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.
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]