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Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born 14 February 1951), commonly known as Kevin Keegan, is a former international footballer, and former manager of several English clubs and the England national football team
England national football team

The English national football team represents England in international Association football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England....
.

He began his playing career at Scunthorpe United
Scunthorpe United F.C.

Scunthorpe United Football Club are an England association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire.Nicknamed The Iron, they currently play in the Football League One after one season in the Football League Championship, the first time they played at that level in 45 years....
 in 1968, before moving to Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.

Liverpool Football Club is a professional association football club based in Liverpool, England. The club plays in the Premier League, and it is the Football records in England#Most successful clubs overall in the history of Football in England; the club has won List of football clubs in England by major honours won than any other English cl...
 of Division One
Football League First Division

The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004, and the highest division of Football in England overall between 1892 and 1992....
 in 1971. At Liverpool, Keegan won three First Division titles, two UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup

The UEFA Cup is a association football competition for European club teams, organised by the UEFA. It is the second most important international competition for European football clubs, after the UEFA Champions League....
s, two FA Cup
FA Cup

The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a Single-elimination tournament cup competition in Football in England, run by and named after The Football Association....
s and the European Cup
UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup, is a seasonal club Association football competition organised by UEFA since 1992 for the most successful football clubs in Europe....
. He also gained his first England cap in 1972, and moved to German
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 top-flight
Fußball-Bundesliga

The Bundesliga is the highest level of Germany's German football league system. The term Bundesliga also applies to Austrian Football Bundesliga and is used to refer to the highest level league competitions in several other sports in those two countries....
 club Hamburger SV
Hamburger SV

Hamburger SV is a Germany multi sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch is the List of football clubs in Germany. The football team is one of the country's oldest, most well known and best performing clubs, with the unique distinction of having played continuously in top-flight German football since the end of World War I....
 in the summer of 1977.






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Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born 14 February 1951), commonly known as Kevin Keegan, is a former international footballer, and former manager of several English clubs and the England national football team
England national football team

The English national football team represents England in international Association football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England....
.

He began his playing career at Scunthorpe United
Scunthorpe United F.C.

Scunthorpe United Football Club are an England association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire.Nicknamed The Iron, they currently play in the Football League One after one season in the Football League Championship, the first time they played at that level in 45 years....
 in 1968, before moving to Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.

Liverpool Football Club is a professional association football club based in Liverpool, England. The club plays in the Premier League, and it is the Football records in England#Most successful clubs overall in the history of Football in England; the club has won List of football clubs in England by major honours won than any other English cl...
 of Division One
Football League First Division

The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004, and the highest division of Football in England overall between 1892 and 1992....
 in 1971. At Liverpool, Keegan won three First Division titles, two UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup

The UEFA Cup is a association football competition for European club teams, organised by the UEFA. It is the second most important international competition for European football clubs, after the UEFA Champions League....
s, two FA Cup
FA Cup

The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a Single-elimination tournament cup competition in Football in England, run by and named after The Football Association....
s and the European Cup
UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup, is a seasonal club Association football competition organised by UEFA since 1992 for the most successful football clubs in Europe....
. He also gained his first England cap in 1972, and moved to German
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 top-flight
Fußball-Bundesliga

The Bundesliga is the highest level of Germany's German football league system. The term Bundesliga also applies to Austrian Football Bundesliga and is used to refer to the highest level league competitions in several other sports in those two countries....
 club Hamburger SV
Hamburger SV

Hamburger SV is a Germany multi sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch is the List of football clubs in Germany. The football team is one of the country's oldest, most well known and best performing clubs, with the unique distinction of having played continuously in top-flight German football since the end of World War I....
 in the summer of 1977. At Hamburg he was crowned European Footballer of the Year in both 1978 and 1979, won the Bundesliga title in 1978–79, and reached the European Cup
UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup, is a seasonal club Association football competition organised by UEFA since 1992 for the most successful football clubs in Europe....
 final the following year. Keegan moved to Southampton
Southampton F.C.

Southampton Football Club is a professional English Football League teams, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. The club currently plays in the Football League Championship, since relegation from the Premier League in 2005....
 that summer, and spent two seasons at the club before a transfer to second-tier Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.

Newcastle United Football Club is an England football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, who currently play in the Premier League. The club was founded in 1892 in football after the merger of two local clubs, Newcastle East End F.C....
 in 1982. He helped Newcastle to promotion in his debut season, and retired from football in 1984, having been capped 63 times for England, scoring 21 goals.

He moved into management at Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.

Newcastle United Football Club is an England football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, who currently play in the Premier League. The club was founded in 1892 in football after the merger of two local clubs, Newcastle East End F.C....
 in 1992, again returning the club to the top-flight, as champions. After promotion, Keegan's Newcastle finished in second in the First Division in 1995–96, before leaving the club in 1997. After a spell at Fulham
Fulham F.C.

Fulham Football Club is an English professional Association football club based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they celebrated their 125th anniversary in 2004, and they are in the top tier of English football, the The Football Association Premier League....
, he took charge of the England team
England national football team

The English national football team represents England in international Association football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England....
 in 1999 but resigned in the autumn of 2000, following a loss against Germany
Germany national football team

The German national football team is the association football team representing the country of Germany in international competition since 1908....
 in World Cup
FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the List of men's national association football teams of the members of F?d?ration Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global govern...
 qualification (this was also the last game at the old Wembley Stadium). He then became manager of Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.

Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football Football team based in the city of Manchester. They are currently members of the English Premier League....
 in 2001 and spent four years at the club before resigning in 2005. He had been out of football for almost three years when he returned to Newcastle United for a second spell as manager in January 2008. This spell lasted only eight months, however, as Keegan resigned on 4 September 2008 following days of speculation regarding a dispute with the club directors.

Early years

Born in Armthorpe
Armthorpe

Armthorpe is a village and forms the eastern edge of the Doncaster urban sprawl within the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England....
 near Doncaster
Doncaster

Doncaster is a large town in South Yorkshire, England, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The town is located about from Sheffield and is popularly referred to as "Donny"....
 to English
English people

The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England who speak English language in England. The English identity as a people is of early medieval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn....
 parents of Irish
Irish people

The Irish people are a Western European ethnic group who originate in Ireland, in north western Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolgs, Tuatha D? Danann and the Milesians ?the last group supposedly representing the "pure" Gaelic a...
 ancestry, attending McAuley Catholic high school, as a schoolboy Keegan had a trial for league side Coventry City
Coventry City F.C.

Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, is an association football club based in Coventry, England....
, under manager Jimmy Hill
Jimmy Hill

James William Thomas "Jimmy" Hill Order of the British Empire is an England football personality. His career has taken in virtually every role in football, including player, trade union leader, coach , manager, director, chairman, television executive, presenter, analyst and even assistant referee....
. Despite being one of two players kept on for an extra six-week period, the club did not offer Keegan a contract. At the age of 16, Keegan was spotted playing at amateur level for his employers at the time, and signed by Division 4's
Football League Fourth Division

The Football League Fourth Division or Division Four of The Football League was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958-59 in English football season until the creation of the FA Premier League prior to the 1992-93 in English football season....
 Scunthorpe United
Scunthorpe United F.C.

Scunthorpe United Football Club are an England association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire.Nicknamed The Iron, they currently play in the Football League One after one season in the Football League Championship, the first time they played at that level in 45 years....
 - one of just two professional sides in the division.

Playing career


Scunthorpe United (1966–1971)

Making his debut against Peterborough United
Peterborough United F.C.

Peterborough United Football Club is an England professional association football team based in Peterborough. They play in Football League One for the 2008-09 season having finished second in Football League Two in the Peterborough United F.C....
 at the age of 17, he made 29 league starts in his first season. Keegan became a regular in the first team by the 1969–70 season, playing all 48 league games for the club. Although in a side who consistently finished in the bottom four of the division, this season also saw the team reach the fifth-round of the FA Cup
FA Cup

The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a Single-elimination tournament cup competition in Football in England, run by and named after The Football Association....
, beating Football League First Division
Football League First Division

The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004, and the highest division of Football in England overall between 1892 and 1992....
 side Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.

Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a professional Association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England who currently compete in the Football League Championship, in England....
 along the way. Keegan played regularly in a creative
Playmaker

In association football, a playmaker is an attacking player who controls the flow of the team's offensive play, and is often involved in passing moves which lead to Football pitch#Goalss....
 right midfield role for the Scunthorpe United first team despite his age - he scored 18 goals in 124 games for the club before a £35,000 transfer fee took him north to Bill Shankly's
Bill Shankly

William "Bill" Shankly, Order of the British Empire was one of United Kingdom's most successful and respected football Coach . Shankly was also a fine player, whose career was interrupted by the Second World War....
 Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.

Liverpool Football Club is a professional association football club based in Liverpool, England. The club plays in the Premier League, and it is the Football records in England#Most successful clubs overall in the history of Football in England; the club has won List of football clubs in England by major honours won than any other English cl...
 in 1971, at the age of 20.

Liverpool (1971–1977)

On 14 August 1971, Keegan made his Liverpool debut against Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest F.C.

