Keith McPherson should not be confused with Keith Macpherson.
Keith McPherson | |
Fullname: | Keith Anthony McPherson |
Birth Date: | 11 September 1963 |
Birth Place: | Greenwich, England |
Height: | [1] |
Position: | Central defender |
Youthyears1: | 1980–1985 |
Youthclubs1: | West Ham United |
Years1: | 1985–1986 |
Clubs1: | West Ham United |
Caps1: | 1 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 1985 |
Clubs2: | → Cambridge United (loan) |
Caps2: | 11 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Years3: | 1986–1990 |
Clubs3: | Northampton Town |
Caps3: | 182 |
Goals3: | 8 |
Years4: | 1990–1999 |
Clubs4: | Reading |
Caps4: | 271 |
Goals4: | 8 |
Years5: | 1999–2000 |
Clubs5: | Brighton & Hove Albion |
Caps5: | 35 |
Goals5: | 1 |
Manageryears1: | 2000 |
Managerclubs1: | Slough Town |
Keith Anthony McPherson (born 11 September 1963)[2] is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a central defender for West Ham United, Cambridge United, Northampton Town, Reading and Brighton & Hove Albion.
Born in Greenwich to Jamaican parents,[2] McPherson was a product of the West Ham United youth team which he joined in 1980 as an apprentice. He was a member of the 1981 Youth Cup winning team which defeated Tottenham Hotspur in the final.[3] He made just one appearance for West Ham, on 20 May 1985, the last game of the 1984-85 season, in a 3-0 home defeat by Liverpool.[4] He was signed for Northampton Town from West Ham for £10,000 in January 1986.[4] He made 216 appearances for the Cobblers before leaving in August 1990, to join First Division side Reading where he played for nine years. He ended his career at Brighton & Hove Albion and was player with Slough Town before returning to Reading as a coach.
Individual
1986–87 Fourth Division[5]