Ged Keegan | |
Fullname: | Gerard Keegan |
Birth Date: | 3 October 1955 |
Birth Place: | Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
Position: | Full back |
Youthyears1: | 1973–1975 |
Youthclubs1: | Manchester City |
Years1: | 1975–1978 |
Clubs1: | Manchester City |
Caps1: | 37 |
Goals1: | 2 |
Years2: | 1978–1983 |
Clubs2: | Oldham Athletic |
Caps2: | 144 |
Goals2: | 5 |
Years3: | 1983–1984 |
Clubs3: | Mansfield Town |
Caps3: | 18 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Years4: | 1984–1985 |
Clubs4: | Rochdale |
Caps4: | 2 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Totalcaps: | 199 |
Totalgoals: | 10 |
Nationalyears1: | 1976 |
Nationalteam1: | England U21 |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Gerard "Ged" Keegan (born 3 October 1955 in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire) is an English former footballer who played as a right-back. He joined Manchester City as a trainee in 1973 and made his debut in March 1975 in a 2–1 defeat against Carlisle United.[1] He made a total of 37 Football League appearances for the club, scoring two goals.[2] However his most memorable game for them was in their 1976 Football League Cup Final victory. He also played in the first ever England under-21 match.[3] In 1978, he was transferred to Oldham Athletic where he made 144 League appearances (scoring 5 goals) before moving to Mansfield Town in 1983.[2] After a short spell here he moved on to Rochdale, and then to Altrincham. As of 2008 he was working as a car-parking attendant at Manchester Airport.[4]