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Playing position
  
Winger

Role
  
Footballer

Name
  
Keith Bebbington


Years
  
Team

1960–1962
  
Position
  
Forward

Full name
  
Keith Richard Bebbington

Date of birth
  
(1943-08-04) 4 August 1943 (age 72)

Place of birth
  
Cuddington Heath, Malpas, Cheshire, England

Keith Richard Bebbington (born 4 August 1943) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Oldham Athletic, Rochdale and Stoke City.

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Career

Bebbington was a quick left winger who came through the youth team at Stoke City. He made his debut against Luton Town in September 1962. He had a good debut season with Stoke as in 1962–63 they won the Second Division title. In 1963–64 Stoke made it to the 1964 Football League Cup Final against Leicester City, Bebbington scoring the first goal of a two legged tie becoming Stoke's first cup final goalscorer, Stoke however lost 4–3 on aggregate.

In the 1965–66 season the substitute was introduced and Bebbington was Stoke's first sub replacing Dennis Viollet on the opening day away at Arsenal. He spent two more seasons at the Victoria Ground and after making 124 appearances, scoring 22 goals he left for Oldham Athletic. He became a key figure with the "Latics" as he made 237 appearances in the league in six years with the club. He finished his career with Rochdale.

Career statistics

  • Sourced from Keith Bebbington profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  • Honours

    Stoke City
  • Football League Second Division champions: 1962–63
  • Football League Cup runners-up: 1964
  • Oldham Athletic
  • Football League Fourth Division 3rd place (promotion): 1970–71
  • References

    Keith Bebbington Wikipedia


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