "Frank Keetley". 11v11. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
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    "Hull City sign F.Keetley". Hull Daily Mail. 23 February 1933. p. 12. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
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    Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939. Tony Brown. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  10. [10]
    Ward, Andrew (1999). Football's Strangest Matches. ISBN 9781861052926.
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