Nottingham Forest F.C. is an England professional Football club based at the City Ground in West Bridgford, a suburb of Nottingham. It is currently playing in the second tier of English league football, Football League Championship....
 at Anfield
Anfield

Anfield is an all-seater stadium association football stadium in the district of Anfield, Liverpool, in Liverpool, England. The stadium was built in 1884 and was originally the home of Everton F.C.....
, scoring after 12 minutes. Although originally signed as a midfielder, his ability soon prompted manager Bill Shankly to employ Keegan upfront as a parner for John Toshack
John Toshack

John Benjamin Toshack Order of the British Empire is a Wales football and former player. He is the current manager of the Wales national football team, having taken on this role in late 2004, and briefly managed the national side once before in the early 1990s....
. His move to Liverpool also alerted England to his presence, and the forward made his debut at under-23 level later in 1971. His full debut came 12 months after arriving in Liverpool, in a World Cup
FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the List of men's national association football teams of the members of F?d?ration Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global govern...
 qualifier against Wales
Wales national football team

The Wales national football team represents Wales in international men's association football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales, the governing body for football in Wales and the third oldest national football association in the world....
 at Ninian Park
Ninian Park

Ninian Park is a football stadium in Leckwith, Cardiff, Wales. Currently, it is the home ground of Cardiff City F.C., a Welsh club that competes in the England Football League Championship....
. Keegan's first goal for his country also came in a game against Wales in Cardiff. This time it was a British Home Championship
British Home Championship

The British Home Championship was an annual football competition contested between the United Kingdom's four national teams, England national football team, Scotland national football team, Wales national football team and Northern Ireland national football team from the 1883–84 season until the 1983-84 season....
 match that England won 2–0 on 11 May 1974; his third full cap.

In 1973, Keegan won his first domestic honours. Playing alongside John Toshack
John Toshack

John Benjamin Toshack Order of the British Empire is a Wales football and former player. He is the current manager of the Wales national football team, having taken on this role in late 2004, and briefly managed the national side once before in the early 1990s....
, Keegan helped Liverpool win their first League championship
Football League First Division

The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004, and the highest division of Football in England overall between 1892 and 1992....
 in seven years as well as the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup

The UEFA Cup is a association football competition for European club teams, organised by the UEFA. It is the second most important international competition for European football clubs, after the UEFA Champions League....
. Keegan scored twice in the first leg of the final as Liverpool overcame Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Mönchengladbach

Borussia M?nchengladbach, is a Germany football List of football clubs in Germany based in M?nchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. The team plays in the first division Bundesliga and is one of the country's most well-known, best-supported, and successful teams....
 3–2 on aggregate.

The following year Keegan was again a frequent scorer but Liverpool lost the League title to a Leeds United
Leeds United A.F.C.

Leeds United Association Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Leeds United, or informally Leeds, are an England Professional sports association football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire....
 team who had gone unbeaten for a then-record 29 games at the start of the season. However, Liverpool progressed to the FA Cup
FA Cup

The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a Single-elimination tournament cup competition in Football in England, run by and named after The Football Association....
 final. Their campaign in the competition had started with a tie against the club which had rejected Keegan, Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers F.C.

Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an England association football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the Football League One play-offs#2008 in 2008....
, and it was Keegan who scored both Liverpool goals in a 2–2 draw. Liverpool won the replay and Keegan scored twice more on the way to Wembley, including a lob-volley over the head of England colleague Peter Shilton
Peter Shilton

Peter Leslie Shilton, Order of the British Empire is a former Goalkeeper who holds the record for playing more games than any other player. His international career earned him 125 Cap , making him England's most capped player....
 in the semi-final against Leicester City
Leicester City F.C.

Leicester City Football Club, is an England professional football club based at the Walkers Stadium in the city of Leicester. Leicester's highest ever finish was second in the old Division One in 1928-29 in English football, and despite getting into the FA Cup final four times, they have never won the cup....
 at Villa Park
Villa Park

Villa Park may mean:United Kingdom* Villa Park, a football stadium in Birmingham, EnglandUnited States* Villa Park, California, a small city in Orange County...
. In the final, Keegan scored two as Liverpool beat Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.

Newcastle United Football Club is an England football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, who currently play in the Premier League. The club was founded in 1892 in football after the merger of two local clubs, Newcastle East End F.C....
 3–0. It was the first brace in an FA Cup final since Mike Trebilcock
Mike Trebilcock

Michael "Mike" Trebilcock is a retired England professional association football. He played primarily as a winger and is most famous for scoring twice in an FA Cup final for Everton F.C., and being the first black player to score in an FA Cup Final....
 scored twice for Everton
Everton F.C.

Everton Football Club are a professional English association football club located in the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League and has contested more seasons in the top flight of English football than any other....
 in 1966.

Keegan's next visit to Wembley was three months later in the Charity Shield
FA Community Shield

The Football Association Community Shield is an England football trophy contested in an annual match between the champions of the FA Premier League and the winners of the FA Cup, though this tradition was only established twenty years into the fixture's existence....
 game, the traditional curtain-raiser to a new season between the League champions and the FA Cup winners. However, Keegan was sent off, along with Leeds captain Billy Bremner
Billy Bremner

William "Billy" John Bremner was a Professional sport Football , most noted for his Captain of the Leeds United A.F.C. team of the 1960s and 1970s....
, after a scuffle on the pitch. Both players removed their shirts in protest, with Keegan visibly shaken by the decision. The fight was shown that night on BBC television and both were fined £500, with Keegan being suspended for three games and Bremner eight.

The next year saw Keegan scoring goals and representing his club and country, but 1975 was a trophyless season for Liverpool and England failed to qualify for the 1976 European Championships
UEFA European Football Championship

The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men's List of men's national football teamss governed by UEFA ....
. There were numerous honours for Keegan over the next two years, however, as Liverpool again won the League championship and UEFA Cup. Keegan scored in both legs of the UEFA Cup final against FC Bruges, although he had only scored once previously during Liverpool's run in the competition.

In 1977, Keegan helped Liverpool progress towards an unprecedented "treble" of League championship, FA Cup and European Cup
UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup, is a seasonal club Association football competition organised by UEFA since 1992 for the most successful football clubs in Europe....
, though midway through the season he announced his intention to leave in the summer to play abroad. Nevertheless, Keegan was irrepressible as Liverpool clinched the title and reached the finals of both Cup competitions. Keegan's last appearance in a Liverpool shirt on home soil, however, saw Liverpool lose the FA Cup final to bitter rivals Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.

Manchester United Football Club is an English association football club, based at Old Trafford in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and is one of the most popular football clubs in the world, with over 330 million supporters worldwide ? almost 5% of the world's population....
, ending the possibility of the "treble". The European Cup final in Rome
Rome

Rome is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city, with 2,724,347 residents in an urban area of some ....
 against Borussia Mönchengladbach was four days later. Keegan did not score, but he did make a late run which led to a foul inside the penalty area by Berti Vogts
Berti Vogts

Hans-Hubert "Berti" Vogts is a Germany association football coach and former player. He is currently manager of the Azerbaijan national football team....
. This led to a penalty which was successfully converted by Phil Neal
Phil Neal

Philip George Neal is a much-decorated former footballer who is the only player to have appeared in the first five of Liverpool F.C.'s UEFA Champions League finals, winning four of them....
, sealing a 3–1 win.

After 323 appearances and exactly 100 goals, Keegan left Liverpool as promised. He had been made offers from clubs across Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
, and chose to join Hamburg SV
Hamburger SV

Hamburger SV is a Germany multi sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch is the List of football clubs in Germany. The football team is one of the country's oldest, most well known and best performing clubs, with the unique distinction of having played continuously in top-flight German football since the end of World War I....
 in the West German Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga

The Bundesliga is the highest level of Germany's German football league system. The term Bundesliga also applies to Austrian Football Bundesliga and is used to refer to the highest level league competitions in several other sports in those two countries....
 for £500,000. Liverpool replaced him with Kenny Dalglish
Kenny Dalglish

Kenneth Mathieson 'Kenny' Dalglish Order of the British Empire is a former Scotland national football team Football player. He was famous for his successes with Celtic F.C....
. Of his time in Liverpool, Keegan later said, "The only thing I fear is missing an open goal in front of the Kop. I would die if that were to happen. When they start singing 'You'll Never Walk Alone'
You'll Never Walk Alone (song)

"You'll Never Walk Alone" is a show tune from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, Carousel .In the musical, in the second act, Nettie Fowler, the cousin of the female protagonist Julie Jordan, sings "You'll Never Walk Alone" to comfort and encourage Julie when her husband, Billy Bigelow, the male lead, has killed himself after a f...
 my eyes start to water. There have been times when I've actually been crying while I've been playing."

