Players - Joe Keetley

Joe Keetley
Birthdate: 28 June 1897
Birthplace: Derby, England
Date of death: 30 March 1958
Other clubs: Victoria Ironworks (1914-20), Bolton Wanderers (1920-23), Accrington Stanley (1923), Wolverhampton Wanderers (1925), Wrexham (1925-26), Doncaster Rovers (1926), Horwich RMI, Lancaster Town, Ribble Motors
Signed from: Accrington Stanley
Signed for LFC: £1,200, 07.11.1923
Liverpool debut: 22.12.1923
Last appearance: 19.04.1924
Debut goal: 26.12.1923
Last goal: 01.01.1924
Contract expiry: 26.05.1925
Win ratio: 33.33% W:3 D:1 L:5
Games/goals ratio: 4.5
League games / goals: 9 / 2
Total games / goals: 9 / 2

Player Profile

Keetley was living a dream when he signed for Liverpool in November 1923. He had only joined third division north's Accrington Stanley five months earlier on a free and after scoring eight goals in 13 appearances he was sold to League champions Liverpool for a four figure sum. The Accrington Observer described him as a "player of the artistic type, clever in ball-control and artful in beating an opponent." Keetley made nine appearances in Liverpool's first team during the 1923/24 first division season. He was first selected for an away game at Ninian Park, Cardiff on the Saturday before Christmas 1923 and then kept his place for the next four matches, scoring his first goal for the club in a 2-1 defeat at Newcastle on Boxing Day and then netting against Chelsea at Anfield on New Years' Day. He also scored on what turned out to be his penultimate appearance for Liverpool, but his goal one minute from time at Stamford Bridge on 18 April 1924 was only a consolation in another 2-1 defeat.

Keetley had ten brothers, eight of whom played league football. Maybe Joe's rise to stardom was too rapid for his own good and he left Liverpool after 18 months and then went through three league clubs in eight months before going into non-league football.
Appearances per season
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 9 0 0 0 0 9
1923-1924 9 0 0 0 0 9
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
Apps Minutes Opponent
2 180 Newcastle United
2 180 Chelsea
1 90 West Ham United
1 90 Bolton Wanderers
1 90 Tottenham
1 90 Cardiff City
1 90 Middlesbrough
Total Venue
5 Away
4 Home
Total Competition
9 League
Total W D L Win % Manager
9 3 1 5 33.3% Matt McQueen
Goals per season
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 2 0 0 0 0 2
1923-1924 2 0 0 0 0 2
A more detailed look at the player's goalscoring
Total Opponent
1 Newcastle United
1 Chelsea
Total Competition
2 League
Total Goal minute period
1 46-60 minutes
1 76-90 minutes
Total Goal origin
2 Open play
Milestone Appearances
# Date Against Stadium Competition
1 22.12.1923 Cardiff City Ninian Park League
Milestone Goals
# Minute Date Against Stadium Competition
1 83 26.12.1923 Newcastle United St James' Park League
Other Clubs
Club Season Club rank League apps League goals Total apps Total goals
Victoria Ironworks 1914-1920 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Bolton Wanderers 1921-1922 England First Division 1 0 1 0
Accrington Stanley 1922-1923 England Third Division North N/A N/A N/A N/A
Wolves 1925-1926 England Second Division 10 5 10 5
Wrexham 1925-1926 England Third Division North 7 3 7 3
Doncaster Rovers 1925-1926 England Third Division North 2 0 2 0
Horwich RMI 1926- Lancashire Combination N/A N/A N/A N/A
Lancaster Town 1926- Lancashire Combination N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ribble Motors 1926- N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total 20 8 20 8