Ken Keyworth | |
Fullname: | Ken Keyworth |
Birth Date: | 24 February 1934 |
Birth Place: | Rotherham, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
Death Place: | England |
Position: | Forward |
Years1: | 1955–1958 |
Clubs1: | Rotherham United |
Caps1: | 87 |
Goals1: | 6 |
Years2: | 1958–1964 |
Clubs2: | Leicester City |
Caps2: | 177 |
Goals2: | 63 |
Years3: | 1964–1965 |
Clubs3: | Coventry City |
Caps3: | 7 |
Goals3: | 3 |
Years4: | 1965 |
Clubs4: | Swindon Town |
Caps4: | 6 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Totalcaps: | 275 |
Totalgoals: | 72 |
Ken Keyworth (24 February 1934 – 7 January 2000) was an English footballer in the 1950s and 1960s who played for Rotherham United, Coventry City and Swindon Town and most notably Leicester City.
He joined Leicester City from Rotherham United in 1958 for £9,000, where he became a prolific striker for the Foxes over 7 seasons.[1] He was the club's top scorer for 3 seasons running in 1961-62, 1962-63 and 1963-64. He played in both the 1961 and 1963 FA Cup finals, scoring Leicester's solitary goal in the latter final. He also played in both legs of Leicester's victory in the 1964 Football League Cup Final.
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