Hamburg (1977–1980)

Keegan's transfer to Hamburg was agreed between the FA Cup final and the European Cup final of 1977, although Keegan had negotiated a maximum transfer fee the season before. On his arrival in Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
, Keegan was the highest paid player in the country, and was built up by the press and club as the "saviour" of Hamburg. He scored in pre-season friendlies against Barcelona FC and former club Liverpool, but the club suffered defeat in the European Super Cup
European Super Cup

The European Super Cup is at stake in an annual football game between the reigning champions of the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Champions League. It takes place at the start of the domestic season, in August....
 against the Merseyside
Merseyside

Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. Taking its name from the River Mersey, the title "Merseyside" came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974, after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, and the county consists of five metropolitan boroughs adjoining the Mersey estuary,...
rs, and was sent off in a mid-season friendly against FC Lübeck after knocking out an opposition player with a punch. An unhappy first few months at the club gave way to a more successful season. Although the club finished tenth in the league in 1977–78, Keegan's 12 goals helped him pick up a personal honour, the France Football
France Football

France Football is a France bi-weekly magazine containing Association football news from all over the world. It's one of the most reputable sports publications in Europe, mostly because of their Photojournalism and accurate statistics of the big UEFA Champions League matches, and extensive coverage of the European leagues....
 European Footballer of the Year award for 1978.

The 1978–79 season saw a vast improvement on the club's 1978 finish. New manager Branko Zebec
Branko Zebec

Branko Zebec was a Croatians football player and coach.He was born in Zagreb, Kingdom of Yugoslavia and died in West Germany.In his heyday the player from Partizan Belgrade and Red Star Belgrade fascinated the world with his performances at the World Cups in 1954 and 1958....
 imposed a tough training regime, and Keegan's increasing grasp of the German Language
German language

German is a West Germanic languages, thus related to and classified alongside English language and Dutch language. It is one of the world's world language and the most widely spoken mother tongue in the European Union....
, coupled with the newly imposed discipline meant that Hamburg finished as league champions for the first time in nineteen years. The club's success also translated into individual recognition for Keegan, who picked up the European Footballer of the Year award for a second consecutive year, as well as the nickname Mighty Mouse from the fans, after the cartoon superhero.

Hamburg's European campaign of 1979–80 saw Keegan score two goals to help Hamburg past FC Dinamo Tbilisi
FC Dinamo Tbilisi

FC Dinamo Tbilisi is the football team of Dinamo Tbilisi, playing in the capital of Georgia , Tbilisi.Dinamo Tbilisi was one of the strongest teams in the Soviet Union era, when the club was a part of the Dynamo ; its main claim to European fame was winning the Cup Winners' Cup in 1981, beating FC Carl Zeiss Jena of East Germany 2-1 in th...
, Soviet champions who had beaten Liverpool to reach the latter stages. The club lost to Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest F.C.

Nottingham Forest F.C. is an England professional Football club based at the City Ground in West Bridgford, a suburb of Nottingham. It is currently playing in the second tier of English league football, Football League Championship....
 in the final
1980 European Cup Final

The 1980 European Cup Final was a soccer match held at the Santiago Bernab?u Stadium, Madrid, on 28 May 1980, that saw Nottingham Forest F.C. of England defeat Hamburger SV of Germany 1–0....
 in Madrid
Madrid

Madrid is the Capital and largest city of Spain. It is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits in the European Union after Greater London and Berlin, and its Madrid metropolitan area is the Largest urban areas of the European Union in the European Union after Paris aire urbaine, Greater London Urban Area, a...
, however, and this was coupled domestically with being beaten to the Bundesliga title by Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich

FC Bayern Munich is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful club in German football, having won 21 German football champions and 14 German Cup....
. Having negotiated a maximum transfer fee of £500,000 in his contract the year before and agreeing a move in February, Keegan left Hamburg for Southampton
Southampton F.C.

Southampton Football Club is a professional English Football League teams, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. The club currently plays in the Football League Championship, since relegation from the Premier League in 2005....
 in the summer of 1980.

Southampton (1980–1982)

On 10 February 1980, Lawrie McMenemy
Lawrie McMenemy

Lawrie McMenemy Order of the British Empire is a retired association football coach, best known for his spell as manager of Southampton Football Club....
 called a press conference at the Potters Heron hotel, Ampfield
Ampfield

Ampfield is a village and civil parish in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England, between Romsey, Eastleigh, and Winchester.Ampfield lies on sands and clays of Eocene age near the northern edge of the Hampshire Basin....
 to announce that the European Footballer of the Year would be joining Southampton F.C.
Southampton F.C.

Southampton Football Club is a professional English Football League teams, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. The club currently plays in the Football League Championship, since relegation from the Premier League in 2005....
 in the forthcoming summer. The news caused surprise throughout the world of football and around the city of Southampton
Southampton

Southampton is the largest City status in the United Kingdom in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England, and is sited around 100 km south-west of London and 30 km north-west of Portsmouth....
, as Southampton were a relatively small club. The club were beginning to become established in the top division, but this signing showed how persuasive their manager could be, especially when Keegan captained England in the 1980 European Championships
1980 UEFA European Football Championship

The 1980 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Italy. This was the sixth European Football Championship, which is held every four years and endorsed by UEFA....
 in Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
.

Keegan made his Southampton debut at Lansdowne Road
Lansdowne Road

Lansdowne Road was a sports stadium in Dublin owned by the Irish Rugby Football Union . It was used primarily for rugby union, but also for major association football matches and music concerts....
 in a pre-season friendly against Shamrock Rovers
Shamrock Rovers F.C.

Shamrock Rovers Football Club are a association football club from Dublin, Republic of Ireland. They play in the FAI Premier Division of the FAI League of Ireland and are the most successful club in Irish footballing history....
 on 23 July 1980.

Keegan's two seasons at The Dell saw him as part of a flamboyant team also containing Alan Ball, Phil Boyer
Phil Boyer

Philip John "Phil" Boyer is a former professional footballer who played for various clubs during his career, including Southampton F.C., Norwich City F.C., A.F.C....
, Mick Channon
Mick Channon

Michael Roger 'Mick' Channon is a sportsman who enjoyed a career as a Forward with Southampton F.C. and England national football team in the 1970s and later became a hugely successful racehorse trainer....
 and Charlie George
Charlie George

Frederick Charles "Charlie" George is an England former football er.Born in Islington, London, George supported Arsenal F.C. as a boy and played for Islington Schoolboys before joining his favoured club in May 1966....
 and in 1980–81 Saints scored 76 goals, finishing in sixth place, then their highest league finish.

In the following season, Keegan was able to produce some of his best form and at the end of January 1982 Southampton sat at the top of the First Division
Football League First Division

The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004, and the highest division of Football in England overall between 1892 and 1992....
 table, but a run of only three wins from the end of February meant a rather disappointing 7th place finish. Despite this, Keegan was voted the PFA Player of the Year, and awarded the OBE
Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a United Kingdom order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom....
 for services to Association Football. Keegan had scored 26 of the team's 72 goals and was voted the club's Player of the Year.

He finally reached a World Cup when England got to the 1982
1982 FIFA World Cup

The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th FIFA World Cup, was held in Spain from 13 June to 11 July. Spain was chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#1974, 1978, 1982 FIFA World Cups by FIFA in July 1966....
 finals in Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
. He was duly named in the squad for the tournament but was suffering from a chronic back injury and was unfit to play in all of England's group games. In a last, desperate effort to play in a World Cup (he knew that he would not be around for the 1986 competition) he secretly hired a car and drove from Spain to a specialist he knew in Germany for intensive treatment. It worked to the extent that he came on as a substitute for a crucial second round pool game against the host nation which England had to win. Unfortunately, his few minutes of World Cup football saw him miss a point blank header which he directed wide.

When Bobby Robson
Bobby Robson

Sir Robert William Robson Order of the British Empire , commonly known as Sir Bobby Robson , is a former international Association football player and former coach of several European clubs and the England national football team....
 became the new England coach after that World Cup, Keegan was left out of his first squad, a decision he learned of from the media rather than Robson himself. Keegan expressed his public displeasure and never played for his country again. He won a total of 63 caps
Cap (sport)

A cap is an appearance for a select team, such as a school, county or international team in sports. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of soccer; however, the act of awarding a cap is now international and is applied to other sports....
 in a period in which England had failed to qualify for three major tournaments and scored 21 goals. He captained his country 31 times.

Keegan had fallen out with McMenemy over the manager's failure to strengthen Southampton's defence (which conceded 67 goals in 1981–82) whilst the team was at the top of the table. There were also rumours that McMenemy had charged the whole team of cheating after a 3–0 defeat by Aston Villa
Aston Villa F.C.

Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, who currently play in the Premier League. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897....
 in April 1982 to which Keegan took great exception. Although Keegan joined Saints' next pre–season tour, he had already decided to move on to seek a new challenge, and a few days before the start of the 1982–83 season he signed for Second Division Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.

Newcastle United Football Club is an England football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, who currently play in the Premier League. The club was founded in 1892 in football after the merger of two local clubs, Newcastle East End F.C....
 for a fee of £100,000.

Newcastle United (1982–1984)

Keegan joined Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.

