Robert Keyes (footballer) explained

Bobby Keyes
Fullname:Robert McCracken Keyes
Height:5ft 8+1/2in
Position:Centre forward
Birth Date:1910
Birth Place:Bellshill, Scotland
Death Place:Airdrie, Scotland
Years1:
Clubs1:Larkhall Thistle
Years2:1932–1935
Clubs2:Morton
Caps2:88
Goals2:65
Years3:1935–1941
Clubs3:Falkirk
Caps3:140
Goals3:101
Years4:
Totalcaps:228
Totalgoals:166
Nationalyears1:1939
Nationalteam1:Scottish League XI
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:1

Robert McCracken Keyes (1910–1970) was a Scottish footballer who played for Morton and Falkirk, mainly as a centre forward. He signed for Falkirk in January 1935, with the club being relegated at the end of that season; however he scored 30 goals from 25 appearances as the Bairns won the 1935–36 Scottish Division Two title to reclaim their place in the top tier, and then amassed a further 54 goals in 58 games over the next two seasons as they consolidated their place in Division One.[1] His career was curtailed by the outbreak of World War II, during which he played in unofficial competitions with Falkirk for 18 months, then for two years with Motherwell.[2]

Keyes was selected once for the Scottish Football League XI in 1939 (two days before the war began), scoring one of the goals in a 3–2 win over the Irish League.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.falkirk-football-history.co.uk/2013/11/bobbykeyes.html Robert Keyes
  2. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  3. https://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/players/robertkeyes.html (SFL player) Robert Keyes