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Lindsay McKeown

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Lindsay McKeown
Personal information
Date of birth (1957-07-11) 11 July 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Position(s) Sweeper/midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1976 Manchester United 0 (0)
1976–1978 Sheffield Wednesday 6 (0)
1979–1991 Linfield ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lindsay McKeown was a Northern Irish footballer who played in the Irish League for twelve seasons with Linfield throughout the 1980s. He won youth caps for Northern Ireland and four caps for the Irish League representative team.

He was a member of the Linfield team that won six League titles in a row from 1981-82 until 1986-87. In total he won eight Irish League championships, two Irish Cups, four Gold Cups, one Ulster Cup, one Irish League Cup, three County Antrim Shields and one Tyler All-Ireland Cup. He was the Ulster Footballer of the Year and Northern Ireland Football Writers' Association Player of the Year for 1979-80.

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