Newcastle United Football Club is an England football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, who currently play in the Premier League. The club was founded in 1892 in football after the merger of two local clubs, Newcastle East End F.C....
 and spent two seasons there, during which time he was extremely popular with the supporters. He played 78 times, scored 48 goals and helped them to promotion from the Second Division
Football League Second Division

From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in England football .This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992-93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams making up the new FA Premier League, which had...
 in 1984, within a team which also contained Peter Beardsley
Peter Beardsley

Peter Andrew Beardsley Order of the British Empire is a renowned England former Football of the 1980s and 1990s, who once set a record transfer fee in the game and represented his country 59 times between 1986 and 1996, once as captain....
, Chris Waddle
Chris Waddle

Christopher Roland Waddle is an England former professional Association football who played during the 1980s and 1990s....
 and Terry McDermott
Terry McDermott

Terry McDermott is a former Association football midfielder and current coach. He is currently the Coach at Football League One side Huddersfield Town F.C.....
. His contribution to Newcastle's promotion, which ended their six-year absence from the First Division, earned him iconic status on Tyneside
Tyneside

Tyneside is a conurbation in northern England, which is home to over 80% of the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear. It includes Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Hebburn, Jarrow, North Shields, and South Shields — all settlements on the banks of the River Tyne, England....
.

Keegan announced his retirement prior to the end of the 1983–1984 season. His last league game came against Brighton and Hove Albion, scoring in a 3–1 victory. Keegan's final appearance for Newcastle came in a friendly against Liverpool some days later, leaving the pitch in a helicopter whilst still dressed in his kit. He moved with his family to Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
, stating that he would never enter football management, although he did carry out occasional work as a football pundit for British television
Television

Television is a widely used telecommunication mass-media for transmitting and receiving moving , either monochrome or color, usually accompanied by sound....
.

International career

Keegan made his England
England national football team

The English national football team represents England in international Association football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England....
 debut on 15 November 1972 in a 1–0 World Cup qualifying win over Wales
Wales national football team

The Wales national football team represents Wales in international men's association football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales, the governing body for football in Wales and the third oldest national football association in the world....
. Keegan only appeared in the two matches against Wales during this campaign as England failed to qualify for the 1974 FIFA World Cup
1974 FIFA World Cup

The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany from 13 June to 7 July. West Germany had been chosen in July 1966 as FIFA World Cup hosts#1974, 1978, 1982 FIFA World Cups by FIFA....
.

He scored his first international goal in his third appearance, also against Wales, on 11 May 1974. He scored 21 goals in total for his country in 63 games. He was given the captaincy by manager Don Revie
Don Revie

Donald George 'Don' Revie, Order of the British Empire, , was a association football player for Leicester City F.C., Hull City A.F.C., Sunderland A.F.C., Manchester City F.C....
 in 1976 after Gerry Francis
Gerry Francis

Gerald Charles James Francis , is a football coach, currently First Team coach at Stoke City. He was captain and a central midfield player at Queens Park Rangers F.C....
 fell from favour. He retained the captain's armband until his international retirement after the 1982 World Cup
1982 FIFA World Cup

The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th FIFA World Cup, was held in Spain from 13 June to 11 July. Spain was chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#1974, 1978, 1982 FIFA World Cups by FIFA in July 1966....
.

He only managed one World Cup appearance though, after England failed to qualify for both the 1974
1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1974 FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone . For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification....
 and 1978
1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1978 FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone . For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification....
 tournaments. His World Cup experience was limited to just 26 minutes after injury wrecked his chance in England's 1982 campaign. He recovered sufficiently to appear in their final game against hosts Spain
Spain national football team

The Spanish National Football Team, commonly referred to as La Roja, is the national football team of Spain and is controlled by the . They are the current European Champions, having won the Euro 2008....
, during which he famously missed a headed chance to break the deadlock.

Managerial career


Newcastle United

On 5 February 1992, almost eight years after his final game as a player, Keegan returned to football as manager of Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.

Newcastle United Football Club is an England football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, who currently play in the Premier League. The club was founded in 1892 in football after the merger of two local clubs, Newcastle East End F.C....
. They had been relegated from the top flight
Football League First Division

The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004, and the highest division of Football in England overall between 1892 and 1992....
 in 1989 and narrowly missed out on promotion in 1990, but in 1991 they had failed to make the playoffs and at several stages in 1991–92 they had occupied bottom place in the Second Division
Football League Second Division

From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in England football .This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992-93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams making up the new FA Premier League, which had...
. Following the dismissal of previous manager Ossie Ardiles, Keegan was appointed to prevent Newcastle from being relegated to the third tier
Football League Third Division

From the 1992-93 in English football to the 2003-04 in English football, the Football League Third Division was the third-highest division of The Football League and the fourth-highest division in the overall English football league system....
 of English football
Football in England

Association football is the national sport in England and plays a significant role in English culture....
 for the first time.

Survival was achieved and Newcastle would be playing in the new Division One for the 1992–93 season. Most observers tipped Newcastle to finish higher than the 20th position they had occupied the previous season, but an 11–match winning start to the season saw them establish themselves as most people's favourites for the Division One title by October. They led the league virtually all season, and the club record signing of Bristol City
Bristol City F.C.

Bristol City Football Club is one of two association football league clubs in Bristol, . They play at Ashton Gate stadium, located in the south-western portion of the City....
 striker Andy Cole
Andy Cole

Andrew Alexander Cole is a retired English association footballer. He is most well known by the name Andy Cole , but in 2000, he asked to be known as Andrew Cole....
 in February further strengthened their side; Cole netted 12 goals in the club's final 12 games. The addition of Charlton Athletic's
Charlton Athletic F.C.

Charlton Athletic Football Club is a professional association football football team based in Charlton, London, in the London Borough of Greenwich....
 Robert Lee
Rob Lee

Robert Martin "Rob" Lee is a retired England football player....
 bolstered the midfield.

Newcastle were promoted to the Premier League as Division One champions.

Top scorer David Kelly
David Kelly (footballer)

David Thomas Kelly is a retired Association football and current Coach of Nottingham Forest F.C.. He was born in Birmingham, England but chose to play for the Republic of Ireland national football team, picking up 26 caps and scoring 9 goals ....
 and influential midfielder Gavin Peacock
Gavin Peacock

Gavin Keith Peacock is a former England professional football player who played primarily in midfield but often as a striker. He then worked in the media as a pundit , and in September 2008 relocated to Canada to study Christianity in order to have a future career in the church....
 were both sold during the close season, and Keegan brought striker Peter Beardsley
Peter Beardsley

Peter Andrew Beardsley Order of the British Empire is a renowned England former Football of the 1980s and 1990s, who once set a record transfer fee in the game and represented his country 59 times between 1986 and 1996, once as captain....
 back to Newcastle from Everton
Everton F.C.

Everton Football Club are a professional English association football club located in the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League and has contested more seasons in the top flight of English football than any other....
, six years after he had been sold by Newcastle to Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.

Liverpool Football Club is a professional association football club based in Liverpool, England. The club plays in the Premier League, and it is the Football records in England#Most successful clubs overall in the history of Football in England; the club has won List of football clubs in England by major honours won than any other English cl...
.

1993–94 was an enormous success for Newcastle as they finished third in the Premier League and qualified for the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup

The UEFA Cup is a association football competition for European club teams, organised by the UEFA. It is the second most important international competition for European football clubs, after the UEFA Champions League....
, bringing European football to the club for the first time since the 1970s. Andy Cole was the Premier League's top scorer with 34 goals from 40 games, and managed a club record total of 41 goals in all competitions.

Keegan then strengthened his side by signing Swiss
Switzerland national football team

The Swiss national football team is the national football team of Switzerland and is controlled by the Swiss Football Association.Its best performances in the Football World Cup have been reaching the quarter-finals three times, in Football World Cup 1934, Football World Cup 1938 and when the country hosted the event in Football World Cup...
 World Cup defender Marc Hottiger
Marc Hottiger

Marc Hottiger is a retired Switzerland football defender.He was capped 63 times and scored 5 goals for the Switzerland national football team between 1989 and 1996....
, Belgium's
Belgium national football team

The Belgium national football team is the national football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association....
 defensive midfielder Philippe Albert
Philippe Albert

Philippe Albert is a former Belgium football defender . He played with R. Charleroi S.C., Y.R. K.V. Mechelen, R.S.C. Anderlecht and Newcastle United F.C....
, and Norwich City's
Norwich City F.C.

Norwich City Football Club is an England professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk.Norwich are currently members of the Football League Championship ....
 quick winger Ruel Fox
Ruel Fox

Ruel Adrian Fox is a former England Association football player of Montserratian and Antiguan descent who played for Norwich City F.C., Newcastle United F.C., Tottenham Hotspur F.C., and West Bromwich Albion F.C....
.

Newcastle won their first six games of the 1994–95 season to top the league and they appeared capable of winning their first league title since 1927. But the shock departure of Andy Cole to Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.

Manchester United Football Club is an English association football club, based at Old Trafford in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and is one of the most popular football clubs in the world, with over 330 million supporters worldwide ? almost 5% of the world's population....
 in January weakened their attack, and the 12 point lead on the league that they had established was eventually lost, and finished the season sixth place in the final table; not enough for even another UEFA Cup campaign.

Keegan made several important additions to the Newcastle side in the summer of 1995; Reading
Reading F.C.

