Nolan Keeley

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Nolan Keeley
Personal information
Full name Nolan Bruce Keeley[1]
Date of birth (1951-05-24)24 May 1951[1]
Place of birth East Barsham, Norfolk, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
19xx–1973 Great Yarmouth Town
1973–1980 Scunthorpe United 259 (37)
1980–1981 Lincoln City 52 (3)
1981–1983 King's Lynn
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nolan Keeley (born 24 May 1951) is a former English footballer who scored 40 goals from 311 appearances in the Football League playing for Scunthorpe United and Lincoln City. He played in midfield.[2]

Keeley was born in East Barsham, Norfolk.[1] He played non-league football for Great Yarmouth Town before joining Scunthorpe United late in the 1972–73 season, as the club were relegated to the Football League Fourth Division. He became a regular member of the starting eleven over six years, eventually making 259 appearances in the league,[3] before moving on to fellow Fourth Division club Lincoln City in January 1980. He contributed to the club's second-place finish and consequent promotion to the Third Division in 1980–81, but did not play at the higher level,[1] and returned to non-league with King's Lynn.[4]

He later spent six years on the coaching staff of Cambridge United.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Nolan Keeley". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Nolan Keeley". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  3. ^ Norton, Michael (22 June 2007). "The Iron Alphabet". Scunthorpe United F.C. Archived from the original on 1 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Season 1982–83 fixtures/results". The King's Lynn Football Club Archive. Blue & Gold Trust. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  5. ^ "U's had to axe Nolan Keeley, says George". Cambridge News. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2013.