Kevin Keegan

Kevin Keegan

Personal information
Full name	Joseph Kevin Keegan OBE
Date of birth	(1951-02-14) 14 February 1951
Place of birth	Armthorpe, Doncaster, England
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Enfield House YC
1967–1968	Scunthorpe United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1968–1971	Scunthorpe United	124	(18)
1971–1977	Liverpool	230	(68)
1977–1980	Hamburger SV	90	(32)
1980–1982	Southampton	68	(37)
1982–1984	Newcastle United	78	(48)
1985	Blacktown City	2	(1)
Total		592	(204)
International career
1972–1982	England	63	(21)
Managerial career
1992–1997	Newcastle United
1997–1999	Fulham
1999–2000	England
2001–2005	Manchester City
2008	Newcastle United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kevin Keegan (born 14 February 1951) is a former English football player. He played for the England national team in the 1970s.

In January 2026, it was announced Keegan had been diagnosed with cancer.

Club career statistics

Club statistics			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
England			League		FA Cup		Football League Cup		Europe		Total
1968–69	Scunthorpe United	Fourth Division	33	2	1	0	1	0	-		35	2
1969–70			46	6	7	3	1	0	-		54	9
1970–71			45	10	6	0	1	1	-		52	11
1971–72	Liverpool	First Division	35	9	3	2	1	0	3	0	42	11
1972–73			41	13	4	0	8	5	11	4	64	22
1973–74			42	12	9	6	6	1	4	0	61	19
1974–75			33	10	2	1	3	0	3	1	41	12
1975–76			41	12	2	1	3	0	11	3	57	16
1976–77			38	12	8	4	2	0	8	4	56	20
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Premiere Ligapokal		Europe		Total
1977–78	Hamburger SV	Bundesliga	25	6	4	4	-		4	2	33	12
1978–79			34	17	1	0	-		-		35	17
1979–80			31	9	3	0	-		9	2	43	11
England			League		FA Cup		Football League Cup		Europe		Total
1980–81	Southampton	First Division	27	11	4	1	1	0	-		32	12
1981–82			41	26	1	1	2	1	4	2	48	30
1982–83	Newcastle United	Second Division	37	21	2	0	2	0	-		41	21
1983–84			41	27	1	0	2	1	-		44	28
Country	England		500	171	50	19	36	9	44	14	720	245
	Germany		90	32	8	4	-		13	4	111	40
Total			590	203	58	23	36	9	57	18	831	285

International career statistics

England national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1972	1	0
1973	1	0
1974	7	2
1975	8	2
1976	9	2
1977	8	2
1978	6	3
1979	8	5
1980	6	3
1981	5	1
1982	4	1
Total	63	21