Reading Football Club are an association football club, based in the England town of Reading, Berkshire, in Berkshire. They play in Football League Championship in the 2008-09 season after being relegated on the final day of the previous season....
 goalkeeper Shaka Hislop
Shaka Hislop

Neil Shaka Hislop National Awards of Trinidad and Tobago is a former professional football goalkeeper . The majority of his career was spent in the top division in England where he received two runner-up medals as part of the Newcastle United team under Kevin Keegan's first tenure....
, Paris St Germain's
Paris Saint-Germain FC

Paris Saint-Germain Football Club or PSG, is a France football football team based in Paris. Their home stadium is Le Parc des Princes. Paris Saint-Germain has been playing in the France Ligue 1 since 1974, the current championship record....
 French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 winger David Ginola
David Ginola

David Ginola is a former French international Association football player who has also worked as an actor and model .He began his football career in his native France before moving to England in 1995 when he signed for Newcastle United F.C....
, QPR
Queens Park Rangers F.C.

Queens Park Rangers Football Club are an English professional association football club, based in Shepherd's Bush, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, West London....
 striker Les Ferdinand
Les Ferdinand

Leslie "Les" Ferdinand Order of the British Empire is a former England football . He is perhaps best known for his time at Queens Park Rangers F.C., Newcastle United F.C....
 and Wimbledon
Wimbledon F.C.

Wimbledon Football Club was a Association football club that began life in Wimbledon, London, south west London. Founded in 1911 in football as Wimbledon Borough, the club spent most of its history in non-league football, before a rapid ascent to the FA Premier League of English football in the late 1970s and early 1980s, staying in the old...
 defender Warren Barton
Warren Barton

Warren Dean Barton is a former English football player....
.

Newcastle performed well in the first half of the 1995–96, going 10 points ahead on 23 December 1995 and regaining a similar lead in January. But a 1–0 defeat at the hands of fellow title challengers Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.

Manchester United Football Club is an English association football club, based at Old Trafford in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and is one of the most popular football clubs in the world, with over 330 million supporters worldwide ? almost 5% of the world's population....
 cut the gap to one point on 4 March, and within two weeks Newcastle's lead was overhauled and they were unable to recover it, with a 1–1 draw for Newcastle against Tottenham
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, , is an English professional association football club which currently plays in the Premier League. Commonly referred to as Spurs, the club's home stadium is White Hart Lane, Tottenham, in the London Borough of Haringey N postcode area....
 on the final day of the season handing the title to Manchester United, whose 3–0 triumph at Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough F.C.

Middlesbrough Football Club, also known as 'The Boro', are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Premier League....
 would have won them the title regardless of Newcastle's result against Tottenham.

It was during the race for the 1995–96 title that Keegan famously directed remarks at the Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson during an interview on live television. His outburst—"I'd love it if we beat them! Love it!"—is frequently referred to when describing the relationship between the pair. It also appears in Channel 4's 100 Greatest Sporting Moments
100 Greatest Sporting Moments

The 100 Greatest British Sporting Moments was a British television programme in the 100 Greatest / 100 Worst strand on Channel 4. It was broadcast in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland in early 2002 and reviewed the top 100 sporting moments as voted for by viewers in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland....
.

Keegan then broke the world transfer fee record by signing Blackburn
Blackburn Rovers F.C.

Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English FA Premier League Association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. It is one of only three teams to be founder members of both the Football League and the Premier League, the others being Aston Villa F.C....
 and England
England national football team

The English national football team represents England in international Association football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England....
 striker Alan Shearer
Alan Shearer

Alan Shearer, Officer of the Order of the British Empire is an England retired Association football who played as a striker in the Premier League for Blackburn Rovers F.C., Newcastle United F.C....
. Shearer made an instant impact on his native Tyneside
Tyneside

Tyneside is a conurbation in northern England, which is home to over 80% of the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear. It includes Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Hebburn, Jarrow, North Shields, and South Shields — all settlements on the banks of the River Tyne, England....
, despite being on the losing side on his debut, a 4–0 FA Charity Shield defeat at the hands of Manchester United, and scored two months later in a 5–0 victory against United in the Premier League. Newcastle briefly topped the league at several stages in the first half of the season and Shearer led the league scoring 25 goals.

On 7 January 1997, Keegan announced his resignation as manager. A club statement following his resignation read:

"Newcastle United Football Club today announce the resignation of manager Kevin Keegan. Kevin informed the board of his wish to resign at the end of the season, having decided he no longer wishes to continue in football management at this stage in his life. Following lengthy discussions of which the board attempted to persuade Kevin to change his mind, both parties eventually agreed that the best route forward was for the club to, reluctantly, accept his resignation with immediate effect."

Kevin left the club with a short statement reading :

"It was my decision and my decision alone to resign. I feel I have taken the club as far as I can, and that it would be in the best interests of all concerned if I resigned now. I wish the club and everyone concerned with it all the best for the future."

On the Newcastle United DVD 'Magpie Magic', it is said that chairman Sir John Hall
John Hall (businessman)

Sir John Hall is a property developer in North East England. He is also life president and former chairman of Newcastle United F.C.....
 asked for a long term commitment as manager from him which he was unwilling to give, whilst it also states that many still rumour that the pressure and criticism of selling Andy Cole and dropping the 12 point lead in the 1994–95 season had taken its toll on him.

He was succeeded by Kenny Dalglish
Kenny Dalglish

Kenneth Mathieson 'Kenny' Dalglish Order of the British Empire is a former Scotland national football team Football player. He was famous for his successes with Celtic F.C....
, the same man who had replaced him as a player at Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.

Liverpool Football Club is a professional association football club based in Liverpool, England. The club plays in the Premier League, and it is the Football records in England#Most successful clubs overall in the history of Football in England; the club has won List of football clubs in England by major honours won than any other English cl...
 20 years earlier, but Newcastle were unable to win the title and finished 2nd place in the same season, and in the following season finished outside the top ten in the Premier League, although they were FA Cup
FA Cup

The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a Single-elimination tournament cup competition in Football in England, run by and named after The Football Association....
 runners-up.

Fulham

Keegan returned to football on 25 September 1997 as "Chief Operating Officer" (a similar role to a Director of Football
Director of football

"Director of Football" is a term describing a senior management figure at a football club, most commonly used in Europe. The exact nature of the role is often unclear and causes much debate in the sports Mass media....
) at Division Two
Football League Second Division

From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in England football .This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992-93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams making up the new FA Premier League, which had...
 club Fulham
Fulham F.C.

Fulham Football Club is an English professional Association football club based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they celebrated their 125th anniversary in 2004, and they are in the top tier of English football, the The Football Association Premier League....
, with Ray Wilkins
Ray Wilkins

Raymond Colin Wilkins Order of the British Empire , often known as "Butch" Wilkins, is an England former association football player, coach and an occasional television pundit....
 as head coach. Fulham finished sixth in the final table, but Wilkins was sacked just before the first leg of the playoff semi-final and Keegan took over as manager.

Keegan was unable to inspire Fulham to overcome Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town F.C.

Grimsby Town Football Club are an English Football club playing in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club is located at Blundell Park in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, part of the conurbation of Grimsby Borough in North East Lincolnshire, on the Humber estuary....
 in the playoffs, but good form in 1998–99 — helped by the acquisition of many players who would normally have been beyond the budgets of most Division Two clubs — clinched them the Division Two title and promotion to Division One, but Keegan left at the end of the season to concentrate on his duties as England manager, having succeeded Glenn Hoddle in February 1999.

Fulham replaced Keegan with Paul Bracewell
Paul Bracewell

Paul Bracewell , in Heswall, Merseyside), But was brought up in Newport, Shropshire, is an England former England national football team Association football who played as a midfielder, although his career was hampered by injuries as the years went by....
.

England

After weeks of speculation, Keegan was named as the new England coach in February 1999, succeeding Glenn Hoddle
Glenn Hoddle

Glenn Hoddle is an England football coach and former footballer who played as a midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur F.C., AS Monaco FC, Chelsea F.C....
. He led the team to a winning start with 3–1 victory over Poland
Poland national football team

The Poland national football team is the national Football team of Poland, under the auspices of the Polish Football Association .Poland's football history is littered with boom and bust periods, with legendary teams such as the one of the mid-seventies that beat England national football team at Wembley to qualify for the 1974 FIFA World...
 to reignite England's Euro 2000 qualifying campaign.

After an initial popular period as manager, he began to come under fire for his perceived tactical naivety. This came to a head during the unsuccessful Euro 2000 campaign, as England beat Germany
Germany national football team

The German national football team is the association football team representing the country of Germany in international competition since 1908....
, but lost 3–2 to both Romania
Romania national football team

The Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation.Romania is one of only four national teams, the other three being Brazil national football team, France national football team, and Belgium national football team, that took part in the first three FIFA World Cu...
 and Portugal
Portugal national football team

The Portugal national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation , finishing 4th at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The first appearance in the 1966 FIFA World cup saw them reach the semi final, losing 2-1 at Wembley Stadium to the eventual world champions England national football team....
, despite having the lead in both games. The defeat against Romania ended their hopes of qualifying for the quarter-final.

