Alfred Keeling Explained

Alfred John Keeling
Birth Date:14 December 1920
Birth Place:Bradford, England
Death Place:Bay of Biscay
Position:Forward
Youthclubs1:Carlton Street School
Youthclubs2:Sedbergh
Youthclubs3:East Bierley
Youthyears4:1936–1937
Youthclubs4:Bradford Park Avenue
Years1:1937–1939
Clubs1:Bradford Park Avenue
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Years2:1939
Clubs2:Portsmouth
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:1939–1942
Clubs3:Manchester City
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Years4:1939–1940
Clubs4:Bradford City (war guest)
Caps4:5
Goals4:2
Years5:1940
Clubs5:Manchester City (war guest)
Caps5:1
Goals5:0
Years6:1940
Clubs6:Bradford Park Avenue (war guest)
Caps6:2
Goals6:0
Totalcaps:9
Totalgoals:2

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

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] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bradford City's heroes of World War Two: Alfred Keeling . bantamspast.co.uk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080720174806/http://www.bantamspast.co.uk/TheGloryFades/cityheroesofworkeeling.html . 20 July 2008 .
  2. Web site: Sergeant Alfred John Keeling | War Casualty Details. CWGC.