George Keith (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Keith | ||
| Date of birth | 26 May 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1962 | Greenock Morton | 1 | (0) |
| 1962–1963 | Guildford City | 0 | (0) |
| 1963–1964 | Ayr | 1 | (0) |
| 1964–1965 | Third Lanark | 1 | (0) |
| 1965–1968 | Melbourne Hakoah | 70 | (4) |
| 1969–1974 | APIA Leichhardt | ? | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1967–1969 | Australia | 20 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
George Keith (born 26 May 1944 in Scotland) is a Scottish-born former footballer who represented Australia in the late 1960s.[1] Keith is a member of the Football Federation Australia - Football Hall of Fame.[2]
Club career
1959 – 1961. Keith was signed up by Arsenal F.C as an apprentice professional footballer, after Arsenal’s chief scout saw him playing for Glasgow Schoolboys v London Schoolboys at Wembley Stadium. At the end of his term with Arsenal he returned to Scotland to take up a professional career with Greenock Morton and Third Lanark in the scottish premier league.[1] In 1965 Keith migrated to Australia where he played for Melbourne Hakoah and A.P.I.A. Leichhardt[3]
Honours
In 2008 Keith was inducted into the Football Federation Australia - Football Hall of Fame in the Award of Distinction category.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Australian Player Database – KE". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
- ↑ "Victorians honoured at FFA Hall of Fame Awards". Football Federation Victoria. 21 November 2008. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
- ↑ "The Australian national men's football team: caps and captains" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. ozfootball.net. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
- ↑ "Football Hall of Fame". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 7 January 2011. Retrieved 2009-04-06.