Keegan resigned as England coach on 7 October 2000, after England lost to a Dietmar Hamann
Dietmar Hamann

Dietmar "Didi" Hamann is a German national football team midfielder who plays for Manchester City F.C.. He is a Midfielder#Defensive midfielder and previously played for FC Bayern Munich, Newcastle United F.C....
 goal for Germany
Germany national football team

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 in their first 2002 World Cup qualifier
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone . For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification....
 in the last game to be played at Wembley Stadium before the old stadium was rebuilt. Keegan won only 38.9% of his games in charge, making him statistically the least successful permanent England manager (although unlike Don Revie
Don Revie

Donald George 'Don' Revie, Order of the British Empire, , was a association football player for Leicester City F.C., Hull City A.F.C., Sunderland A.F.C., Manchester City F.C....
 (1974 – 1977) or Steve McClaren
Steve McClaren

Stephen McClaren is an English football coach and former player. He is currently manager of Netherlands side FC Twente. He managed the Premier League side with whom he won the Football League Cup in 2004 and finished runners-up in the UEFA Cup in 2006....
 (2006 – 2007), Keegan achieved qualification to a major tournament for England).

When Sven-Göran Eriksson
Sven-Göran Eriksson

Sven-G?ran Eriksson is a Sweden association football Coach , currently employed as manager of the Mexico national football team.Eriksson was a Swedish football player and was forced to retire early from an unremarkable playing career in the Swedish lower leagues, due to injury in 1975....
 became England manager, Eriksson appointed the 64-year old Tord Grip
Tord Grip

Tord Grip is a Sweden Football manager. Prior to England's exit in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, he was one of Sven-G?ran Eriksson's assistant coaches of the English national football team....
 as his assistant. This caused Keegan to complain that when he was England manager, the FA had told him that he could not have Arthur Cox
Arthur Cox (footballer)

Arthur Cox is a former England Association Football Coach .Cox has managed a number of clubs including Chesterfield F.C., Newcastle United F.C., where he won promotion to the First division and introduced flair players such as Peter Beardsley and Chris Waddle....
 as his assistant because at 60, Cox was too old. Keegan went on, "I wasn't allowed to bring in the people I wanted and that was wrong. Mr Eriksson was and I'm delighted for him because that's the way it should be."

Manchester City

On 24 May 2001, Keegan returned to football as successor to Joe Royle
Joe Royle

Joseph "Joe" Royle is an England football Coach and former player. In his club career, spanning from 1966 to 1982, he played for Everton F.C....
 at Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.

Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football Football team based in the city of Manchester. They are currently members of the English Premier League....
, who had just been relegated from the Premier League. Keegan signed experienced international players such as Stuart Pearce
Stuart Pearce

Stuart Pearce Member of the Order of the British Empire is an England Association football coach and former player. He is currently the manager of the England national under-21 football team....
, Eyal Berkovic
Eyal Berkovic

Eyal Berkovic , also spelled Berkovich, born 2 April, 1972 in Nahariya, Israel) is a former Israeli footballer. He played as a midfielder....
 and Ali Benarbia
Ali Benarbia

Ali Benarbia is a former Algerian Football , who came to France at a young age and began his career at FC Martigues in 1987. He was part of the side that was promoted to Ligue 1 in 1993, operating as a midfielder....
. That season, City were promoted as First Division
Football League First Division

The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004, and the highest division of Football in England overall between 1892 and 1992....
 champions after scoring 108 league goals.

In preparation for his second season as manager (2002–03) he signed Nicolas Anelka
Nicolas Anelka

Nicolas Anelka is a French people football er who plays as a striker for English Premier League side Chelsea F.C. and the France national football team....
, Peter Schmeichel
Peter Schmeichel

Peter Boleslaw Schmeichel Order of the British Empire is a retired Danish people professional association football who played as a goalkeeper , and was voted the "World's Best Goalkeeper" in 1992 and 1993....
 and Marc-Vivien Foé
Marc-Vivien Foé

Marc-Vivien Fo? was a Cameroonian international football player, who played in midfielder for both club and country. With success in the Ligue 1, and stints in the Premier League, his sudden death, whilst in the middle of an international competitive fixture, came as a shock to the worldwide footballing community....
. That season saw Manchester City win against Liverpool at Anfield
Anfield

Anfield is an all-seater stadium association football stadium in the district of Anfield, Liverpool, in Liverpool, England. The stadium was built in 1884 and was originally the home of Everton F.C.....
 and take four points from Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.

Manchester United Football Club is an English association football club, based at Old Trafford in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and is one of the most popular football clubs in the world, with over 330 million supporters worldwide ? almost 5% of the world's population....
, but concede five goals away to Chelsea and at home to Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.

Arsenal Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Holloway, London, North London. They play in the Premier League and are one of the Football records in England#Most successful clubs overall in Football in England, having won thirteen Football League First Division and Premier League titles and ten FA Cup...
, securing their Premier League status by finishing ninth. Keegan also guided City into the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup

The UEFA Cup is a association football competition for European club teams, organised by the UEFA. It is the second most important international competition for European football clubs, after the UEFA Champions League....
, qualifying via the UEFA Fair Play ranking
UEFA Fair Play ranking

The UEFA Fair Play ranking is used by UEFA to grant three berths for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup. This ranking has existed since 1995, but awards in terms of extra berths for the first qualifying round have been given since 1999....
.

For 2003–04, the club's first season at the new City of Manchester Stadium
City of Manchester Stadium

The City of Manchester Stadium, which is also known as COMS or Eastlands, is a stadium in Manchester, England. Originally designed as part of Manchester's 2000 Summer Olympics#Bidding process for the 2000 Summer Olympics, the stadium was built for the 2002 Commonwealth Games at a cost of pound sterling110 million....
, Keegan signed more players including Paul Bosvelt
Paul Bosvelt

Paul Bosvelt is a former Netherlands football .Bosvelt worked his way through the Dutch leagues with Go Ahead Eagles and FC Twente before making his big move to Feyenoord in 1997....
, David Seaman
David Seaman

David Andrew Seaman Order of the British Empire is a former England football goalkeeper who played for several clubs, most notably Arsenal F.C....
 and Michael Tarnat
Michael Tarnat

Michael Tarnat is a Germany Football player. He is a left-footed defender who has also played wingback and midfielder . His nickname is "Tanne", meaning "fir" in English language....
. City started well and were fifth in the league on 5 November. Keegan's City team did well in the UEFA Cup tie against Belgian club Lokeren, winning over two legs, however a disappointing draw at home to Polish minnows Groclin
Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski

Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Wikibooks:Polish/Polish pronunciation , is a Polish football club based in Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland....
 led to their elimination from the UEFA Cup and was followed by a slump in form. City did not win again in the league until 21 February, and finished 16th in the league, although did well away to Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, , is an English professional association football club which currently plays in the Premier League. Commonly referred to as Spurs, the club's home stadium is White Hart Lane, Tottenham, in the London Borough of Haringey N postcode area....
 in the FA Cup
FA Cup

The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a Single-elimination tournament cup competition in Football in England, run by and named after The Football Association....
 on 4 February 2004; despite going in at half time 3–0 behind and with ten men after Joey Barton
Joey Barton

Joseph Anthony "Joey" Barton is an England association football who plays for Barclays Premiership side Newcastle United.His career and life have been marred by numerous controversial incidents and disciplinary problems, and he has been convicted twice on charges of violence....
 was sent off, Keegan's team came back to win 4–3.

2004–05 brought better form for Manchester City, but Keegan agreed to leave as manager on 10 March 2005 after telling the chairman his desire to retire from football at the end of the season. The club went on to finish eighth under his successor Stuart Pearce
Stuart Pearce

Stuart Pearce Member of the Order of the British Empire is an England Association football coach and former player. He is currently the manager of the England national under-21 football team....
, and only missed out on a UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup

The UEFA Cup is a association football competition for European club teams, organised by the UEFA. It is the second most important international competition for European football clubs, after the UEFA Champions League....
 place when Robbie Fowler
Robbie Fowler

Robert Bernard "Robbie" Fowler is an English Association football, who plays for the North Queensland Fury FC in the A-League. He is the fourth-highest goalscorer in the history of the Premier League....
 missed a penalty in stoppage time of a 1–1 draw with Middlesbrough on the last day of the season.

After declaring his retirement from football in 2005, Keegan remained out of the media spotlight, working at the 'Soccer Circus' football school in Glasgow
Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and List of largest United Kingdom settlements by population in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's Scottish Lowlands....
. In October 2007, he indicated he was unlikely to manage again.

Return to Newcastle

On 16 January 2008, Keegan made a largely unexpected return to Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.

Newcastle United Football Club is an England football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, who currently play in the Premier League. The club was founded in 1892 in football after the merger of two local clubs, Newcastle East End F.C....
 as replacement for the sacked Sam Allardyce
Sam Allardyce

Samuel "Sam" Allardyce is an English Association football manager and former professional player. He is the current manager of Blackburn Rovers F.C....
. He arrived in time to see the FA Cup Third Round replay against Stoke City
Stoke City F.C.

