Frederick Charles "Charlie" "Wag" Keetley (10 March 1906 — 1979) was an English

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born in

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. He played for

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and

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. Keetley was the youngest of eleven brothers and one sister. Several of his brothers played professionally including Arthur, Harry, Tom, Frank and Joe. He began working at

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Foundry in Derby as a core maker. In 1926–27, he was playing for Alvaston and Boulton where he scored 80 goals. Charlie was signed for

in June 1927 by Dick Ray, who had previous signed his 4 brothers for

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. During the 1927–28 season Keetley scored 18 goals in just 16 games. He went on to be the club's top goal-scorer in three seasons—in 1928–29, 1930–31 and 1931–32. In his last full season at

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he suffered from injury and lack of form, scoring 7 times in 16 appearances. In October 1934 he moved to

where he played just 22 league games, scoring four goals, but also scored twice as City upset

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in a third round

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tie on 12 January 1935. At the end of the 1934–35 he moved to

and in 1936 to

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. After finishing his football career he returned to work for Rolls-Royce before becoming licensee of the Sir Walter Scott on the Osmaston Road, Derby in about 1950, and later the New Inn at Chellaston, close to the pub his brother Tom ran.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Keetley, Charlie 1906 births 1979 deaths Footballers from Derby English men's footballers English Football League players Leeds United F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Reading F.C. players Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players People from Chellaston Men's association football forwards 20th-century English sportsmen