Alfred Keeling

Alfred Keeling (14 December 1920 – 1 December 1942) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward.

Alfred Keeling
Personal information
Date of birth (1920-12-14)14 December 1920
Place of birth Bradford, England
Date of death 1 December 1942(1942-12-01) (aged 21)
Place of death Bay of Biscay
Playing position(s) Forward
Youth career
Carlton Street School
Sedbergh
East Bierley
1936–1937 Bradford Park Avenue
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1937–1939 Bradford Park Avenue 1 (0)
1939 Portsmouth 0 (0)
1939–1942 Manchester City 0 (0)
1939–1940 → Bradford City (war guest) 5 (2)
1940 → Manchester City (war guest) 1 (0)
1940 → Bradford Park Avenue (war guest) 2 (0)
Total 9 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Keeling was born in Bradford, and spent his early career with Carlton Street School, Sedbergh and East Bierley.[1] He joined Bradford Park Avenue in 1936, playing with the reserves before signing a professional contract on 14 December 1937, his seventeenth birthday.[1] Pugh made his debut in the Football League for them on 26 March 1938, and after a brief spell with Portsmouth, he joined Manchester City in May 1939.[1] Pugh's career was interrupted by World War Two, and he played as a war guest for Bradford City, Manchester City and Bradford Park Avenue.[1] Keeling later joined the Royal Air Force and was shot down over the Bay of Biscay on 1 December 1942.[1]

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References
  1. "Bradford City's heroes of World War Two: Alfred Keeling". bantamspast.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008.


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