Jim Keers

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Jim Keers
Personal information
Full name James Keers[1]
Date of birth (1931-12-10)10 December 1931[1]
Place of birth Stanley,[1] England
Date of death 27 April 2020(2020-04-27) (aged 88)[2]
Position(s) Outside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Evenwood Town
1951–1956 Darlington 73 (15)
Annfield Plain
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Keers (10 December 1931 – 27 April 2020)[3] was an English footballer who scored 15 goals from 73 appearances in the Football League Third Division North playing on the wing for Darlington in the 1950s. He also played non-league football for clubs including Evenwood Town and Annfield Plain.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Jim Keers". In The Mad Crowd. John Phillips. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  2. ^ Simpson, Ray (29 April 2020). "Jim Keers". Darlington F.C. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  3. ^ James Keers
  4. ^ "Darlington: 1946/47–1988/89 & 1990/91–2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 29 July 2014.