Kevin Keegan

Kevin Keegan

Personal information
Full name	Joseph Kevin Keegan
Date of birth	(1951-02-14)14 February 1951
Place of birth	Armthorpe, Doncaster, England
Date of death	20 July 2026(2026-07-20) (aged 75)
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	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)
National team
1972–1982	England	63	(21)
Teams managed
1992–1997	Newcastle United
1997–1999	Fulham
1999–2000	England
2001–2005	Manchester City
2008	Newcastle United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Joseph Kevin Keegan OBE (14 February 1951 – 20 July 2026) was an English football player and manager. He played for the England national team in the 1970s.

Health and death

In January 2026, it was announced Keegan had been diagnosed with stomach cancer. In June 2026, he revealed that the cancer was terminal. He died from the disease on 20 July 2026 at the age of 75.

Club career statistics

Club performance			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

Kevin Keegan Media

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  Keegan's grandfather Frank Keegan

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  Keegan (left) walking out for Liverpool against FC Zürich in 1977

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  Keegan with a Hamburger SV supporter in London in 1996

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  Keegan (fourth from the right) celebrating the Bundesliga title win with Hamburg in 1979.

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  Keegan as England manager with a Newcastle United supporter in Malta

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  Keegan managing Newcastle United in 2008

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  Keegan and Liverpool reserves striker Lauri Dalla Valle in 2007

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  Portrait of Keegan as a Newcastle United player on a Flybe aircraft

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  Order of the British Empire (Civil) Ribbon