Alfred Keeling

Alfred John Keeling
Personal information
Date of birth	14 December 1920
Place of birth	Bradford, England
Date of death	1 December 1942 (aged 21)
Place of death	Bay of Biscay
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Carlton Street School
	Sedbergh
	East Bierley
1936–1937	Bradford Park Avenue
Senior career*
Years	Team
1937–1939	Bradford Park Avenue
1939	Portsmouth
1939–1942	Manchester City
1939–1940	→ Bradford City (war guest)
1940	→ Manchester City (war guest)
1940	→ Bradford Park Avenue (war guest)
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfred John Keeling (14 December 1920 – 1 December 1942) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Keeling was born in Bradford, and spent his early career with Carlton Street School, Sedbergh and East Bierley.^[1] He joined Bradford Park Avenue in 1936, playing with the reserves before signing a professional contract on 14 December 1937, his seventeenth birthday.^[1] Pugh made his debut in the Football League for them on 26 March 1938, and after a brief spell with Portsmouth, he joined Manchester City in May 1939.^[1] Pugh's career was interrupted by World War Two, and he played as a war guest for Bradford City, Manchester City and Bradford Park Avenue.^[1]

Keeling later joined the Royal Air Force and was shot down over the Bay of Biscay on 1 December 1942.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Bradford City's heroes of World War Two: Alfred Keeling". bantamspast.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008.
^ "Sergeant Alfred John Keeling | War Casualty Details". CWGC.

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[bantamspast-1] "Bradford City's heroes of World War Two: Alfred Keeling". bantamspast.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008.

[2] "Sergeant Alfred John Keeling | War Casualty Details". CWGC.

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