Kevin McKeown (footballer)

Scottish footballer

Kevin McKeownPersonal information

Date of birth|  (1967-10-12) 12 October 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth|  Glasgow, Scotland
Height|  1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)|  Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1985–1990|  Motherwell|  3|  (0)
1986–1987|  → Stenhousemuir (loan)|  17|  (0)
1988|  → Stirling Albion (loan)|  1|  (0)
1989|  → Crusaders (loan)|  6|  (0)
1989–1990|  → Stenhousemuir (loan)|  11|  (0)
1990–1997|  Crusaders|  193|  (0)
1997–1998|  Ayr United|  2|  (0)
1998–1999|  Newry Town|  17|  (0)
1999–2001|  Coleraine|  49|  (0)
2001|  Cliftonville|  4|  (0)
2001–2003|  Brechin City|  10|  (0)
2003|  Linlithgow Rose|  0|  (0)
2003–2004|  East Fife|  0|  (0)
2004–2005|  Stenhousemuir|  0|  (0)
Total|  |  339|  (0)
International career
1991–1995|  Irish League XI|  2|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kevin McKeown (born 12 October 1967) is a Scottish retired footballer, who played as a goalkeeper. He played for Motherwell, Stenhousemuir, and Stirling in Scotland before moving to the Irish League with Crusaders.[2] In 1994–95 he was named as the Ulster Footballer of the Year.[3] McKeown subsequently played for Ayr United, Newry Town, Coleraine, Cliftonville, Brechin City, and East Fife.

## Honours

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Crusaders

* Irish League (2): 1994–95, 1996–97
* Irish League Cup (1): 1996–97
* County Antrim Shield (1): 1991/92
* Ulster Cup (1): 1993/94

Individual

* Ulster Footballer of the Year (1): 1994–95
* NI Football Writers' Association Player of the Year (1): 1994–95
* NI PFA Player of the Year (1): 1994–95

## References

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1. ^ "Kevin McKeown". motherwellnet.com. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
2. ^ "Irish League Footballing Greats".
3. ^ M. Brodie (ed.), Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook 2009–2010, p. 102. Belfast:Ulster Tatler Publications

## External links

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* Kevin McKeown at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals