| Bill Keech | |
| Fullname: | William Keech |
| Birth Date: | 30 April 1872 |
| Birth Place: | Irthlingborough, England |
| Death Place: | Paddington, England |
| Position: | Centre forward, right half |
| Years1: | 1888 |
| Clubs1: | Irthlingborough Revellers |
| Years2: | 1889 |
| Clubs2: | Irthlingborough |
| Clubs3: | Finedon |
| Clubs4: | Kettering Hawks |
| Years5: | 1892 |
| Clubs5: | Wellingborough |
| Years6: | 1893 |
| Clubs6: | Irthlingborough Wanderers |
| Clubs7: | Kettering |
| Years8: | 1894–1895 |
| Clubs8: | Barnsley St. Peter's |
| Years9: | 1895–1897 |
| Clubs9: | Liverpool |
| Caps9: | 6 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 1897 |
| Clubs10: | Barnsley St. Peter's |
| Years11: | 1897–1898 |
| Clubs11: | Blackpool |
| Caps11: | 16 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 1898–1899 |
| Clubs12: | Leicester Fosse |
| Caps12: | 15 |
| Goals12: | 5 |
| Years13: | 1899 |
| Clubs13: | → Loughborough (loan) |
| Caps13: | 13 |
| Goals13: | 6 |
| Years14: | 1899–1902 |
| Clubs14: | Queens Park Rangers |
| Caps14: | 69 |
| Goals14: | 6 |
| Years15: | 1902–1903 |
| Clubs15: | Brentford |
| Caps15: | 19 |
| Goals15: | 0 |
| Clubs16: | Small Heath |
| Caps16: | 0 |
| Goals16: | 0 |
| Clubs17: | Kensal Rise United |
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.[1] [2] [3] [4] After his retirement he returned to one of his former clubs, Queens Park Rangers, as a trainer.[5]
| 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[6] | 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[7] | Southern League First Division | 24 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | 34 | 5 | ||
| 1900–01[8] | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | ||||
| 1901–02[9] | 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[10] | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Career total | 41 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 5 | |||