Stoke City Football Club is a association football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, England. Founded in 1863, Stoke is the oldest club in the Premier League, and the second oldest professional football club after Notts County F.C.....
 alongside owner Mike Ashley
Mike Ashley (businessman)

Michael James Wallace Ashley is an England billionaire retail entrepreneur, in the sporting goods market. He is also the owner of Newcastle United F.C....
 and chairman Chris Mort
Chris Mort

Christopher "Chris" Mort is an England lawyer and former chairman of Newcastle United F.C.....
, in which thousands of Newcastle United fans attended to welcome the manager back to the club. He managed his first game at the club since 1997 against Bolton Wanderers on 19 January 2008. He awarded the club captaincy to Michael Owen
Michael Owen

Michael James Owen is an England Association football striker who currently plays for and captains English Premier League club Newcastle United F.C.....
, stating "He's not scared to give his opinion when he's right, and he's not scared to say what he feels. He's a tremendous professional, and he trains properly every day". Keegan announced on 22 January that he and Alan Shearer held talks about the two linking up with Shearer as his assistant, but decided against the idea, leaving the door open for him to take other roles he was interested in.

Keegan had a disappointing first eight games back at Newcastle, not winning a single match. However, on 22 March 2008, Keegan achieved the first victory of his second managerial spell, a 2–0 win against his former club, Fulham
Fulham F.C.

Fulham Football Club is an English professional Association football club based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they celebrated their 125th anniversary in 2004, and they are in the top tier of English football, the The Football Association Premier League....
. This was his first win as Newcastle manager since beating Leeds United
Leeds United A.F.C.

Leeds United Association Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Leeds United, or informally Leeds, are an England Professional sports association football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire....
 on 1 January 1997 and he followed it up with wins over Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, , is an English professional association football club which currently plays in the Premier League. Commonly referred to as Spurs, the club's home stadium is White Hart Lane, Tottenham, in the London Borough of Haringey N postcode area....
 and Sunderland
Sunderland A.F.C.

Sunderland Association Football Club are a professional association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, that compete in the Premier League....
, maintaining his perfect record over the club's local rivals in the Tyne-Wear derby
Tyne-Wear derby

The Tyne?Wear derby is the name of the association football local derby between Newcastle United F.C. and Sunderland A.F.C..The derby is an inter-city rivalry in the north east of England, however the fact that the two cities of Newcastle Upon Tyne and Sunderland are just ten miles apart give it the intense feeling of a cross-town rivalry,...
. Good results secured safety from relegation, allowing Keegan to plan for his stated contract length of the next three full seasons at the club. Newcastle's seven game unbeaten run came to an end in a home defeat to Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.

Chelsea Football Club are a professional English association football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Football in England....
, and they finished the season in twelfth place.

Having signed Argentina
Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
 international winger Jonas Gutierrez
Jonás Gutiérrez

Jon?s Manuel Guti?rrez...
, as well as fellow Argentina international defender Fabricio Coloccini
Fabricio Coloccini

Fabricio Coloccini is an Argentina Association football Defender who plays for Newcastle United F.C. and the Argentina National Football Team....
 from Deportivo La Coruna
Deportivo de La Coruña

Real Club Deportivo de La Coru?a, S.A.D. is a Spain football club from A Coru?a, Galicia , member of the La Liga. The club was founded in 1906, and holds home games at the Estadio Riazor, with a capacity of 34,600 spectators....
 amongst others, Newcastle began the 2008–09 season
2008–09 in English football

The 2008–09 season is the 129th season of competitive Association football in England....
 with a 1–1 draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford
Old Trafford

Old Trafford commonly refers to two sporting arenas:* Old Trafford, home of Manchester United F.C.* Old Trafford Cricket Ground, home of Lancashire County Cricket Club...
, having lost the previous season's fixtures 6–0 and 5–1.

From early on in the morning of 2 September 2008, following the closure of the transfer window at midnight, various media sources reported that Keegan had either resigned from the club or had been sacked, leading to fan protests around St. James' Park. The club released statements denying that he had left the club, but stated that talks were ongoing between Keegan and members of the board. On 4 September 2008, Keegan issued a statement confirming that he had resigned the same day, stating that "...a manager must have the right to manage and that clubs should not impose upon any manager any player that he does not want." Late on Friday 12 September 2008 it was reported Keegan met owner Mike Ashley
Mike Ashley (businessman)

Michael James Wallace Ashley is an England billionaire retail entrepreneur, in the sporting goods market. He is also the owner of Newcastle United F.C....
 in London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
 in an attempt to resolve their differences; however, the meeting ended without a satisfactory conclusion for either party.

Richard Bevan, chief executive of the League Managers Association
League Managers Association

The League Managers Association is the organisation which collectively represents all FA Premier League and The Football League managers in Football in England....
 stated the following month that Keegan would consider a return to the club but only if those who hold the ownership are willing to develop a structure which he is happy with.

Outside of football

He is married to Jean and has two daughters, Laura Jane, born in Hamburg, and Sarah Marie, born in Southampton.

In 1976, Keegan competed in the BBC's television programme Superstars
Superstars

Superstars is an all-around sports competition that pits elite athletes from different sports against one another in a series of athletic events resembling a decathlon....
. Despite suffering severe cuts after crashing his bicycle, he insisted on re-racing and secured second place in the event, before going on to win that edition of the programme. He also advertised Brut
Brut (cologne)

Brut is the brand name for a line of men's grooming and fragrance products first launched in 1964 by Faberg? . The Brut line would grow to include aftershave, balms, and deodorant....
 aftershave
Aftershave

Aftershave is a lotion, gel, Liniment, or liquid used mainly by men after they have finished shaving. It may contain an antiseptic agent such as alcohol to prevent infection from cuts as well as numb damaged skin, a perfume to enhance scent, and a moisturizer to soften the skin....
 alongside boxing
Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport where two participants, generally of similar human weight, fight each other with their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee and is typically engaged in during a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds....
 legend Henry Cooper
Henry Cooper (boxer)

Sir Henry Cooper Order of the British Empire, Order of St. Gregory the Great in South East London, is a retired England heavyweight boxing and was the British, European and Commonwealth of Nations heavyweight champion in 1970....
.

Keegan become renowned for his "poodle perm
Permanent wave

A permanent wave, commonly called a perm, is the chemical and/or thermal treatment of hair to produce waves or curls. The use of the word 'permanent' is justified insofar as when the wave is permed, it remains so; however, as the hair grows, the new hair that grows has not been waved, while cutting the hair from the end removes that whi...
" hair in the 1970s, and has regularly appeared at the top of 'worst hairstyles' surveys.

His song "Head Over Heels in Love", written by Chris Norman
Chris Norman

Chris Norman is an England soft rock singer. Norman was the lead singer of Smokie_, an England glam rock band from Bradford, which found success in Europe in the 1970s....
 and Pete Spencer, was released on 9 June 1979, and peaked at number 31 in the UK charts, but climbed to number 10 in Germany where Keegan was based at the time, and where Norman's band Smokie
Smokie (band)

Smokie are an England glam rock band from Bradford who found success in Europe in the 1970s....
 were very popular. He released a second single, England, on his return to England from Germany, but it failed to chart.

In April 1991 he was attacked while sleeping in his Range Rover
Range Rover

The Range Rover is a four-wheel drive luxury sport utility vehicle produced by Land Rover in the United Kingdom, owned by the India-based Tata Motors....
 by the M25
M25 motorway

To see information about the M25 motorway under construction in Ireland, see N25 road.The M25 motorway, also known as the M25 corridor, is a 117 mile beltway which encircles Greater London, United Kingdom....
 at Reigate
Reigate

Reigate is a historic market town in Surrey, England at the foot of the North Downs, and in the London commuter belt. It is one of the main constituents of the Borough of Reigate and Banstead....
 Hill in Surrey. His assailants later admitted in court that they needed money for a drug
Drug

A drug, broadly speaking, is any chemical substance that, when absorbed into the body of a living organism, alters normal bodily function....
s debt and had no idea they were attacking Kevin Keegan.

He is known for his charity appearances for the Lord's Taverners
Lord's Taverners

The Lord's Taverners is an England charitable organization dedicated to the promotion of cricket among young people. The name of the organisation derives from its origins; in 1950, a group of cricket-loving actors who regularly met at the Tavern pub in Lord's to enjoy the day's cricket founded the Taverners club....
. Other players which have attended these events are Colin Salmon
Colin Salmon

Colin Salmon is an England actor known for playing the fictional character Charles Robinson in three James Bond films....
, David Seaman
David Seaman

David Andrew Seaman Order of the British Empire is a former England football goalkeeper who played for several clubs, most notably Arsenal F.C....
, Chris Tarrant
Chris Tarrant

Christopher John Tarrant Order of the British Empire is an England radio broadcaster and television presenter, now best known for hosting the first version of the television game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in the United Kingdom....
, John Kettley
John Kettley

John Graham Kettley is an England freelance Weather forecasting....
, Robert Powell
Robert Powell

Robert Powell , is a well-known England television and film actor, probably most famous for his title role in Jesus of Nazareth and as the fictional secret agent Richard Hannay....
 and Mary Nightingale
Mary Nightingale

Mary Nightingale is a British newsreader. Currently employed by ITN. She joined ITV News in January 2001....
.

In early July 2008, Flybe
Flybe

Flybe Limited is a United Kingdom airline based at Exeter International Airport, England. It operates over 150 routes between over 50 European airports....
 International announced the naming of one of their new Bombardier Q400 aircraft in honour of Keegan's service to Newcastle United, both as a player and as manager. The plane is used on the regular service from Newcastle International Airport to London Gatwick.

