Frank Keetley (23 March 1901 – 13 January 1968) was an English

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who played

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. One of eleven brothers and one sister, he was born in

Derby Derby ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area on the River Derwent, Derbyshire, River Derwent in Derbyshire, England. Derbyshire is named after Derby, which was its original co ...

and came from a footballing family with several other brothers who played professionally including Arthur,

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, Joe and Charlie.

Playing career

In February 1921, Frank moved from Victoria Ironworks to

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, making his debut on 1 October 1921 in a 3–0 defeat away at

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. In total he turned out 82 times for Derby, scoring 8 goals. Keetley played professionally for Derby County,

Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system after winning the 202 ...

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, Lincoln City and

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between 1921 and 1933, making a total of 256

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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

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, an all-time record for The Imps. He later played a season for

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scoring 30 goals, before going on to be player manager of

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Keetley, Frank 1901 births 1968 deaths Footballers from Derby English men's footballers Men's association football inside forwards Derby County F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Hull City A.F.C. players Margate F.C. players Worcester City F.C. players English Football League players English football managers Worcester City F.C. managers 20th-century English sportsmen