Place of birth Derby, England Role Footballer Name Frank Keetley | Years Team Playing position Position Forward | |
Date of birth (1901-03-23)23 March 1901 Date of death 13 January 1968(1968-01-13) (aged 66) Place of death Worcestershire, England Died January 13, 1968, Worcestershire, United Kingdom | ||
Frank Keetley (23 March 1901 – 13 January 1968) was an English footballer who played inside forward. One of eleven brothers and one sister, he was born in Derby and came from a footballing family with several other brothers who played professionally including Arthur, Harry, Tom, Joe and Charlie.
Playing career
In February 1921, Frank moved from Victoria Ironworks to Derby County, making his debut on 1 October 1921 in a 3–0 defeat away at Nottingham Forest. In total he turned out 82 times for Derby, scoring 8 goals.
Keetley played professionally for Derby County, Doncaster Rovers, Bradford City, Lincoln City and Hull City between 1921 and 1933, making a total of 256 Football League appearances.
Three of his brothers, Harry, Tom and Joe, also played for Doncaster during their careers.
On 16 January 1932, he scored 6 goals for Lincoln in 21 minutes of the second half in a 9–1 victory against Halifax at Sincil Bank, an all-time record for The Imps.
He later played a season for Margate scoring 30 goals, before going on to be player manager of Worcester City.