In February 2009, Keegan was banned from driving for six months after being caught doing 36mph
Miles per hour

The mile per hour is a physical unit of speed, expressing the number of Mile covered per hour.It is currently the Unit of measurement used for speed limits, and speeds, on roads in the United Kingdom and United States....
 in a 30mph zone on the A69 road
A69 road

The A69 is a major road in England running east-west across the Pennines, through the counties of Northumberland and Cumbria. Originally starting in Blaydon, but since the creation of the A1 road Western Bypass, starting at Denton Burn a suburb of Newcastle upon Tyne, it runs up the River Tyne valley, Bypass route the towns of Corbridge and...
 in August 2008.

List of honours

Playing career

Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.

Liverpool Football Club is a professional association football club based in Liverpool, England. The club plays in the Premier League, and it is the Football records in England#Most successful clubs overall in the history of Football in England; the club has won List of football clubs in England by major honours won than any other English cl...
Winner
  • First Division
    Football League First Division

    The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004, and the highest division of Football in England overall between 1892 and 1992....
    : 1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77
  • UEFA Cup
    UEFA Cup

    The UEFA Cup is a association football competition for European club teams, organised by the UEFA. It is the second most important international competition for European football clubs, after the UEFA Champions League....
    : 1972–73, 1975–76
  • FA Cup
    FA Cup

    The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a Single-elimination tournament cup competition in Football in England, run by and named after The Football Association....
    : 1973–74,
  • FA Charity Shield: 1974–75, 1976–77
  • European Cup
    UEFA Champions League

    The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup, is a seasonal club Association football competition organised by UEFA since 1992 for the most successful football clubs in Europe....
    : 1976–77


Runner Up
  • FA Cup: 1976–77


Hamburg
Hamburger SV

Hamburger SV is a Germany multi sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch is the List of football clubs in Germany. The football team is one of the country's oldest, most well known and best performing clubs, with the unique distinction of having played continuously in top-flight German football since the end of World War I....


Winner
  • German Bundesliga
    Fußball-Bundesliga

    The Bundesliga is the highest level of Germany's German football league system. The term Bundesliga also applies to Austrian Football Bundesliga and is used to refer to the highest level league competitions in several other sports in those two countries....
    : 1978–79


Runner Up
  • European Cup: 1979–80


Managerial career

Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.

Newcastle United Football Club is an England football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, who currently play in the Premier League. The club was founded in 1892 in football after the merger of two local clubs, Newcastle East End F.C....
Winner
  • Division One: 1992–93


Runner Up
  • FA Charity Shield: 1996–97


Fulham
Fulham F.C.

Fulham Football Club is an English professional Association football club based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they celebrated their 125th anniversary in 2004, and they are in the top tier of English football, the The Football Association Premier League....
Winner
  • Second Division: 1998–99


Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.

Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football Football team based in the city of Manchester. They are currently members of the English Premier League....
Winner
  • Division One: 2001–02
Personal awards
  • Ballon d'Or: 1978, 1979.
  • Inducted into the inaugural English Football Hall of Fame
    English Football Hall of Fame

    The English Football Hall of Fame is housed at the National Football Museum in Preston, England. The Hall aims to celebrate and highlight the achievements of the top English footballing talents, and non-English players and managers who have become significant figures in the English leagues....
     in 2002.
  • Named 8th on the Liverpool FC list of 100 Players who shook the Kop.


Statistics


Player

|- |1968–69
The Football League 1968-69

Statistics of The Football League in season 1968/1969....
||rowspan="3"|Scunthorpe United
Scunthorpe United F.C.

Scunthorpe United Football Club are an England association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire.Nicknamed The Iron, they currently play in the Football League One after one season in the Football League Championship, the first time they played at that level in 45 years....
||rowspan="3"|Fourth Division
Football League Fourth Division

The Football League Fourth Division or Division Four of The Football League was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958-59 in English football season until the creation of the FA Premier League prior to the 1992-93 in English football season....
||33||2||1||0||1||0||0||0||35||2 |- |1969–70
The Football League 1969-70

Statistics of The Football League in season 1969/1970....
||46||6||7||3||1||0||0||0||54||9 |- |1970–71
The Football League 1970-71

Statistics of The Football League in season 1970/1971....
||45||10||6||0||1||1||0||0||52||11 |- |1971–72
The Football League 1971-72

Statistics of The Football League in season 1971/1972....
||rowspan="6"|Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.

Liverpool Football Club is a professional association football club based in Liverpool, England. The club plays in the Premier League, and it is the Football records in England#Most successful clubs overall in the history of Football in England; the club has won List of football clubs in England by major honours won than any other English cl...
||rowspan="6"|First Division
Football League First Division

The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004, and the highest division of Football in England overall between 1892 and 1992....
||35||9||3||2||1||0||3||0||42||11 |- |1972–73
The Football League 1972-73

Statistics of The Football League in season 1972/1973....
||41||13||4||0||8||5||11||4||64||22 |- |1973–74
The Football League 1973-74

Statistics of The Football League in season 1973/1974....
||42||12||9||6||6||1||4||0||61||19 |- |1974–75
The Football League 1974-75

Statistics of The Football League in season 1974?75....
||33||10||2||1||3||0||3||1||41||12 |- |1975–76
The Football League 1975-76

Statistics of The Football League in season 1975/1976....
||41||12||2||1||3||0||11||3||57||16 |- |1976–77
The Football League 1976-77

Statistics of The Football League in season 1976/1977....
||38||12||8||4||2||0||8||4||56||20 |- |1977–78||rowspan="3"|Hamburger SV
Hamburger SV

Hamburger SV is a Germany multi sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch is the List of football clubs in Germany. The football team is one of the country's oldest, most well known and best performing clubs, with the unique distinction of having played continuously in top-flight German football since the end of World War I....
||rowspan="3"|Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga

The Bundesliga is the highest level of Germany's German football league system. The term Bundesliga also applies to Austrian Football Bundesliga and is used to refer to the highest level league competitions in several other sports in those two countries....
||25||6||4||4||||||4||2||33||12 |- |1978–79||34||17||1||0||||||0||0||35||17 |- |1979–80||31||9||3||0||||||9||2||43||11 |- |1980–81
The Football League 1980-81

Statistics of The Football League in season 1980/1981....
||rowspan="2"|Southampton
Southampton F.C.

Southampton Football Club is a professional English Football League teams, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. The club currently plays in the Football League Championship, since relegation from the Premier League in 2005....
||rowspan="2"|First Division
Football League First Division

The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004, and the highest division of Football in England overall between 1892 and 1992....
||27||11||4||1||1||0||0||0||32||12 |- |1981–82
The Football League 1981-82

Statistics of The Football League in season 1981/1982....
||41||26||1||1||2||1||4||2||48||30 |- |1982–83
The Football League 1982-83

Statistics of The Football League in season 1982/1983....
||rowspan="2"|Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.

Newcastle United Football Club is an England football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, who currently play in the Premier League. The club was founded in 1892 in football after the merger of two local clubs, Newcastle East End F.C....
||rowspan="2"|Second Division
Football League Second Division

From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in England football .This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992-93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams making up the new FA Premier League, which had...
||37||21||2||0||2||0||0||0||41||21 |- |1983–84
The Football League 1983-84

Statistics of The Football League in season 1983/1984....
||41||27||1||0||2||1||0||0||44||28 |- |1985
National Soccer League 1985

The National Soccer League 1985 season was the ninth season of the National Soccer League in Australia. The season was again played with two Conferences as separate leagues, followed by a conference playoff final....
||rowspan="1"|Blacktown City
Blacktown City Demons

Blacktown City Demons are an Australian football club based in Blacktown, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia. The club was formed in 1953 as Toongabbie Soccer Club and changed their name to Blacktown City in 1979....
||rowspan="1"| National Soccer League
National Soccer League

The National Soccer League, or NSL, was the former national association football competition in Australia, overseen by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association....
 || 2 || 1 |||||||||||||||| 500||171||50||19||36||9||44||14||720||245 90||32||8||4||||||13||4||111||40 2 || 1 |||||||||||||||| 592||204|||||||||||||||| |}

Manager

TeamNatFromToRecord
GWLDWin %
Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.

Newcastle United Football Club is an England football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, who currently play in the Premier League. The club was founded in 1892 in football after the merger of two local clubs, Newcastle East End F.C....
February 1992January 1997 2511386251
Fulham
Fulham F.C.

Fulham Football Club is an English professional Association football club based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they celebrated their 125th anniversary in 2004, and they are in the top tier of English football, the The Football Association Premier League....
May 1998May 1999 61381112 62.30
England
England national football team

The English national football team represents England in international Association football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England....
February 1999October 2000 18774
Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.

Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football Football team based in the city of Manchester. They are currently members of the English Premier League....
May 2001March 2005 176776039
Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.

Newcastle United Football Club is an England football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, who currently play in the Premier League. The club was founded in 1892 in football after the merger of two local clubs, Newcastle East End F.C....
January 2008September 2008 21696
Total 527 266 149 112
Updated on 19 November 2008.

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