John Paul "Jack" Keay is a former Scottish footballer. Keay, a central defender

Defender (association football)

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, began his football career as a junior with Celtic

Celtic F.C.

Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...

, but never played for the first team. He moved to England where he made more than 300 appearances in the Football League

The Football League

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, scoring 20 goals in 155 League games for Shrewsbury Town and 9 goals in 156 League games for Wrexham.

Keay joined Derry City

Derry City F.C.

Derry City Football Club is a professional football club based in Derry, Northern Ireland. It plays in the League of Ireland Premier Division...

 in the League of Ireland

League of Ireland

The League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...

 in July 1986 and achieved status at the Brandywell by helping the club to a historic 'treble' during his captaincy in the 1988-89 season.

Honours

• League of Ireland
  League of Ireland
  The League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...
  
  
  • Derry City F.C.
    Derry City F.C.
    Derry City Football Club is a professional football club based in Derry, Northern Ireland. It plays in the League of Ireland Premier Division...
    
     1988/89
• FAI Cup
  FAI Cup
  The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup, known as the FAI Ford Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland...
  
  
  • Derry City F.C.
    Derry City F.C.
    Derry City Football Club is a professional football club based in Derry, Northern Ireland. It plays in the League of Ireland Premier Division...
    
     1989
• League of Ireland Cup
  • Derry City F.C.
    Derry City F.C.
    Derry City Football Club is a professional football club based in Derry, Northern Ireland. It plays in the League of Ireland Premier Division...
    
     1988/89
  • Player of the Year
  • Derry City F.C.
    Derry City F.C.
    Derry City Football Club is a professional football club based in Derry, Northern Ireland. It plays in the League of Ireland Premier Division...
    
    1986/87